Author: Ashwini R

Lithop Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family. It is native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words “lithos” means Stone and “ops” means...

Rhubarb Rhubarb is use for making pie, jam, sauce etc but its leaves contains oxalic acid and its poisonous to health. This leaves are more poisonous when they cooking with soda. The green-stalked rhubarb...

Mantis Shrimp Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans. It is the members of the order Stomatopoda. Around 400 species of mantis shrimp have currently been described worldwide. They commonly reach 30 centimetres in...

Common Marmoset The common marmoset is a New World monkey. It originally lived on the Northeastern coast of Brazil. Common marmosets are very small monkeys with relatively long tails. Males and females are of...

Blue Whale The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whales. It is the largest existing animal and the heaviest that has ever existed. The length of the blue whale is...

Night-Blooming Cereus The name night blooming cereus is the name given to all the species of flowering cereus that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived and some of these species bloom only...

Barrel Cactus Barrel Cactus are found in the deserts of Southwestern North America. Barrel cacti of some species easily reach over 1 metre in height at maturity. Flowers appear at the top of the...

Stonefish is the family of Synanceiidae. These are venomous, dangerous and even fatal to humans. It is one of the most venomous fish currently known in the world. They are found in the coastal...

The sea walnut or warty comb jelly is a species of tentaculate ctenophore. These are found in western Atlantic coastal waters. These have oval-shaped and transparent body with four rows of ciliated combs that...

There are about 60 different species of glass squid and it’s also known as cockatoo squid, cranchiid, cranch squid or bathyscaphoid squid. They live in depths of open oceans around the world. The length...

The crocodile icefish or white-blooded fish are a family of perciform fish. It is found in the cold waters around Antarctica and southern South America. They feed on krill, copepods and other fish. Icefish...

The Glasswinged butterfly (Greta oto) is a brush-footed butterfly. Glasswinged butterfly adults also exhibit a number of interesting behaviors, such as long migrations and lekking among males. Glasswinged butterfly wings are transparent with a...

The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whales. The length of the blue whale is 98 ft and weight is 190 tonnes or more. It is the largest existing animal...

Tropical Islands Resort Tropical Islands Resort is a tropical theme park located in the Brandenburg, Germany. Tropical Islands was built by the Malaysian corporation Tanjong in the former airship hangar known as the Aerium....

San Alfonso Del Mar San Alfonso del Mar is a private resort in Algarrobo, Chile. The resort is recognised as having the world’s largest swimming pool. The pool is 1,013 m long, covering 20...

The armadillo girdled lizard also known as the armadillo lizard, golden armadillo lizard or armadillo spiny-tailed lizard. They lives only in the deserts of southern Africa. The armadillo girdled lizard can be a light...

The pygmy marmoset is a small New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. It is notable for being the smallest monkey and one of the smallest primates...

Blue Sea Slug are also known as the sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, blue dragon and blue ocean slug. The Glaucus atlanticus is a small species. These sea slugs are pelagic and it...

Chinese Giant Salamander The Chinese giant salamander is the largest salamander and largest amphibian in the world. The length of salamander is 180 cm. It is mainly found in mountain streams and lakes in...

Poison Dart Frog Poison dart frog is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae and these are found in Central and South America. These species have brightly colored bodies....