Brown hare
The Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus is a fascinating animal which has been prized for its speed and agility, but equally well renowned for blending into the such with relative ease.…
Western Honey Bee The Tireless Worker
The Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) is one of the most useful pollinators on land. With 25,000 species or more worldwide & abundant anecdotal reports of native bee decline due…
Green Shield Bug as a Garden Guest
One rather ubiquitous insect that we are sure you have all seen in your gardens or parks is the Green Shield Bug, Palomena prasina. Its vivid green skin and shield-like…
A Striped Bug Quite the Sight
The Striped Bug, or Italian Striped Bug… A striking insect with a bright red and black striping. Scientific name: Graphosoma italicum This beauty is in the family of Pentatomidae –…
Bluntnose sixgill shark
A Prehistoric Predator The bluntnose sixgill is a huge-bodied, big-headed shark with 6 gill slits placed on each side of its head. The Titanoboa is an ambush predator, and it…
The Basking Shark the Gentle Giant of the Sea
A first shock is the word “shark”, and yes, far of being a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) as it looks at a glance due to its size: this animal…
Common Thresher Faster Than a Tail Flip
The common thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus is an amazing ocean predator that all know of his long whip-like tail nearly as long as half the body itself. Its long caudal…
Nursehound
The nursehound (scyliorhinus stellaris) is a large, temperate water living catshark and can be found in the waters of North Atlantic and Mediterranean sea. The animal has a spotted pattern…
Starry smooth-hound
AboutStar Rating:FishBaseEOLGemfishStarry Smooth-houndimage from Wikipedia CommonsThe Starry smooth-hound is a houind shark with the star-like markings on its skin which results in this very descriptive name of the species.Mustelus asteriasImage…
The Second Order Predator School Shark
The school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) is a small size described requiem sharks of temperate waters worldwide. With its typical, streamlined body shape and prominent dorsal fin — as well as…