Category: Wild Life & Nature

Firefly squid?  Is it a firefly or a squid? This is the firefly squid, also called the sparkling enope squid. The firefly squid gets its name from the flashing lights that resemble those of a firefly. How does the squid get all that light? Is it plugged in:) It actually gets all that light from  special light-producing…

Meet Hyperion, that is the name of our tallest living friend. It is the tallest living thing on earth. This tall redwood is named Hyperion after a Greek God of beauty. He is 379.1 feet tall! It was found almost 6 years ago in 2006 by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor at a Redwood National Park.  The tree…

Wait! Is it a coppersmith named Mr. Barbet?  Well it could almost be that but here we are talking about a very beautiful bird. The red forehead, yellow eye-ring and throat patch with streaked underside and green upper part differentiates it from all the other birds.  It gets its name from the fact that its calling (…

They live in the water. They have fins and swim like fish. They even look like fish. But they are not fish. What are they? They are mammals like whales, you and me. Dolphins! Correct! Dolphins are toothed whales. They are much smaller than whales in size and have  long streamlined bodies. They travel in schools and can…

Why do we always use crabs to describe someone’s foul mood? When someone is angry, we tell them not to be “crabby”. Are crabs naturally irritable? Crab has a tendency to nip painfully with its claws and firmly hold on, making it an excellent metaphor for a difficult, uncooperative or an angry person. Thus, the words  “crabby”…

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ZEBRA? Their stripes, right? So now tell me if zebras are white with black stripes or black with white stripes? It was previously believed that zebras were white animals with black stripes. In reality they are black with white stripes and white…

Zzzzzzzzzz! As soon as it is evening or early morning the mosquitoes are out hunting for their victims. When they land on their prey they put their saliva on the skin, which acts as a painkiller. This painkiller hides the pain so that it doesn’t hurt when the mosquito sucks out the blood. It keeps doing so…

    The lion’s mane jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have a mass of thin tentacles that resemble a lion’s mane, that is how they get their name. Although lion’s mane jellyfish is made out to be a dangerous creature, it is not very harmful. Remember, big always doesn’t mean dangerous, huh! In-fact a sting…

You know that the longest river in the world is Nile. So which is the largest? Which river carries the largest amount of water in it? It is the The Amazon river in  South America! It carries more water than any other river, even more than the water of Mississippi, Nile, and Yangtze rivers put together.…

Bear with Glasses.. Hmm Maybe it is Papa bear from Goldilocks! This bear with glasses is a small bear that has strange markings on his face. The bear is mostly all black with lines of lighter fur – usually white – that encircle its eyes and cross its nose. This gives the bear an odd…

Who would think that such a cute caterpillar can also be poisonous. But yes there is such a species from South America. It is called “Giant Silkworm Moth”. This is a bug you don’t mess with as it has rightly acquired the name of “Assassin caterpillar”. It is the deadliest caterpillar known so far. The caterpillar…

Yes, it is hard to believe but it is true! We are considering the fact that their combined weight is greater than the combined weight of all humans. Actually the ants by far outnumber humans so if you put all the ants of this Earth and all the humans on a scale, the ants will be heavier.…