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One of the most interesting insects in the world is the praying mantis. Sometimes people call it “the Sooth-sayer”, “Rearhorse”, or “Mule- Killer”. The name Mule-Killer comes from the belief that the saliva of this insect can poison mules. The mantis is a long, slender insect that seems to be praying when it is standing … Read more
The word “monsoon” comes from an Arab word meaning “season”. It has to do with a type of climate in which winds blow from sea to land (onshore) during the warm season, and from land to sea (offshore) during the cool season. The warm season of onshore winds is often very rainy, while the cool … Read more
A manatee looks like a small whale and it is a mammal, not a fish. The American manatee lives in the rivers of Florida, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. It measures 2.5 to 4 meters in length. The body is somewhat like a fish, but the tail is quite different. It is broad, … Read more
Cats and dogs, elephants and bats, whales and horses, and monkeys and men belong to a zoological classification called “mammals”. Mammals are distinguished all other types of life by the fact that theif young are fed with milk from the mammary glands of the females. In most mammals the young are born fully formed, instead of hatching out … Read more
Dolphins are such interesting creatures that people find it hard to believe that a dolphin is simply a whale! There is an order of aquatic mammals that scientists call “Cetacea”. To this order belong whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Dolphins are small whales that belong to the toothed-whale group. Porpoises are a kind of dolphin without beaks … Read more
Southern and Eastern Asia have the strongest development of monsoon climate because of the vast size of that continent. Over many parts of the oceans, sailors have used the change-about of the monsoon winds in their going back and forth to India. They go from India to Africa during the winter and return in the … Read more
The banyan tree is one of the giants among trees. Anything in nature that is a “giant” presents all kinds of problems, and trees are no exception. For example, a giant tree has the problem of drawing moisture from the roots to the top. The trunk of the tree must be strong. A tree cannot … Read more
There are thousands of different species, or kinds, of bees. So their habits and ways of life differ quite a lot. But probably the two things that we find most interesting about bees is how they produce honey, and how the “social” bees have organized their life. In producing honey, a bee visits flowers, drinks the nectar, … Read more
If you ever run into an octopus underwater, it might be a good idea to take off in another direction! Octopuses are not as dangerous as they look or are made out to be, but they can be very unpleasant This is due to the bite of the octopus, which can be poisonous. An octopus has two … Read more
The ordinary housefly can manage to find enough food to live on almost anywhere. This is because of its tiny size and weight. A thousand adult flies weigh only about 25 to 30 grams. Houseflies do not eat solid food, because they have no equipment for biting. The mouthparts of the By are made for sucking up liquid food. … Read more