Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho peleides)

Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho peleides) As its common name implies, they are colored in metallic, shimmering shades of blue and green, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light. The underside of the morpho’s wings, on the other hand, is a dull brown color with many eyespots, providing camouflage against predators such as birds and insects when its wings are closed..

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Different type of Lizards.

Boyd's Rain forest Dragon

Collared Lizard

Common Iguana

Basilisk

Tuatara 

Thorny Devil

Flying Dragon Lizard

Frilled Lizard

Blue Tongued Skink

Asian Agamid

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Facts About Killer Whale.

Fast Facts and Figures:

Killer whales, also called "orcas," are the largest of the dolphins.

Killer whales can weigh up to six tons.

Killer whales can grow to be 23 to 32 feet long, almost as long as a bus.

Killer whales have 40 to 50 teeth that are up to four inches long.

The average life span of a killer whale in the wild is 50 to 80 years old.

Killer whales are found in all of the oceans of the world.

The Shape and Color of Things:

The killer whale is easily recognizable by the bold black and white color patterns, including the "eye patch" and the tapered head shape.

The dorsal fin of adult male killer whales can be up to six feet high and is shaped like a triangle.

The dorsal fin of female and immature male killer whales can be up to three feet high and have a more curved shape.

Hunting and Diet:

Killer whales in the wild are considered one of the most powerful predators.

Killer whales eat seals, sea lions, whales, fish, squid and seabirds. Killer whales have been proven able to grab seals off of ice.

Killer whales live in family groups called "pods" with up to 40 individual killer whales.

There are two types of killer whales pods. One is transient and preys on marine mammals. The other is considered residential and seems to prefer fish.

Both types of killer whale pods hunt cooperatively, similar to a wolf pack.

Killer whales use echolocation to find food sources similar to the technique used by bats.

Family Life:

Killer whales give birth every three to five years in the wild, although in captivity they have been known to give birth every two years.

Female killer whales appear to become reproductively active between the ages of 10 to 16 years old and continue through their early 40s.

Killer whales carry their young for a 13- to 17-month pregnancy.

Baby orcas are born up to 8 feet long and weigh from 300 to 400 pounds.

Killer whale families are protective of young and adolescent females and assist one another in caring for them.

Killer whale pods communicate with distinctive noises.

Killer Whale Attractions:

Killer whales are considered to be very intelligent and trainable mammals, and therefore have been chosen as the stars of many aquarium shows, such as those at Sea World and Marine land.

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The Great White Shark.

• Great White Sharks are the largest predatory fish in the sea.
• Great White Shark meat is not recommended for human consumption because it has very high mercury levels. 
• The Great White Shark have an enormous liver that can weigh up to 24 percent of its entire weight.
• A Great White Shark may use and lose more than one thousand teeth in its life time.
• A Great White Shark was once kept in an aquarium for a few days, but it became disoriented, continually hitting its nose against the glass, so it had to be released into the sea.
• Young Great White Sharks eat Leopard Sharks.
• Great White Sharks are no match for Orcas in a fight. Orcas, better known as Killer Whales, sometimes hunt in packs plus they are too fast and strong for even the biggest Great Whites. Orcas have been known to kill and eat them as well.

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Jelly Fish Fact

The jellyfish is one of the oldest living creatures in the world. Jellyfish have existed on the face of this planet for over 650 million years. They have existed since before the dinosaurs and have survived long after the dinosaurs and million other species have gone extinct. Here are few more interesting facts about JELLY FISH.

1.Jellyfish were there even when no dinosaurs existed on planet Earth.

2.The largest jellyfish ever found had a diameter of 8 feet and its tentacles were as long as half the length of a football field!

3.Even a lifeless jellyfish has the capability to sting.

4.Box jellyfish’s sting can cause the death of the person stung within a time period of 3 minutes.

5.A single jellyfish can release as much as 45,000 eggs each day!

6. Jellyfish do not have gills so technically they are not fishes but just sea jellies.

7. The growth of a jelly fish NEVER stops.

8.Their eggs pass through their stomach and come out of the mouth. Only the eggs that stick to female jellyfish’s mouth get fertilized.

