Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Strange animals, giraffes Beetles
Giraffe weevil, strange animals which again comes from Madagascar. These animals gained its name from the "neck" long which briefly looked like a giraffe.
For male beetles, neck serves to fight and compete for females. As for the female beetles, long neck would be used to build a nest for their eggs.
With the neck along the 2.5 centimeter, expressed as a giraffe weevil beetle with the longest neck in the world. This animal was first discovered in 2008.
Although this species is not listed as threatened or endangered, little is known about this species because it had just discovered in 2008. However, the normal population and impressive, they are not preceded by other species. Suspected that eggs are sometimes eaten by small insects, making stud for protective roam after mating, but this is not proven.
For male beetles, neck serves to fight and compete for females. As for the female beetles, long neck would be used to build a nest for their eggs.
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| Strange animals, giraffes Beetles |
With the neck along the 2.5 centimeter, expressed as a giraffe weevil beetle with the longest neck in the world. This animal was first discovered in 2008.
Although this species is not listed as threatened or endangered, little is known about this species because it had just discovered in 2008. However, the normal population and impressive, they are not preceded by other species. Suspected that eggs are sometimes eaten by small insects, making stud for protective roam after mating, but this is not proven.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Otter civet Cynogale bennettii
Weasel Water - This is a semi-aquatic weasels are found in primary forests can be found in lowland forests. These animals can be found in the area -sungai rivers and swamps. Thailand to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo to Sumatra. This last species of otter civet is considered as a separate otter civet usually called the civet Lowe (Lowe's Otter, C. lowei).
Weasel water or in Latin known as Cynogale bennettii, they have a shape that is adapted to their environment or habitat, water weasels have wide mouths and their feet webbed with pedestal bare feet and has a long claws. His snout is long and has a long mustache, they have a body size similar to a beaver. they weigh up to 3-5 kg adult.
The civet is a nocturnal animal that constitute activity animals at night, they were looking for food in water like fish, crabs, animals and other small water. In addition to consuming animal animals in the water is also able to climb trees and they eat birds and sometimes fruits. Activity in the evenings and they often hide the animals is not much learned.
Otter civet though its population is less in the know, but ferrets are included in the endangered animals in Indonesia and the world, estimated a decline in the habitat of these animals samapai 50%. This is due to the occurrence of forest loss due to its pengundulan and polluted water, and the destruction of river areas where they find food.
Although this animal is an animal that is rare and they are protected in the world, but most people consider it a pest, who stole and ate fish in ponds of fish pet society. These animals are also sometimes made as a pet because of its beauty and agility and also most successful breeding by way of good care.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Squirrel discovery 'Vampire' or vacuum Blood on Borneo Forests
The rain forests of Borneo and became a haven for many living creatures typical of Indonesia, one of them is a squirrel blood drinkers. This discovery is very rare, but eventually the scientists succeeded in recording pemampakan of the mythic animal that can kill a deer.
Through a video uploaded on Youtobe, the Daily Mail show evening activities squirrel 'vampire' (Rheithrosciurus macrotis0 National Park Mountain Trench, West Kalimantan. Vdeo was successfully obtained by a team of scientists from the University of Michigan and the University of Victoria.
Scientists mengatakn if a vampire squirrel is one of the heaviest furry mammal with a tail. Rodent tail is indeed 30 percent larger than its body. However, the total length of this hewab that is 35 centimeters.
Tupa is capable of killing a deer muntjak or often desebut deer. This vampire ordinary squirrel jumped from the tree to the deer's neck and drink his blood, even sometimes tearing the throat that made in deer killed.
In addition, scientists are still unsure if the squirrel was actually sucking the blood of deer. Unfortunately, they also have not been able to uncover food asl squirrels squirrel sightings Rheithrosciurus because it can be counted on the fingers.
"I would be very surprised if this was true reckoner squirrel blood. According to the residents around the squirrel nini fierce, maybe that is where the legend of the vampire squirrel came from," said Dr. Andrew Marshall, from the University of Michigan.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Scorpion as Pets Unique
For some people, the scorpion is an animal that is scary and horrible, so naturally, probably because the animal is venomous, and has a body that is frightening, but for the hobbyist rather, they are very cool, unique and exotic, and also not all scorpions have can be dangerous for humans, in general can be of arachnid serves to paralyze prey for easier prey eaten, scorpions usually very harmful to humans even lethal kind Androctonus, Tityus, Leiurus quinquestriatus, Parabuthus and Centruroides.
Scorpion deadly generally located in north africa and the middle east, they live in the desert, for example, is Death Stalker with the Latin name Leiurus quinquestriatus, the sting of the scorpion species is very painful but usually harmless for healthy adult human, unlike if stung children and parents who have heart disease or those who are allergic, but still we have to be careful with all kinds of scorpions, especially with species such as the above, but if you see a scorpion, try not to kill him, because they will not be strike unless disturbed atapun pinched. Another unique thing of scorpions is if they are exposed to ultraviolet light (violet), the body will fluoresce or glow in the dark.
Distinguishing Scorpions Dangerous
How to distinguish a dangerous scorpions are harmless and actually quite easy, the greater the smaller claws and tail, the lower could, on the contrary, if the smaller and the larger claws tail, the higher the can of the scorpion. because if large claws they hunt more use tweezers to hold prey and rarely use tail and sting, like a flat rock scorpion that has large claws and tail are very thin. as well as Emperor scorpion. otherwise like Fat Tailed scorpion which has a fat tail and claws are so thin, very clear kind of scorpion like this is very dangerous for humans, but that does not mean the type of scorpion can not be maintained, many of the penghoby which maintains scorpion very dangerous, but very not recommended for beginners to maintain it.
