Ocean Life

Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)

The painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta) plumaged is contrasting black, white, and yellow. It feeds almost exclusively on the drupes of mistletoe. It has been recorded feeding on no more...

Xantus’s Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii)

DESCRIPTION:- Xantus’s Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii) species are very closely related to White-eared hummingbirds. It shows considerable similarity to...

Pale-yellow Robin – Mesmerizing Sedentary Bird of Rain forest

Habitats: Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito) habitats are located along the central and northeast coasts of Australia in upland...

Periwinkle – A Perpetual Flower That Can Bloom Throughout the Year

Periwinkle is also called “Myrtle”. This popular ground cover is about six inches tall. It sends out runners...

Noisy Miner: Nature’s Loudest Symphony

Habitat: The Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) is garrulous on sedentary commutes and perhaps the best-known honeyeater in eastern...

Is Redfish Good to Eat?

Is redfish good to eat? What do you think about whether redfish is good to eat or not? Many people think that redfish is...

Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)

This horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) was formerly a crustacean and is the sole survivor of an extinct group of arthropods intermediate between trilobites and...

Pacu Fish with Human Teeth

Pacu Fish with Human Teeth. The Pacu is a freshwater fish found in most rivers and streams in the Amazon river in Brazil and...

Life on a Coral Atoll

Nature curious maybe wanted to know, what is Life on a Coral Atoll? Because the soil of a coral atoll is basically limestone, few...

The Long-Limbed Brittle Star

Looking like Long-Limbed versions of their close relatives, the starfishes, Brittle Star occurs in huge numbers around the sea coast. Sometimes thousands of individuals...

Coral Reef Destruction: How Human Activities Are Threatening Ocean Life

The coral reef destruction is badly impacted due to human activities. Reefs are very fragile underwater ecosystems and environments that cannot tolerate a wide...

The Sea Bed Flatfishes

Sea Bed Flatfishes of great importance to the fishing industry are found in nearly every sea in the world, and sometimes in freshwater. There...

The Tenacious Lumpsucker Fish

The Lumpsucker Fish is ugly it may be, but with its gaudy colors and devotion to parental duty. The lumpsucker is one of the...

UK Shingle Beach Communities

UK Shingle Beach makes up a quarter of the coastline. Some of these are shifting and unstable, affording the opportunity for only the hardiest...

Limpets: Snails of Rocky Shores

Limpets attached to rocks are a familiar sight around our coastline. Their shells are exposed to the relentless pull of the tides. But the...