9. Rainy season decreases jellyfish population because jellyfish can only survive in salty water.

10.When jellyfish swim in large groups, it is known as a bloom.

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Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus)

The Black Widow spider is the most poisonous spider in North America, but only the adult female. 

The female Black Widow is easy to recognize (if you care to get that close) by the red hourglass shape on the underneath part of her abdomen. She has a shiny black body with various types of red markings on the top, depending on the species.  There are about five species of Black Widow spiders in North America. 

Black Widows will lay up to 400 eggs at a time, but they are known to be cannibals, which means that they will eat each other. The Black Widow has unfairly earned a bad reputation for wanting to eat her mate. She will only eat her mate when she mistakes him for a meal!

The silk of this spider is known to be the strongest of all silk. The Black Widow spider does not spin the pretty webs, instead she will spin the thick jumbles looking cobweb. These webs catch beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other spiders. 

These spiders, although a little scary, have enemies, as well. A few wasps can sting and paralyze, before eating the Black Widow. She is also a favorite food of the Praying Mantis.  Some birds will eat these spiders but could end up with an upset stomach from her poisons. The bright red markings on her belly will warn possible predators that she is a nasty meal.

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The Loneliest Whale in world singing the songs of loneliness.

In 2004, The New York Times wrote an article about the loneliest whale in the world. Scientists have been tracking her since 1992 and they discovered the problem:

She isn't like any other baleen whale. Unlike all other whales, she doesn’t have friends. She doesn't have a family. She doesn't belong to any tribe, pack or gang. She doesn't have a lover. She never had one. Her songs come in groups of two to six calls, lasting for five to six seconds each. But her voice is unlike any other baleen whale. It is unique—while the rest of her kind communicate between 12 and 25 Hz, she sings at 52 Hz. You see, that’s precisely the problem. No other whales can hear her. Every one of her desperate calls to communicate remains unanswered. Each cry ignored. And, with every lonely song, she becomes sadder and more frustrated, her notes going deeper in despair as the years go by.

Just imagine that massive mammal, floating alone and singing—too big to connect with any of the beings it passes, feeling paradoxically small in the vast stretches of empty, open ocean.

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Top 10 Strange Deep Sea Creatures.

1. Amphipod

The unusual animal, called Phronima, an Amphipod, is one of the many strange species recently found on an expedition to a deep-sea mountain range in the North Atlantic.

2.Pacific Blackdragon

Female blackdragons are about two feet (61 cm) long and have fanglike teeth and a long chin whisker. The males are small, about three inches (8 cm) in length, and brownish in color. They have no teeth, no chin barbel and no stomach. Unable to eat, the male lives only long enough to mate.

3.Football Fish

The species holds pride of place as the first deep-sea angler ever found. The original specimen washed ashore in Greenland in 1833; at 22 inches long, it is still the largest one on record. Since no females of this species have ever been found bearing parasitic males, biologists assume they are fertilized by free-swimming mates.

4.Gaint Isopad

These creatures are thought to be abundant in cold, deep waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

5.Gaint Squid

The elusive giant squid, known to science as Architeuthis dux, is one of the world’s largest animals, reaching a length of up to 60 feet. It is the largest known invertebrate in the world.

6.Glass Sqiud

With its polka-dot mantle and wide-eyed expression, this glass creature represents a lighter side of the inky ocean deep.

7.Viperfish

With a fearsome grin fit for a movie monster, the viperfish is a real-life predator that lurks in one of the world’s most remote locations.

8.

Grenadiers

This large species has a rounded head and a mouth which faces forward to catch squid and fish that swim up off the sea floor. As in most other rattails, the males of this species have a special drum machine on their swim bladder that is used to attract females.

9.Fangtooth

This fish, also called an ogrefish, while understandably named for their disproportionately large, fang-like teeth and unapproachable visage, are actually quite small and harmless to humans: the larger of the two species, the common fangtooth, reaches a maximum length of just 16 centimetres (6 inches); the shortthorn fangooth is about half this size.

