What is Pawgs?

Pawgs

PAWG is a term that can be used to describe a woman with curves. The term is usually not considered insulting, as it can be used to mean “Phat Ass White Girl”. “Phat” is usually complimentary, while “Fat” is not. Pawgs are a term for thick thighs that look like paws. A pawg is not … Read more

What Is Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Nutmeg is one of the Est-known fragrant spices. It is the name given to the kernel of the fruit of a tropical tree. Most nutmegs come from the Philippines, West Indies, Moluccas or Spice Islands, and  Brazil. There are about species of nutmeg trees and shrubs. The most common, whose botanical name is Myristica moschata, is … Read more

What Is An Electric EEL

EEL

The electric eel is one of a group of electric fish. These fish capture their prey and defend themselves from enemies by discharging electric shocks. They closely resemble and are related to other fish, but they just happen to have this electric power. Scientists still cannot explain the origin and development of the electric power … Read more

What Is An Echidna

Echidna

One of the strangest animals you could see is an echidna or spiny ant-eater. The echidna has long claws, a tubelike snout, and a covering of short, stiff spines like that of a hedgehog or porcupine. But what makes it strange is that although it is a mammal, it lays eggs! This animal and the … Read more

What Is An Asp

Asp

An asp is simply a kind of snake. It belongs to a family of snakes called “vipers”, which includes some of the deadliest poisonous snakes in the world. Some other snakes in this unpleasant group are the rattlesnake, the water moccasin, the copperhead, the South American bushmaster, the poisonous adder of Europe, the chain viper … Read more

What Is An Aphid

Aphid

Another name for the insects known as “aphids” is “plant lice”. They are green or brownish in color,  and the largest ones are not more than six millimeters long. Aphids reproduce so rapidly that if they were not destroyed by their natural enemies, they would eat up nearly all the vegetation in the world! Aphids … Read more

What Is Air

Air

Air is everywhere about you. Every crack, hole, and space that is not already filled with something else is filled with air. Every time you breathe, your lungs are filled with air. Even though you cannot see air, nor taste it, nor feel it (unless the wind is blowing), the air is a “something”. It … Read more

What Is A Whig

Whig

“Whig” is a strange word. It comes from the old Scottish “Whiggamore”, the name given to hungry, discontented farmers who spasmodically fought against the English in Scotland. By the end of the reign of Charles Whig had become the name of the basically Protestant, anti-court party in Parliament. Up until 1660, when Charles II returned … Read more

What Is A Weevil

Weevil

The battle between man and the insect world is constantly going on all about us. Some insects are merely pests. Some spread disease. And some spend a lifetime destroying the things man tries to grow or create. If there is any family of insects that man could certainly do without,  it is the weevil. While … Read more

What Is A Scorpion

Scorpion

The very mention of the name “scorpion” makes us think of danger and poison. And the fact is that a scorpion can be a rather unpleasant creature to meet. In the United  States, scorpions have actually caused deaths in only one place Arizona. The Arizona scorpion is related to the Durango scorpion that lives in Mexico. The Durango scorpion’s … Read more