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
Ladybird Spider
Ladybird Spider Facts Firstly, the amazing Ladybird Spider remains a small but sincerely fascinating variety of arachnid. Also, like others in its genus, the species derives its common name from the coloring of the male. Most noteworthy remains the fact that most scientists thought the fascinating species to be extinct for nearly 70 years, in […]
California Sea Hare
California Sea Hare Facts Perhaps most notably, the informative term of California Sea Hare serves as the common name of a remarkable variety of sea slug. Not only that, but the scientific name of the animal also provides a clue to where the species lives. However, though, this remains the somewhat difficult to pronounce term […]
Cuckoo Wasp
Cuckoo Wasp Facts Firstly, the term Cuckoo Wasp serves as the common name for any member of a rather extensive group of parasitic wasps. Furthermore, more than 3,000 species exist within this impressive group. Additionally, most of the varieties possess brilliantly colored bodies, with metallic sheens. Therefore, individuals sometimes refer to various species by another […]
Fig Wasp
Fig Wasp Facts Firstly, the term Fig Wasp refers to any member species of a specific polyphyletic group of wasps. Furthermore, these display a rather remarkable form of complete coevolution with the fig tree. Most notably, the survival of each species in this group remains completely dependent upon the fig tree. This occurs because the […]
Green Bush Cricket
Green Bush Cricket Facts The Green Bush Cricket represents a rather remarkable species of katydid cricket. The fascinating invertebrate has a quite broad zone of habitation. Although the typically placid creature remains essentially harmless to humans, it does have the ability to deliver a painful bite if handled. Fortunately, its numbers appear to continue to […]
Desert Locust
Desert Locust Facts Firstly, the Desert Locust remains a particularly dangerous variety of insect. That’s because enormous swarms of this invertebrate have periodically threatened agriculture in certain areas for centuries. Further, when a multitude of individuals swarm, as happens periodically, they are truly voracious. Given the vast numbers and voraciousness, these swarms have a terrifying […]
Spanish Dancer
Spanish Dancer Facts The truly visually stunning Spanish Dancer ranks as a comparatively large and brilliantly colored species of beautiful nudibranch. The remarkable creature also goes by the tongue-twisting scientific name of the Hexabranchus sanguineus. The distinctive swirling motion that the fascinating animal uses to swim serves as the source of the vividly descriptive common […]
Sea Pens
Sea Pens Facts Sea Pens represent an order of marine cnidarians. There also remain 16 families within this order, and all live in all temperate and tropical oceans. Its name derives from its resemblance to ancient quill writing pens. Yet not all varieties of this creature bear this resemblance, however. It also represents an ancient […]
Sea Pig
Sea Pig Facts First of all, the term Sea Pig serves as the common name for any of the three species of Echinoderms classified in the genus Scotoplanes. Quite understandably, the surprisingly strong resemblance to a type of small pig serves as the source of the attention-grabbing common name. However, not all member species in […]
Christmas Tree Worm
Christmas Tree Worm Facts First of all, the Christmas Tree Worm really stands out from its many related species. The creature remains a particularly fascinating specimen of a tube-building polychaete worm, for a specific reason. Its common name derives from its obvious resemblance to a Christmas tree. Furthermore, while it holds no importance to commercial […]