Tassled Scorpionfish Facts First of all, the fascinating Tassled Scorpionfish remains an extremely dangerous species of ocean dwelling fish. Furthermore, this particular species represents one of roughly 100 types of known scorpionfish. In addition, the eye-catching species also possesses numerous venomous spines for use in its defense. The animal has evolved the ability to use […]
Bearded Fireworm
Bearded Fireworm Facts Most notably, the absolutely amazing creature known as the Bearded Fireworm remains one of the most distinctive types of marine bristleworm known to man. That one single statement actually says quite a lot, to those with a knowledge of marine life. That’s because of the fact that more than 10,000 species currently […]
Black Witch Moth
Black Witch Moth Facts This visually stunning Lepidoptera remains best known by the common name of the Black Witch Moth. In other languages, though, it’s typically known by such other terms as La Sorcière Noire, in French, and Mariposa de la Muerte, in Spanish. Its official scientific name, however, remains that of the tongue-twisting Ascalapha odorata. […]
Picasso Bug
Picasso Bug Facts First of all, the highly descriptive term of Picasso Bug serves as one of the common names of a visually stunning variety of arthropod. However, this marvelous insect also goes by the alternate common name of the Zulu Hud Bug. But most professional researchers know the invertebrate best by the quite difficult […]
Iriomote Cat
Iriomote Cat Facts This marvelous wild feline is most frequently referred to by the descriptive and informative common name of Iriomote Cat. That’s the english language name for it, though. In Japanese, it’s known by the very similar moniker of Iriomote-yamaneko. In scientific circles, however, it’s better known by its technical title. That term, though, […]
Golden Armadillo Lizard
Golden Armadillo Lizard Facts As one can easily see, the remarkable Golden Armadillo Lizard represents an incredible species of reptile. Not at all surprisingly, this remarkable lizard evolved as endemic solely to certain desert regions in one specific portion of the globe. The reptile also remains a unique species of animal. That holds true partly […]
Mantis Shrimp
Mantis Shrimp Facts Perhaps most amazingly, the term Mantis Shrimp actually refers to any of the species in the suborder of Unipeltata. This contains a total of 451 separate species. All of these, however, evolved as highly aggressive species of marine crustaceans. The various members of this remarkable suborder all belong to one of two […]
Sea Otter
The Sea Otter is a marine mammal native to various coastlines of the northern Pacific Ocean. Adults may weigh as much as 100 lb (45 kg) which makes the Sea Otter the heaviest known members of the weasel family. They remain capable of walking on land but spend virtually all of their time in the water. […]
Lichen Katydid
Lichen Katydid Facts The Lichen Katydid or Markia hystrix represents a recently discovered new genus of the katydid. Just like all katydids, it remains a master of camouflage. However, this rather incredible species excels at this, even among other katydids. Given the extreme difficulty in studying this invertebrate in its natural habitat, entomologists also know very […]
Wood Frog
Wood Frog Facts This unassuming seeming creature holds the common name of the Wood Frog. Its scientific name, however, remains the complicated term of Lithobates sylvaticus. By either name, though, it’s a much more complicated animal than it seems. In point of fact, this fascinating amphibian serves as the focus of great attention among many […]