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Blanket Octopus Facts The Blanket Octopus, or Tremoctopus, forms a genus of pelagic cephalopods. Also, the genus contains four currently known species that occupy surface to mid-waters in subtropical and tropical oceans. The common name of the breathtaking creature, understandably, occurs due to the long transparent webs it develops. Further, these connect the dorsal and […]Read More
Flamingo Tongue Snail Facts The descriptive term of Flamingo Tongue Snail serves as the accepted common name for a remarkable variety of sea snail. This marvel of Nature also goes by another name, however. Among researchers, it’s known by the name Cyphoma gibbosum. Regardless of which name one uses, it remains a most fascinating creature. […]Read More
Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly Facts The Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly represents a highly endangered species of insect. It originally evolved as endemic to a very restricted region comprising four states in the United States. These consisted of Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, and Indiana. The beautiful Lepidoptera also remains one of the rarest known butterflies on the planet. Only […]Read More
Yeti Crab Facts Related Articles Yeti Crab Physical Description Regardless of its rather remarkable appearance, the Yeti Crab remains somewhat smaller than some related species. That’s because mature individuals typically attain an overall body length of about 6 in (15 cm), with no discernible sexual dimorphism. Furthermore, the most noticeable feature of the species, however, […]
Vampire Moth Facts Related Articles Vampire Moth Physical Description Given than the term Vampire Moth applies to eighteen different species, physical appearance rather naturally varies. However, some general physical characteristics do seem to apply to the various forms of Vampire Moth. Most have a wingspan of between 1.18 – 1.97 in (30 – 50 mm), […]
Diving Bell Spider Facts Related Articles Diving Bell Spider Physical Description Firstly, it must be noted that the surprising Diving Bell Spider displays an unusual form of sexual dimorphism for an arachnid. In addition, in most related species, the female grows the largest. But in the case of this distinctive creature, the male grows the […]
Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Facts Related Articles Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Physical Description The breathtaking Lord Howe Stick Insect also stands out from related species for its sheer size. That’s because the marvelous arthropod has the ability to grow to a maximum known length of about 8 in (20 cm). However, the remarkable […]
Spanish Shawl Facts Related Articles Spanish Shawl Physical Description To be certain, without doubt, the amazing Spanish Shawl truly mesmerizes those fortunate enough to see it. The species nonetheless does not do so due to sheer physical size. That’s obvious because of the fact that it remains a physically diminutive creature. This even holds true […]
Sea Spider Facts Perhaps most notably, the term Sea Spider serves as the collective common name of a rather enormous order of marine arthropods. In point of fact, this incredible order includes more than 1,300 recognized species. Also, other species remain under consideration for entry into this order, as well. Furthermore, these amazing creatures appear […]
Trogloraptor Facts The unforgettable Trogloraptor represents a rather extraordinary species of arachnid, and perhaps the stuff of nightmares for some. However, despite its moderately impressive size and fearsome appearance, the remarkable creature poses absolutely no danger to humans. This bizarre arthropod was only discovered, quite accidentally, in 2010, by a trio of cave conservationists, during a […]
Japanese Spider Crab Facts This monstrous Arthropod most frequently goes by the informative and descriptive common name of the Japanese Spider Crab. That’s the english language version, though. In Japanese, this magnificent animal’s known as the taka-ashi-gani. Among scientific researchers, however, it’s more commonly referred to by yet another title. That’s the technical name for […]
Goliath Stick Insect Facts Most notably, the truly remarkable Goliath Stick Insect bears a common name that’s completely appropriate for it. The magnificent insect also bears the somewhat cumbersome scientific name of Eurycnema goliath. But by either name, it presently ranks as the second largest known variety of stick insect in its entire region of […]
European Earwig Facts Despite the rather misleading nature of its common name, the European Earwig actually currently inhabits a much larger portion of the world than just Europe. This invertebrate also remains widely considered a pest, both by farmers and the general population, within the regions it inhabits. In areas of high concentration, this small […]
