Pacific Sea Nettle Facts The Pacific Sea Nettle is an ocean-dwelling species which many mistakenly consider dangerous, yet actually, poses no serious threat to humans even if their sting is irritating. Since they represent a multi-stage life form, this creature is capable of reproducing in different ways. They reproduce sexually in the medusa stage, and […]
Portuguese Man O War
The Portuguese Man O’ War, or Portuguese Man of War, is a dangerous species of a marine cnidarian. Its numerous tentacles remain capable of delivering extremely painful stings. The animal is often mistaken for the common jellyfish but the Portuguese Man O’ War is actually a siphonophore. Their bodies consist of numerous individual zooids (an 18th-century single […]
Dendrobium
Dendrobium forms the collective name of an extremely extensive genus of orchids. Currently, the genus contains around 1,200 separate species of plants. The various species also adapted well to a diverse range of habitats. Dendrobium also evolved endemically across large portions of Australia, New Guinea, India, and much of southern and eastern Asia. Certain varieties also […]
Triple Divide Peak
Triple Divide Peak Facts To begin with, the slopes of Triple Divide Peak play an important role in the hydrologic cycle of North America. That’s because from this location rain or melting snow can potentially flow into either of three oceans. This makes this geological marvel one of only three such sites in the world. […]
Coffinfish
Coffinfish Facts First of all, the Coffinfish, also known as the Chaunax endeavouri, represents a rather unique looking sea toad. This unusual and strangely named species belongs to the Chaunacidae Family. For the moment, this rather distinctive looking fish remains less known than related species. Furthermore, it also shares its Family with the perhaps better-known […]
Tiburonia
Tiburonia Facts The rather astonishing Tiburonia represents a newly discovered form of truly unique jellyfish. This incredible find makes for a new genus, a remarkable discovery. This incredible find not only constitutes a new species but also represents an entirely previously unknown genus. The first recognition as a possible new discovery occurred in 1998. Subsequent reviews of underwater […]
Barreleye Fish
Barreleye Fish Facts First of all, the the term Barreleye Fish actually refers to a small family of physically quite unique fish. Furthermore, all of these incredible creatures live deep in the depths of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The various species also live in both temperate and tropical regions. Also, the common name […]
Mariana Trench
Mariana Trench Facts The Mariana Trench forms an enormous trench located in the Pacific Ocean. It also contains the deepest known point in any ocean. Due to the sheer extent of the Mariana Trench, no single photograph displays it in its entirety. Here we present a sonar generated compilation image. This incredible feature of geology measures […]
Boxfish
Boxfish Facts The Boxfish represents the generic name for any one of the 24 known types of rather distinctive bony fish in the family Tetraodontiformes. The species remains closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes. Its most discernible characteristic is the shape of its body which serves as the basis for their name. Every species known to […]
Sea Pig
The Sea Pig is the common name of a genus of deep-sea holothurian echinoderms which obviously resemble a pig. However, not all species bear this resemblance. Members of this genus have also evolved oversized tube feet, giving them the appearance of actual legs. Depending upon the species, the Sea Pig will possess between 5-7 pairs of […]
