Black Witch Moth Facts This visually stunning Lepidoptera remains best known by the common name of the Black Witch Moth. In other languages, though, it’s typically known by such other terms as La Sorcière Noire, in French, and Mariposa de la Muerte, in Spanish. Its official scientific name, however, remains that of the tongue-twisting Ascalapha odorata. […]
Green Lynx Spider
Green Lynx Spider Facts Most notably, the Green Lynx Spider is a fascinating species for several reasons. That’s because it displays two traits rare among spiders. Also, one of those must make other spiders green with envy. Firstly, the female actually has the ability to change its normal coloring. Why only the female can remain […]
Blood Lily
Blood Lily Facts The unique and truly remarkable Blood Lily represents a highly fascinating plant that has a background that may surprise many of you. The distinctive term, however, represents only one its common names. In point of fact, it has several alternate names. Among others, these include the fireball lily, the Katherine-wheel, the oxtongue […]
California Sea Hare
California Sea Hare Facts Perhaps most notably, the informative term of California Sea Hare serves as the common name of a remarkable variety of sea slug. Not only that, but the scientific name of the animal also provides a clue to where the species lives. However, though, this remains the somewhat difficult to pronounce term […]
California Sheephead
California Sheephead Facts Firstly, the term California Sheephead serves as the common name of as single species of wrasse, in the Family Labridae. As unusual as the common name may seem to some, it remains much more easily pronounced than the scientific name of Semicossyphus pulcher. In addition to being more pronounceable, the common name […]
Paricutin
Source: http://bit.ly/2F5PepJ Photographer: Karla Yannín Alcázar Quintero CC License: http://bit.ly/2xQPH8p Paricutin Facts Paricutin is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacan and lies close to a village of the same name. Unfortunately for the inhabitants, ensuing lava flows subsequently buried the village. The volcano is a unique marvel of geology in that its evolution from […]
Elephant Beetle
Elephant Beetle Facts First of all, Elephant Beetle forms the common name of a particular species of the scarab beetle. Furthermore, only 3 known subspecies of this rather impressive and extremely large and powerful insect currently exist. In addition, all currently known varieties of the remarkable invertebrate appear to have evolved as Neotropical creatures. The […]
Mexican Mole Lizard
Source: http://bit.ly/2AZIIwJ Photographer: marlin harms CC License: http://bit.ly/2xQPH8p Mexican Mole Lizard Facts Most notably, despite its common name, the truly astonishing Mexican Mole Lizard represents neither a mole nor a lizard. However, this extremely unique and rare animal does hide a small secret. That’s due to the fact that it actually constitutes a very odd […]
Wheel Bug
Wheel Bug Facts Perhaps most notably, the attention-grabbing term of Wheel Bug remains quite unique. It also serves as the accepted common name of a particularly distinctive member of a scientific classification Family known as Assassin Bugs. Although most people refer to all insects as bugs, only species placed within the scientific Order of Hemiptera […]
Arizona Bark Scorpion
Arizona Bark Scorpion Facts Most notably, but perhaps not surprisingly, the Arizona Bark Scorpion, Centruroides sculpturatus, is fairly dangerous. To clarify, this truly impressive invertebrate is the most poisonous scorpion in North America. Thankfully, however, envenomings rarely occur. Though not commonly fatal, the effects of its venom can last as long as 72 hours. In […]
