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Blanket Octopus Facts The Blanket Octopus, or Tremoctopus, forms a genus of pelagic cephalopods. Also, the genus contains four currently known species that occupy surface to mid-waters in subtropical and tropical oceans. The common name of the breathtaking creature, understandably, occurs due to the long transparent webs it develops. Further, these connect the dorsal and […]Read More
The Flamingo Tongue Snail is a brilliantly colored, small species of sea snail. They represent a marine gastropod mollusk and remain the most common of the numerous types of sea snail native to their habitat range. The Flamingo Tongue Snail primarily lives in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. This extends from the […]Read More
Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly Facts The Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly represents a highly endangered species of insect. It originally evolved as endemic to a very restricted region comprising five states in the United States. These consisted of Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, and Indiana. The beautiful Lepidoptera also remains one of the rarest known butterflies on the planet. Only […]Read More
Palos Verdes blue Facts Without doubt, the most notable fact about the beautiful little butterfly named the Palos Verdes blue remains its status. That’s because, truly sadly, this small Lepidoptera now ranks as the third rarest butterfly on earth. This holds true despite ongoing efforts to preserve the species. In 2009, one such program came […]
Creatonotos gangis Facts Perhaps most notably, the truly astonishing Creatonotos gangis remains one of the most visually distinctive Lepidoptera known to man. Unfortunately, the remarkable insect also has no generally accepted common name. While it may be unknown to many, the incredible moth inhabits a moderately extensive range. Due to this unfortunate fact, along with […]
Island Marble Facts Most notably, the magnificent Island Marble remains an extremely rare species of Lepidoptera. Furthermore, it also happens to only inhabit an extremely limited portion of the world. In addition, entomologists actually previously believed it to be extinct in the wild, since 1908. That changed as the result of a survey undertaken in […]
Giant Huntsman Spider Facts Most notably, the astounding Giant Huntsman Spider truly lives up to the common name. That’s because this gigantic arachnid remains one of the two largest spiders on earth, in terms of legspan. Only the Goliath Birdeater equals it. The impressive invertebrate was first described in 2001, by P. Jäger. Rather fortunately […]
Giant Freshwater Prawn Facts Most notably, the remarkable Giant Freshwater Prawn truly lives up to its common name. That holds true because, as the term implies, it ranks as one of the largest of all known related species. The impressive invertebrate also has a surprisingly broad natural range. However, it did not remain limited to […]
Giant Mesquite Bug Facts Firstly, this is the astounding, and appropriately named, Giant Mesquite Bug. It also remains a member of the scientific Order Hemiptera. As such, it constitutes what entomologists call a true bug. Fortunately for it, the insect appears to still be quite numerous, unlike many related species. Due to this fact, the […]
Death’s-head Hawkmoth Facts Firstly, this is the eye-catching Lepidoptera known as the Death’s-head Hawkmoth. Most notably, though, the term serves as the common name for a total of three species within the genus Acherontia. Yet, the biological distinctiveness of these three forms does not stop there. In addition to the astonishing obvious physical trait, other […]
Bombus dahlbomii Facts Most notably, the Bombus dahlbomii ranks as one of the largest bees known to man. Due to its great size, along with its appearance, it has unique nickname, however. Some people refer to individuals as flying mice. But quite unfortunately, it now finds itself in great danger of extinction. This occurs due […]
Miami Blue Facts Firstly, the gorgeous Miami Blue represents one of the rarest insects in all of North America. Quite unfortunately, it also has a severely restricted habitat range, which compounds matters. Due to these factors, as well as others, the IUCN currently lists the invertebrate as Critically Endangered. However, a captive breeding program has […]
Green Dragontail Facts Most notably, the gorgeous Green Dragontail does not yet appear on the well-known Red List of the IUCN. However, that may soon change, given the rate at which its habitat is being lost. In addition, entomologists currently recognize 10 subspecies of this impressive invertebrate. This is remarkable, given that all of them […]
