Spotted Handfish Facts The most noteworthy fact about the Spotted Handfish is their moderate air of mystery. They’re a very rare ocean species, and not well studied. Yet, what we do know about them fascinates marine biologists. Their name derives from the presence of rather highly adapted pectoral fins which resemble human hands and are used to […]
Bluebottle Ant
Bluebottle Ant Facts and Information Without a doubt, the most noteworthy fact about the Bluebottle Ant remains the confusion over its name. This bi-colored insect is actually a type of parasitic wasp. Many varieties of flower wasps have a wingless gender, and this holds true for them as well. Not incidentally, they have only a moderate […]
Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Crayfish
Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Crayfish Facts The name itself gives the most noteworthy fact about the Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Crayfish. They remain the largest known existing freshwater invertebrates in the world. In addition to their sheer size, this massive invertebrate also has an extremely long lifespan among its kind. Because of this, exceptional individual specimens have […]
Peacock Spider
Peacock Spider Facts Peacock Spider serves as the common name for the Maratus volans. This represents a surprisingly lovely and fascinating small variety of arachnid. Scientists know very little about this remarkably colorful type of arachnid but its name comes from the brilliant colors it displays. This brilliantly colored small spider, which poses no threat to […]
Dendrogramma
Dendrogramma Facts Dendrogramma forms the name of a rather unique genus only created in 2014. This occurred following the joint discovery of two extremely unusual species which spurred the creation of this new genus. The two unique species’ discovery was actually in 1986. However, scientists did not realize that the two individuals constituted an entirely new […]
Bumblebee
A Bumblebee is any member of the bee genus Bombus, within the family Apidae, of which there are currently in excess of 250 known species still in existence. All of those exist primarily in the Northern Hemisphere although they also occur in South America. Humans have introduced them to New Zealand and the Australian state of […]
