Source: http://bit.ly/2Sgnq3q Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr CC License: http://bit.ly/2IwGIlo Kalanchoe Facts First of all, the term Kalanchoe serves as the collective common name for an extensive genus of tropical, flowering succulents. Currently, scientists classify roughly 125 known species of plants within the group. However, many other species also presently remain under consideration for […]
Palawan Island
Palawan Island Facts Palawan Island is the largest island in the Palawan Province, in the Philippines. The majority of the site also remains in its pristine natural condition and most of the development is due to tourism. This rather breathtaking island ranks as one of the most beautiful on earth. The southern coast borders the Sulu […]
Deathstalker Scorpion
DeathStalker Scorpion Facts The Deathstalker Scorpion bears the scientific name of Leiurus quinquestriatus. It represents a truly impressive species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. This remarkable arachnid also ranks as an extremely dangerous variety of scorpion. To clarify, its venom contains an incredibly powerful combination of neurotoxins. It remains capable of delivering a lethal sting […]
Cape Honey Bee
Cape Honey Bee Facts The term Cape Honey Bee refers to a particularly remarkable subspecies of the Western honey bee. It also goes by the difficult to pronounce scientific name of the Apis mellifera capensis. By either name, however, it stand out from related species for a unique reason. In fact, due to this trait, […]
American Lobster
American Lobster Facts Firstly, the amazing American Lobster ranks as the heaviest of all known types of lobster. Not only that, but it also easily ranks as the largest of all known varieties of arthropod in the world. According to Guinness World Records, the heaviest crustacean on record is an American Lobster caught off Nova Scotia, Canada. […]
Bisti De-Na-Zin Wilderness
The Bisti De-Na-Zin Wilderness forms an extraordinary marvel of geology, in an area of Badlands. Its name derives from the original Native American name: the original Navajo term literally translates as “among the adobe formations.” The United States Bureau of Land Management manages the majority of the region. Three additional small portions remain private Navajo […]
Bois Dentelle
Bois Dentelle Facts The somewhat poetic term of Bois Dentelle serves as the generally accepted term for an exceedingly beautiful variety of tree. Quite unfortunately, this marvel of Nature also qualifies as one of the rarest known species of tree in the entire world. Also bearing the truly cumbersome scientific name of the Elaeocarpus Bojeri, […]
Andean Mountain Cat
Andean Mountain Cat Facts The Andean Mountain Cat, Leopardus jacobita, is a small species of wildcat. This beautiful animal is also one of only two species of wild felines for which no subspecies have been classically described. The beautiful small cat remains, unfortunately, an extremely rare creature. Estimates place the number of living individuals to be no more than 2,500. […]
Plume Moth
Plume Moth Facts Plume Moth serves as the collective name for any of the approximately 1,000 Lepidoptera species within a uniquely evolved Family. Its common name derives from the extremely deep cleft divisions in its wings. We also think the white ones look like little ghosts but that’s material for another story. Typically, these insects […]
Asian Palm Civet
Asian Palm Civet Facts The Asian Palm Civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, or toddy cat, constitutes a small-sized member of the Viverridae family which means that it actually has a distant relationship to felines. This interesting animal luckily rather displays great adaptability to different habitats. For this reason, the IUCN lists it as a species of Least […]
