Tuesday, June 30, 2009
** ~ The Hag is Tied in KNOTS ~ **
Hagfish Hagfish are marine craniates of the class Myxini, also known as Hyperotreti. Despite their name, there is some debate about whether they are strictly fish (as there is for lampreys), since they belong to a much more primitive lineage than any other group that is commonly defined fish...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
## You See Right Through Me ##
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Weird New Animal Discovered in Ecuador This endangered glass frog or crystal frog is one of the weirder new species found in Ecuador this year. Its internal organs can be seen through the translucent skin. Also found is a bug-eyed salamander that looks like ET. Source.....
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
** Don't Go Near the Water! **
The Female Humpbacked Angler-Fish (melanocetus johnsonii) Image via Wikipedia The Humpbacked Angler-fish is a deep-sea Angler-fish that dwells in moderate to tropical ocean waters at a depth of about 6,600 feet. The female Humpbacked Angler-fish grows to about 20 inches in length and has a rather...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
**~ Meet' 'DUMBO' .. He's not what your thinking! **
Dumbo Octopus Grimpoteuthis or Dumbo Octopus lives at extreme depths ranging from 500 to 5,000 m depth in deep sea in Polar Regions. They have two protuberant ear-like fins, hence the name dumbo octopus. They feed on worms, copepods and crustaceans. Source.... Purple Slinky
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
****** ~ A Star Nosed Mole ~ ******
Star nosed mole The Star-nosed Mole lives in wet lowland areas and eats small invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms and mollusks. It is a good swimmer and can forage along the bottoms of streams and ponds. Like other moles, this animal digs shallow surface tunnels for foraging; often, these tunnels...
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
~~* All Dressed Up but Where Should HE/She Go? * ~~
Frill-Necked Lizard Frill necked lizard is found in Kimberley region of Western Australia, Southern New Guinea and Northern Australia. This is also known as frilled dragon. The skin of this animal folded back like frills against its head and neck, hence the name. Source ~ Purple Slinky.com
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
"""'* A Kakapo *''''''
2. Kakapo This is not only the rarest, but the strangest parrot in the world. Imagine a rather portly nocturnal bird that never flies, preferring to hike through hilly forest for miles every night. It weighs in as the heaviest parrot in the world at 8 pounds. Imagine this and you have the very real...
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Friday, June 5, 2009
PHOTO: Glowing Sea Animal Mystery Solved? May 26, 2009— Fluorescent proteins in some sea creatures may actually promote a healthy glow, according to a new study of a fishlike animal called a lancelet (pictured). So-called green fluorescent proteins in the animals' bodies that do not cause brightness...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
~~ Big Mouth Catfish ~~
A nickname came easily for this newly discovered species, dubbed the big-mouth catfish by scientists who found it in the highlands of eastern Suriname. In addition to its gaping kisser, the big-mouth is unusual for its small size, the researchers said. During their survey of the Surinamese Amazon in...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
~~ The Coconut Crab ~~
At three feet long and weighing up to 40 pounds, the Coconut Crab, native to the Indian Ocean, is known to climb trees and eat coconuts out of them (hence the name). They have also been known to go into homes and steal shiny objects. They would not have to steal from me.... I'd just give the object...
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