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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
Hines Emerald Dragonfly Facts The highly descriptive term of the Hines Emerald Dragonfly serves as the common name for a particularly lovely variety of arthropod. Though somewhat lengthy, this nevertheless remains easier to pronounce than its scientific name. This statement holds true since that term remains that of the relatively tongue-twisting Somatochlora hineana. Which name […]
Christmas Beetle Facts Most notably, the wonderful Christmas Beetle represents another of those wonderful coincidences in Nature, due to certain characteristics of its life cycle. Furthermore, it ranks as a comparatively large species of beetle. This fabulous insect also classifies as a type of scarab beetle. The name principally derives from its tendency to gather […]
Karner Blue Butterfly Facts The Karner Blue Butterfly remains a highly endangered species of Lepidoptera which was originally endemic to specific regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The butterfly is also now most likely extinct in Canada, and only relatively small populations of this insect perhaps exist in other portions of its original range. The Necedah National Wildlife […]
Limpet Facts The Limpet represents a rather extensive order of aquatic snail. A few species dwell in freshwater, but the majority evolved as ocean-dwelling. The name Limpet is often erroneously assigned to other gastropods. Fascinatingly, in many species of Limpet, all young are born male, and a percentage change their sex to female upon reaching […]
Lesser Brown Scorpion Facts Firstly, Lesser Brown Scorpion serves as the common name for a truly impressive looking yet basically harmless variety of scorpion. It has now spread far beyond its original endemic range. Experts believe that this has occurred primarily due to the inadvertent actions of humans. This happened primarily through the exporting of […]
Flower Hat Jellyfish Facts First of all, the highly descriptive term of Flower Hat Jellyfish serves as the common name for the visually stunning Olindias formosus. However, despite its name and incredible appearance, this creature does not qualify as a true variety of jellyfish. That’s due to the fact that this truly stunning creature actually […]
Velella is the common name of a specific genus of sea creature. There is only one known species within the genus and is a free-floating hydrozoan. They live on the surface of the ocean. This animal is endemic to virtually all the seas and oceans of the world. Just as with the jellyfish, each Velella is, […]
The Scorpionfly is part of an order of winged insects with roughly 550 known species within this order. The various species of Scorpionfly inhabits areas throughout most of the warm climates on earth. Surprisingly, the insect is actually also closely related to the common flea. They are popular for their distinctive appearance. Though they look fearsome, […]
The Ornithoptera Chimaera is an insect that has no common name. This beautiful butterfly lists as a member of the birdwing family and was first identified in 1906. The discovery was made by the renowned Walter Rothschild (who, ironically, was a zoologist). The IUCN has only listed this Lepidoptera as Near Threatened due to insufficient information […]
Armhook Squid Facts Firstly, Armhook Squid is the collective common name of an entire family of squid. Furthermore, a total of 19 known species exist within this family. The species all share multiple characteristics. Rather unfortunately, detailed knowledge of the amazing creature remains scarce. This regrettable lack of precise information principally occurs due to the […]
