Eucryphia Facts Perhaps most notably, the title Eucryphia serves as the name of a small yet lovely genus of comparatively large shrubs and small trees. In addition to this fact, the shrub technically forms part of what scientists call the Antarctic flora group. To the undoubted surprise of many, this classification occurs due to the […]
Elephant Shrew
Elephant Shrew Facts Not surprisingly, the Elephant Shrew tops many lists of remarkable small mammals. This status exists because it has several attributes normally associated with other animals. However, several species of this amazing small animal exist. Furthermore, all of them have prehensile snouts, the same as an elephant. This, therefore, serves as the source […]
Gulper Eel
Gulper Eel Facts Perhaps most notably of all, the Gulper Eel currently remains one of the most unusual appearing creatures in any ocean. Quite understandably, photographs of the creature also remain extremely rare, hence the poor quality of this photo. Given the highly extreme nature of its habitat, most of what humans know of this […]
Dragon Moray Eel
Dragon Moray Eel Facts The amazing Dragon Moray Eel stands out from the crowd of its many related creatures for its incredibly colored body. In fact, this visually breathtaking animal quite easily remains one of the most colorful of all known species of eel. Many people, including researchers, also consider one of the unique bodily […]
American Wisteria
American Wisteria Facts Most notably, the term American Wisteria applies to a magnificent variety of woody climbing vine, from the Family Fabaceae. Professional researchers and botanists, however, typically refer to it by its very similar scientific name. That’s the comparatively simple, for a technical term, name of Wisteria frutescens. The renowned Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus […]
Wallace’s Flying Frog
Wallace’s Flying Frog Facts The very name of the Wallace’s Flying Frog serves to indicate just how extraordinary it is. The common term derives partly from its unique ability, and also from the name of the individual that first discovered it. That was British biologist, Alfred R. Wallace. The generally used named for this miniature […]
Hummingbird Hawk Moth
Hummingbird Hawk Moth Facts This Lepidoptera primarily goes by the common name of the Hummingbird Hawk Moth. Entomologists, however, know it better by its official scientific name. That, though, is the hard to pronounce term of Macroglossum stellatarum. Whatever name one chooses to use to refer to it, it’s a fabulous creature. The first recognition […]
Western Underground Orchid
Western Underground Orchid Facts Most notably, the incredible Western Underground Orchid remains unique in one outstanding manner. That’s because it actually lives and blooms entirely beneath the surface. Due to this unbelievable fact, this marvel of Nature remains an incredibly rare and remarkable type of plant. Therefore, regrettably, botanists cannot definitively ascertain just how many […]
Pallas Cat
Pallas Cat Facts The Pallas Cat remains a small species of wildcat. It appears endemic to the montane steppes and grasslands of Central Asia. Its distribution throughout the greater extent of this range seems to be highly fragmented, however. Interestingly, the Pallas Cat also lives as a predominantly solitary animal. Like most species of wildcat, it […]
Jewel Wasp
Jewel Wasp Facts Firstly, the Jewel Wasp serves as the common name for an extremely unusual species of insect. However, it also goes by another name, even more distinctive. This other name is the Emerald cockroach wasp. In addition, this invertebrate represents a rather solitary wasp in the family Ampilicidae. But, unlike many related species, […]