10.Megamouth Shark

This shark is an extremely rare and unusual species of deep water shark. Discovered in 1976, only a few have ever been seen, with 39 specimens known to have been caught or sighted as of 2007 and three recordings on film. Like the basking shark and whale shark, it is a filter feeder, and swims with its enormous mouth wide open, filtering water for plankton and jellyfish.

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Pit Viper

• There is a group of snakes that are known as Pit Vipers.
•  Not only are these snakes venomous they also have a very 'cool' heat sensing system. 
• This helps these snakes to find prey in the dark, which is when most snakes like to hunt. The ‘pit’ is a special organ in between the eyes and the nostrils. 

• The pit senses body heat from animals and gives the snake a ‘picture’ of that animal. 
• The snake can then attack it. Some pit vipers will bite and poison the prey and then release it.
•  It will follow the dying animal, using its heat sensors, until it stops and the snake can swallow it.
•  Most pit vipers hunt at night when the air is cooler and the heat from rodents and other prey is most obvious to them. 
• The ‘heat picture’ from larger animals will tell the snake that a quick escape is a good idea.
• All rattlesnakes are Pit Vipers.  Water Moccasins, Horned Desert Viper, Lance-head, Eyelash Viper, the Copperhead, and some Tree Boas are a few other examples of pit vipers.

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Emerald Tree Boa.

The Emerald tree boa looks similar to the Green tree python . They have an irregular zigzag stripe along their back and they reach lengths between 1.5 and 2 m (5 - 5.5 ft).They spend their days coiled over branches with their head resting in the middle of the coils and they hunt at night. They live in the typical rain forest and wetlands.

These non-venomous snakes kill their prey by constriction, holding them with their mandibles and wrapping their body around these, immobilizing them and squeezing them until they die from asphyxiation. The Emerald Tree Boa has mostly arboreal habits, and rarely comes down to the ground level. They move very fast through the foliage and tree tops. When resting, they cling firmly to a branch with its tail and wrap the rest of the body.

This species is not globally threatened, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Is included in Appendix II of CITES. Habitat destruction is the main threat to be taken into account for their future survival.

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THE MOST COLORFUL TREE IN THE WORLD

Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta)

The Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) or 'MINDANAO GUM' is the only species of Eucalyptus tree found in the northern hemisphere. As if that weren’t extraordinary enough, the up to 70-m tall tree also shines in the colours of the rainbow: its bark can take on a yellow, green, orange and even purple shading!
If you want to spot a Rainbow Eucalyptus tree live and in all its glory, you’ll have to travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea or PHILIPPINES, the tree’s only native places. However, it has been introduced worldwide as an exotic wood in South America, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, China and other countries.

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The Thorny Devil .

The Thorny devil lizard is an Australian reptile , its body is covered with thorns .Despite its appearance it is totally harmless .Mostly found in the Central and western deserts and light bush land.

They feed on a wide variety of ants .They catch ant by its tongue which is similar to that of an ant eater.Average life span nearly 20 years.The Thorny Devil's body is ridged in structure, and enables the animal to collect water from any part of its body, which is then channeled to the mouth. It also features a spiny "false-head" on the back of the neck .

The thorny devil is covered in hard, somewhat sharp spines to dissuade predators by making it difficult to swallow. It also has a false head on its back: when it feels threatened it lowers its head between its front legs, and only the false head is visible.And the Thorny devil also had the special ability to change its color.

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Top 12 Most Poisonous Frogs on Earth.

1.Dendrobates azureus 

    2.Golden Poison Dart Frog

3.The Giant Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor )

 

4.Dyeing Drat Frog ( Dendrobates tinctorius ) 

5.Red - backed Poison Frog ( Ranitomeya reticulatus ) 

5.Red-backed Poison Frog (Oophage pumilio)

6.Lovely Poison Frog (Phyllobates lugubris)

7.Golfodulcean Poison Frog (Phyllobates vittatus)

8.Splash-backed Poison frog (Ranitomeya variabilis) 

9.Phantasmal Poison Frog (Epipedobates tricolor)

10.Kokoe Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates aurotaeina )

11.Black-legged Dart Frog ( Phyllobates bicolour)

12 . Corroboree Frog.

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