Maintaining scorpion
In general, scorpions most preserved in the world is Emperor scorpion / Pandinus imperator, because the stings are not dangerous, the effect is just like a bee sting, except for people who are allergic to bee stings or children, and he very rarely sting because they are more likely to using claws large as the defense of life and for hunting prey, Emperor scorpion is often used for filming Hollywood movies because of its large size, large claws and attractive black color. example is the Indiana Jones movie, The Mummy, Scorpion king etc. Emperor scorpions are among the largest in the world, the body length can reach 6 to 8 inches or 20 cm, emperor scorpion ages ranged from 5 to 8 years.
African Buffalo
Large male: weighing can reach more than 1,500 pounds and are usually twice the size of females. Males have larger horns on their heads, and have a thick neck and shoulder hump. A tiny hairs called dewlap hanging from the throat. Both sexes are dark brown with hair-disekelilingi ears, snout and a long furry tail.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Dangerous marine animals Sea Anemone
Often mistaken for plants, creatures this kaleidoscope has a variety of colors. They have a proboscis or cangkram basal to the center of the mouth openings emanating from this cangkram, such as tree branches.
Have at least 10 to hundreds of poisonous tentacles. Its powerful poison which allows the animal to move became paralyzed and move prey into the mouth opening and activate the digestive system.
Stranglehold in the middle, we can see there mouths. It is actually the mouth and also useful as an anus. They will enter the food can be ingested internally and the rest will come out through the same hole. The most dangerous part of this strange animal is deadly secret weapon. Each tentacle covered with stinging cells, a kind of harpoon fired toxic if exposed to the touch. Each anemones have a mechanism that is capable of capturing prey, so all the tentacles that exist in the sea anemone will have nematosista or set nematosista at the end of the tentacles or maybe along the tentacles. Currently, there are touching the tip of tentacles harpoon will be fired and attract prey.
Not all vertebrates are affected by tentacles that have this deadly poison, several species of anemones develop a symbiotic relationship mutualism with other animals. Small anemones attach themselves to the shells of mollusks obsolete occupied Hermit crab (Kumang / hermit crabs / hermit crab).
Large anemones dwells in rocky reef, providing protection from predators for clown fish (Clownfish) or clownfish named scientific Amphiprioninae. Clown fish live and hide among the stinging tentacles of sea anemones. Then why not clown fish anemone toxin shock? Because of mucus protection cover clown fish act as the sole obstacle to death by the poisonous stinger. Anemones hell's fire is one of anemones that are dangerous to humans and can provide great suffering on the people affected by the sting.
If the skin is touched anemones hell's fire, not only resulting in pain and swelling effect, but the same neurotoxin cause spoilage of meat on the spot stung as well as damage to muscles and nerves that long. Affected by this sea anemone long the healing process will run. So resist the urge to touch the wonderful creatures such as sea flowers beautiful course with a seductive and elegant dancing.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Skunk animals that rely on smell
Skunk is a unique animal, this animal is almost similar to weasels and included as mammals, Skunk has a long snout and bushy. They entered the Sunda Stink Badger species. feathers colored dark brown or black and white there is a pattern of the tail to the head.
Skunk in the know with animals that secrete fluids issuance foul when they feel threatened. The fluid very foul and pungent odor is removed from the rectum them as a defense from predators who would prey on them.
Skunk has two anal glands one from each side of the anus, the glands are sulfur chemicals include methyl mercaptans and butyl thiols. At camouran can produce a very pungent stench of rotten eggs, garlic and like burning rubber.
If in terms of the food they eat insects, earthworms, snakes, frogs, mice, birds, and eggs, sometimes they eat fruits, mushrooms, roots and leaves, they are essentially animals Omnivore. They prefer to be alone and their activity in the evenings during the day they prefer to hide in the tunnel.
They usually emit a foul odor in kelanjarnya if they feel threatened. The trick with turned into enemies and lifting his tail and lasung spray to the enemy. Here's a glimpse of this Skunk as knowledge taken from several sources.
sources : Anek Uteun
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Tsetse fly, causes Sleeping Sickness
Tsetse fly is a fly of African origin, known as spreaders of disease. This flies carrying trypanosomes, the parasite of animals which causes sleeping sickness in humans that could be fatal, as well as 'Nagana', a deadly disease in cattle and horses.
There are more than 20 species of tsetse fly, some of them attacking humans. Tsetse flies to resemble flies home, but they grow bigger and wings folded flat on his back so it does not stand out like wings fly home. Tsetse fly long proboscis to penetrate the body of its host. Most of the tsetse fly sucks blood from mammals, but some other kind of taking blood from reptiles and birds. Currently, blood sucking tsetse fly, they can infect its host. Tsetse fly transmits good 'Nagana' as well as sleeping sickness by biting infected humans or animals, pick up parasites and infect the next host.
Tsetse flies do not usually infect humans until the parasite has lived in her body for a few days and has passed through the stomach into the salivary glands. Then these flies will transmit the parasite to anyone bitten. Parasites that infect animals thrive in the proboscis or in the belly of the tsetse fly.
Tsetse flies proliferate slowly. Fly females only produce one egg at a time. Larvae that hatch from the eggs is maintained during a period of growth in its mother's body. When the larvae are already fully grown, larvae will be deposited on the ground. Then the larvae will burrow in the ground before it turns into a pupa.
Tsetse fly bite humans and animals during the day. They live on the banks of lakes and rivers, making a lot of places in Africa unfit for habitation. In some areas, insecticide sprays and cleaning vegetation can control the tsetse fly population growth. Other control program using special traps. Drugs to protect livestock from 'Nagana' is also used. Unfortunately, political unrest in Africa has hampered efforts to control the tsetse
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