Animals

Wednesday, 22 July 2026
27 facts about turtles
27 facts about turtles
The only vertebrates so armored
The first turtles appeared on Earth at the end of the Permian about 240 million years ago. Although the first ones had neither plastron nor carapace, ...

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Brazilian wandering spiders
The risk of death from the bite of these spiders is low, especially outside South America.
Phoneutria boliviensis is the most commonly detected Brazilian cottonmouth in transport, and no deaths from bites by this species have been documented to date.
Pterodactyls
The pterosaur clade consists of many genera, including Pterodactylus and Pteranodon, which are the most commonly depicted in modern culture.
Paleontologists claim there are more than 130 valid pterosaur genera, which fossils were found in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Crested gecko
They prefer humid environment.
Ideally, the humidity of their environment should not drop below 50% during the day, and 80% at night.
European wildcat
European wildcat populations declined sharply in the nineteenth century.
The species was completely eradicated in the Netherlands, Austria and Czech Republic.
Housefly
Fly larvae are called maggots.
They are white, legless organisms that feed on organic material at their hatching site. After hatchi ...
Brazilian wandering spiders
The most common banana worm is Phoneutria boliviensis.
The body length of this species ranges from 30 to 40 mm (females are larger), and the leg span can r ...
Black Caiman
It is the largest species of the family Alligatoridae.
Brazilian wandering spiders
Their distinctive features are their heavily hairy noggin and massive long body.
When meeting, their behavior can also help in identification. When threatened, they raise their front legs high, straighten their body, and begin to sway from side to side.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish predate dinosaurs.
Although their fossils are a rarity, since they do not have bones, the oldest shell-like fossils date back to Neoproterozoic Era (1000—550 mya).
Brazilian wandering spiders
Depending on the species, Brazilian wandering spider can reach sizes from 17 to 50 millimeters.
The leg span varies from 13 to 18 centimeters.