Wednesday, March 30, 2016

MOTH

Moths are a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order lepidoptera. There are about 160, 000 species of moths, many of which are undiscovered. Most moths are nocturnal
 

Monday, March 14, 2016

Piranha 

Piranhas are from the family Characidae, a family with lots of fierce predatory fish. Pirhana06.jpg

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Acorns

Acorns are the seeds of trees in the family Fagaceae. It usually contains 1 seed, rarely 2, enclosed in a hard shell. Acorns take about 6-24 months before they sprout, depending on the species.  
Catfish

Catfish are fish in the order Siluriformes named for there whisker like sensor barbels. Catfish all have different sizes and behavior, and can range from sizes of 9 centimeters to 2 meters. Some species of catfish are parasitic, like the candiru. Some species have armored plates and some just have soft skin. Despite its name some catfish don`t have whiskers. Catfish are identified by their skull and swimbladder. 

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Flying squid

The ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing 3 subfamilies, 11 genera, and about 25 species. They are distributed globally and fished for food. The Japanese flying squid makes around half the worlds cephalopod catches. Some members of ommastrephidae are known to have the ability to glide out of the water like a flying fish, earning their common name of flying `squids`. 
 

Saturday, March 12, 2016

Bees

Bees are insects closely related to wasps and ants, that produce pollen used in making honey.  
Bees are in the superfamily Apoidea.
There are 20, 000 species of bees, in 7 different families, though many bees are undiscovered. They can be found everywhere except polar regions and oceans, everywhere where there is flowering plants (plants with flowers). Some species such as bumblebees, honeybees, and stingless bees live in colonies. Bees have adapted to feed on nectar and pollen using a long tongue. The pollen produced by bees is used as food for larvae. 

Friday, March 11, 2016

Asteroceras BW.jpgAmmonites

Ammonites are an extinct group of mollusks in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class cephalopoda. The ammonites are more related to octopus and squids than nautiloids (shelled cephalopods), such as the living nautilus. The first species appeared in the Devonian period, then died out in the late crutaceous- paleogene period, but fossils can still be found today.
Minnows

'Minnow' is used for small freshwater fish, especially those used in fishing bait. Specifically, fish in the family Cyprinidae.  In Ireland they are known as pinkeens.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Nautiloids 

Nautiloids are a reasonably large group of cephalopod mollusks in the subclass Nautiloidea that Orthoceras BW.jpgexisted since the Late Cambrian and are still found today as nautiluses.