In Plain English: What you always wanted to know about Tiger Beetles (and then some) Scientific name: Cicindela ocellata rectilatera Chaudoir Localities: Tiger beetles can be found everywhere! Caves, marshes, forests, desert, salt lands, seashores, lakes, rivers, streams, sand hills….
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I have been an amphibian biologist for nearly 20 years. Throughout this time, scientists have been observing worldwide declines of amphibian populations. Because of their permeable skin and biphasic (terrestrial and aquatic) life cycle, amphibians are considered indicators of environmental…
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The term cryptozoology means the study of hidden animal life and is derived from the Greek kryptos which means hidden and from zoology, the science of animals, and it is used to refer to study and attempted discovery of animals…
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First of all, I’d like to say that I hate ants. They are a pest and when out of control, they are all over the place. Hard to get rid of, for one. Then one needs to buy something to…
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Zookeepers look after zoo animals. They are also responsible for the daily maintenance of their environment. Their job may also include public contact and record keeping too. Zoo keeping is a tough physical job for people who are willing to…
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“There is a grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the creator into a few forms or into one; and that whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed…
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Cryptozoology: An Introduction Many people have differing views of Cryptozoology; in fact, many of these same people don’t realize exactly how important it is. While there are many scientists dedicated to the science that is Cryptozoology, there are just as…
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Robert Koch was one of the few people to earn a Nobel Prize in the field of Physiology or Medicine for his Tuberculosis findings in 1905. He was a great man who was incredibly dedicated to his research. Born on…
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Crypto means mystery or hidden things and zoology means the study of living things. Cryptozoology was coined by Lucien Blancou to distinguish Bernard Heuvelamns, a French scientist. Heuvelamns thus became known as the “master of crytozoology” in the 1950s’. Cryptozoology…
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Some of the oldest creatures on the planet are cockroaches, having survived virtually unchanged for several hundred million years. Ants are everywhere, getting into corn, sugar and food all over the world. Termites are a major threat to wooden structures…
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