Source: http://bit.ly/2D5MGoZ Public Domain Image Marine Iguana Facts The descriptive term of Marine Iguana serves as the most frequently used common name for this true marvel of evolution. It does go by other unofficial titles, though. These include the terms sea iguana, saltwater iguana, and Galapagos marine iguana. Among scientific professionals, however, it’s more typically […]Read More
Golden Tortoise Beetle
Golden Tortoise Beetle Facts Perhaps most notably, the Golden Tortoise Beetle represents a rather incredible looking insect. Further, entomologists presently classify it as a member of the leaf beetle family. Also, this gorgeous natural marvel of Nature remains native to a specific portion of the Northern Hemisphere. Fascinatingly, it also developed a very special relationship […]
Himalayan Honey Bee
Himalayan Honey Bee Facts The comparatively enormous, and thankfully primarily docile, Himalayan Honey Bee easily ranks as the largest known type of honey bee. This highly remarkable invertebrate also produces a most unusual variety of honey, with unique properties. This uniqueness occurs partly due to various factors of its most unusual habitat range. The fascinating […]
Queen Conch
Queen Conch Facts The term of Queen Conch perfectly serves as the currently accepted common name of a particularly beautiful variety of sea snail. The name of the animal itself, however, remains a source of some confusion, and even a small amount of controversy. That’s due to the fact that the mollusk has gone by […]
Horsehead Grasshopper
Horsehead Grasshopper Facts Firstly, to call the amazing Horsehead Grasshopper distinctive looking would be putting it quite mildly. Further, this seemingly comical couple represents a male and female of the species. Much about the fabulous invertebrate may surprise you. Strangely enough, it rather closely resembles a type of stick insect. Yet despite the appearance, it […]
Fishing Cat
Fishing Cat Facts The Fishing Cat serves as the common name for this species of animal. It remains a medium-sized wildcat, endemic to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Over the course of the last decade, its numbers dwindled dramatically, however. As a result, in 2008 the IUCN classified the Fishing Cat as Endangered, as a […]
North American Beaver
North American Beaver Facts Firstly, the North American Beaver remains one of only two existing species of beaver. Moreover, the other evolved as native to Europe. This remarkable animal also represents the third largest species of rodent on earth. In size, it follows only the capybara and the European Beaver. The fascinating rodent also remains well […]
Common European Viper
Source: http://bit.ly/2z3C72O Photographer: Pavel Kirillov CC License: http://bit.ly/2xLZ0ap Common European Viper Facts The Common European Viper remains a relatively small species of snake. Though it is technically venomous, this animal is not considered especially dangerous. Envenomings are actually rather common in its endemic range. However, these are typically due to stepping on them or attempting to […]
Cookiecutter Shark
Cookiecutter Shark Facts The Cookiecutter Shark is a small but quite remarkable variety of dogfish shark, with some unique characteristics. The name of this shark comes from its way of feeding. Individuals actually gouge small round plugs of flesh out of the prey. This wound appears as if cut by a cookie cutter, hence the […]
Sea Swallow
Sea Swallow Facts First of all, the short and appealing term of Sea Swallow serves as one of several common names for a truly remarkable form of sea slug. This fabulous variety of marine gastropod also goes by numerous other names, however. These alternate terms include such names as the blue angel, blue glaucus, blue […]
Stonefish
Stonefish Facts First of all, Stonefish serves as the collective name of any of 5 species found in the family listed as Synanceiidae. All five known varieties in the family also rank as highly venomous. In fact, these rank among the most poisonous fish known on earth. Furthermore, its name derives from the unique appearance […]