In the warm and arid areas along South Africa’s west coast lives a fascinating reptile. It looks quite like a dragon and stands out from other lizards because of some behaviors that are mostly unheard of among lizards. That’s Armadillo Girdled Lizard. In this post, I will tell you many interesting facts about this fascinating…
What’s common about single-celled organisms? They are so tiny that you can’t see them without a microscope, right? How about a single-celled organism, an alga, which is quite large and even has structures resembling roots, stems etc? That’s Caulerpa taxifolia, a single-celled marine algae and the largest single-celled organism. In this post, I will bring…
Australia is such a treasure trove for a nature lover. Its unique and diverse animals and plants evolved in millions of years of isolation as well as so many different and unique ecosystems and geological features spanning over the vast continent make it so. In this post, I’m going to introduce one of such natural…
Even though plants have movements related to growth, seeking light, and so on, their movements are subtle and slow compared to animals. However, some plants show certain peculiar, notable movements. The Dancing Plant is an example. In this post, you will get to know the mechanism and the cause of the unusual movement pattern of…
Imagine a fish with wing-like pectoral fins, eyes that glow, and swims as if it’s flying in the water. Fascinating, isn’t it? It’s the Chimera, also known as The Ghost Shark. In this post, you will learn so many interesting facts about this deep-sea dweller. What is The Ghost Shark? The Chimaera is a genus…
When you hear the word “waterfall”, you may think of a mountain water stream creating a beautiful cascade as it drops down from a cliff, right? But how about a waterfall in the frozen Antarctica, with crimson-colored water, looking like blood flowing off a glacier? Strange, isn’t it? But such a thing exists, and it’s…
The ability of some lifeforms to survive in the harshest, most unfavorable environments is amazing. Rose of Jericho, a plant capable of thriving in arid deserts, is a good example. In this post, you will learn so many interesting things about this plant, including a very unusual characteristic that truly sets it apart. Characteristics of…
Have you ever gone into a forest and looked up to see that the branches of different trees don’t touch one another, leaving gaps in the canopy? That’s called crown shyness, and scientists have not fully understood yet why it happens. In this post, you will learn the possible causes and theories for this phenomenon,…
You know that all living organisms evolve, with subtle differences in traits helping some individuals thrive better in their environment, and these helpful traits being more common while less helpful ones fading away over generations. Some organisms don’t change much over millions of years but manage to continue to survive, looking much the same as…
What if I told you there’s a tree that grows in harsh, arid environments quite resiliently, has a strange, alien-like appearance, and oozes red-colored sap when its bark is cut as if it’s bleeding? That’s the Socotra Dragon’s Blood Tree, and there are more intriguing facts about it. Let me take you on a journey…