A creature that is fragile, shy and virtually harmless. Is that any way to describe our horror image of the vicious tarantula of movie fame? Yes it is because by and large these spiders are timid creatures. Although they are venomous there is no reliable report of the venom killing any human.
When tarantulas mate it is more like they are dancing the tango. Their front legs touch and then she sidesteps with him following. He caresses her and gradually face-to-face they entwine their front limbs together. The tango continues with the male hooking his front legs over her fangs
Archive for January, 2008
Bullmastiff
by MPK January 22nd, 2008 | Dogs
The bullmastiff is a cross between a bulldog and the large mastiff. Although not as big as a mastiff, it is still a powerful dog. A male can reach 130 pounds by maturity and a female reaches about 100 pounds. It a natural watchdog; reliable, fearless and courageous. The bullmastiff looks frightening and has the physical capability to take down an intruder. Yet, if socialized correctly, the bullmastiff is friendly, loyal and gentle with its family members, children and other non-threatening visitors.
Originally bred to be a gamekeeper’s dog on English estates, the bullmastiff is an excellent dog companion for families
Originally bred to be a gamekeeper’s dog on English estates, the bullmastiff is an excellent dog companion for families
Atlantic Salmon
by MPK January 15th, 2008 | Fish
Many believe that the Atlantic Salmon is found only in fresh water. That's because they are difficult to see in the broad vastness of the sea. However, when they are up to one year old they travel from fresh water to the sea to feed on tiny crustaceans in order to grow into powerful long and heavy fish. Then they travel to cold waters which need to be without pollution. Without this cold water areas protected for them as a habitat they cannot survive.
Its an evolutionary miracle how these Atlantic salmon return home again to the rivers of their
Its an evolutionary miracle how these Atlantic salmon return home again to the rivers of their
Ants of Indonesia
by MPK January 1st, 2008 | Insects
All ant societies are composed entirely of females; males have only one purpose to fertilize the queen and then die. The queen which is a thousand times the body weight of the smallest worker is the only ant that is fertile. Every worker is her daughter. There can be hundreds of thousands of ants in a nest. The Ants of Indonesia can have trunk trails that lead from the nest to be as long as 300 feet. If one scales the trunk to the size of a minor worker it would be 30 miles long. The traffic often runs heavy
