Golden Jewel the Marmalade Hoverfly
The marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus is a fairly conspicuous insect (not least of all because you often see them hovering around flowers) and with its bright orange/black colour scheme easy…
Harlequin Ladybird the Bright Cosmopolitan【MI】
Population monitoring: Monitoring the spread of species can help direct management efforts. Green Lacewings encouraging natural predators to avoid usage of chemical pesticides. Chemical Pesticides: Using chemical pesticidesaffects the Harlequin…
Dung Beetles Nature’s Architects
The Dor Beetle (also known as the dung beetle) is a facinating insect crucial to our ecosystems. It starts with writing about dung beetles, the best-documented insect in existence (at…
Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle A Gem in the Garden
A Colorful Gem Chrysolina fastuosa, The Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle is a beautiful beetle that brightens the garden and meadows. Not much larger than 5 to 6 millimeters, it is known…
The Travelling Bug Next Door The German Ladybug A Colorful Gardener’s Ally
Ladybugs, also called Marienkäfer in German language are pretty insects with bright colours and significant ones for environment. For the Germans, these miniature insects carry symbolic weight like no other:…
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…
Porbeagle The Apex Predator Of Deep
The porbeagle shark, Lamna nasus is a large powerfully built species that prowls the cold waters of both North Atlantic and Northern Pacific Oceans. Known for its quickness and nimbleness,…
Blackmouth Catshark – An Ocean Predator in Stealth
Abstract The blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus (Rafinesque, 1810), is a deep-sea shark found on the continental slopes and upper slopes of both sides of the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It…
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…