Flamboyant Cuttlefish Facts Flamboyant Cuttlefish Physical Characteristics The adult Flamboyant Cuttlefish typically attains an average mantle length of roughly 3.1 in (8 cm). The arms grow wide, and quite thin, and are covered in numerous small suckers which lay in four distinct rows. The males also possess one modified arm which they use almost exclusively for reproduction. Further, […]
Carolina Mantis
Source: http://bit.ly/1QZOIsr Photographer: Kaldari Public Domain Image Carolina Mantis Fact Firstly, the Carolina Mantis ranks as such an efficient hunter that it often gets sold as a form of biological control agent. Secondly, this particular invertebrate evolved as a particularly voracious predator, even among related species. As a consequence of its extreme appetite, individuals of this species […]
Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis
Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis Facts Firstly, the Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis takes its name from two eyespots on the dorsal side of the abdomen of adult females. This species also ranks as less aggressive than most species of mantis, except during feeding when it becomes merciless. Rather uniquely, its eyes actually change color from day to night. At night […]
