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Orchid Mantis
Source: https://bit.ly/2Kc1erg Photo: L. Viatour CCL: https://bit.ly/1p2b8Ke Orchid Mantis Facts Related Articles Source: https://bit.ly/2lpXa8H Photo: Pavel Kirillov CCL: https://bit.ly/1jxQJMa Orchid Mantis Physical Description The gorgeous Orchid Mantis, like its namesake flower, truly constitutes one of the most beautiful, and undeniably deadly to its prey, insects on earth. Further, the brilliant coloring, which can change at […]
Ghost Mantis
Source: http://bit.ly/2BtdVIC Photo: Steve Smith CCL: http://bit.ly/2JszWtI Ghost Mantis Facts Related Articles Ghost Mantis Physical Description The body shape of the Ghost Mantis has also evolved to blend in with its environment. Indeed, it looks rather like dry, withered branches or leaves on bushes and trees. Phyllocrania paradoxa has incredible camouflage so as to appear as dead, […]
Brunner’s Mantis
Source: https://bit.ly/2qTiBC0 Photo: Fjguyote CCL: https://bit.ly/1kvyKWi Brunner’s Mantis Facts Related Articles Source: https://bit.ly/2HJAz3v Photo: YaroslavKuznetsov CCL: https://bit.ly/1SrbRBk Brunner’s Mantis Physical Description Firstly, its highly elongated body serves as the most easily recognizable physical characteristic of the Brunner’s Mantis, at least visually. While wild adults generally attain an average length of 3.5 in (8.9 cm), those grown […]
Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis
Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis Facts Related Articles Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis Physical Description Although stunning, the Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis remains much smaller than most species of mantis. At most, individuals attain a length of about 1.2 inches (3 cm). Due to the reproductive intensity, the females are generally slightly longer and heavier than the males. […]
Tarsier
Tarsier Facts Related Articles Tarsier Physical Description Certainly, all known forms of Tarsier remain diminutive in size. Consequently, the various species range in body length 3.5 – 6 in (9 – 16 cm) and possess a tail roughly twice the length of the body. Generally considered to be its most striking feature, the eyes also […]
Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox Facts Related Articles Arctic Fox Physical Description The stunning Arctic Fox clearly impresses those few individuals fortunate enough to encounter one in the wild. That’s when they can even see it, of course, given its incredible camouflage. The animal achieves that impression due more to its remarkable appearance than its sheer physical size. […]
Indian Wolf
Indian Wolf Facts Related Articles Indian Wolf Physical Description The remarkable Indian Wolf represents another of those wonders of the natural world lesser known outside its native region. That fact thus creates quite a stir among those who view it for the first time. Though appreciated for many reasons, size doesn’t rank high among them. […]
Goblin Shark
Goblin Shark Facts Related Articles Goblin Shark Physical Description The highly unusual Goblin Shark averages roughly 10 ft (3.1 m) in length, yet a few exceptional specimens reach 11 ft (3.5 m). This data remains questionable to most researchers, however, since one apparently exceptional specimen reached a length of 20 ft (6.2 m). Most notably, the […]
Great White Shark
Great White Shark Facts Related Articles Great White Shark Physical Description The astonishing Great White Shark instantly captures the attention of those individuals fortunate enough to encounter one. Indeed, its various attributes combine to make it one of the most recognizable shark species on the planet. This occurs due to both its outward appearance and […]
Giant Atlas Moth
Giant Atlas Moth Facts Related Articles Giant Atlas Moth Physical Description The most readily noticeable physical trait of the stunning Giant Atlas Moth, not surprisingly, given its common name, remains its great size. That’s because mature individuals of the amazing species attain an average wingspan totaling roughly 9.4 in (24 cm). These remarkably large and […]