Cattleya Orchid Facts Related Articles Cattleya Orchid Physical Description Regardles of which of the many species within the group one views, one fact stands out. That’s because all members of this impressive Genus share one trait for which they remain known across the globe. Given the photos used herein, that’s an obvious one, however. That’s […]
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Sugar Glider
Sugar Glider Facts Firstly, the term Sugar Glider names a small and quite adorable species of flying marsupial. Despite a slight resemblance, it has no relationship to flying squirrels but actually remains a type of possum. Secondly, the common name for this remarkable animal actually derives from two factors. The first is its tendency to […]
Coconut Crab
Coconut Crab Facts This astounding marvel of Nature and evolution most frequently goes by the informative common name of the Coconut Crab. It does have a few other, less often used titles, though. These include such intrigung terms as palm thief and robber crab. Within the scientific community, however, many individuals know it better by […]
Flemish Giant Rabbit
Flemish Giant Rabbit Facts Most notably, the astounding Flemish Giant Rabbit currently holds the popular title of the King of Rabbits. Many individuals assign this unofficial title to the creature because it reigns supreme as the largest species of rabbit presently known to man. Furthermore, these very docile giants have also been bred since the […]
Deathstalker Scorpion
DeathStalker Scorpion Facts The Deathstalker Scorpion bears the scientific name of Leiurus quinquestriatus. It represents a truly impressive species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. This remarkable arachnid also ranks as an extremely dangerous variety of scorpion. To clarify, its venom contains an incredibly powerful combination of neurotoxins. It remains capable of delivering a lethal sting […]
Bobbit Worm
Bobbit Worm Facts Perhaps most notably, the term Bobbit Worm now serves as the colloquially- based common name for a truly incredible animal with a complex scientific name. That name is the Eunice aphroditois. In point of fact, its name derives from a rather notorious event that occurred in the United States, in North America, […]
Blue Chilean Crocus
Blue Chilean Crocus Facts Interestingly, despite the name, the incredibly beautiful Blue Chilean Crocus doesn’t actually qualify as a crocus at all. In point of fact, botanists actually classify this remarkable species as a member of an entirely different family of flowering plants. That has the complex scientific name of Tecophilaeaceae. Nevertheless, none can deny […]
Neptune’s Grotto
Neptune’s Grotto Facts While not the only sea cave in the area, most individuals who visit it consider Neptune’s Grotto to be by far the most beautiful. Somewhat incredibly, the discovery of this magnificent marvel of natural processes occurred accidentally in the 18th century. This discovery was, perhaps even more astonishingly, effected by local fishermen […]
Screwhorn Antelope
Screwhorn Antelope Facts The most noteworthy fact about the Screwhorn Antelope remains its distinctively curved horns. Quite understandably, these serve as the source of the remarkable common name. Yet this highly impressive animal actually has far more than that. The IUCN presently classifies this animal as Critically Endangered. That status appears on its Red List […]
Deer Tick
Deer Tick Facts Firstly, the eastern Deer Tick represents a potentially deadly species of arachnid. Also, the small creature frequently parasitizes numerous types of wildlife within its endemic range. This rather bothersome invertebrate represents a hard-bodied species of tick. Further, it derives its common name from its preference for various types of deer as its […]