5 largest jellyfish species in the world and their unique traits
When we think of ocean animals, jellyfish might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but they’re full of surprises- - ...
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See A Rare ‘Ghostly Giant’ Jelly Dance In The Ocean Deep
The jelly’s formal name is Stygiomedusa gigantea. The bell part of the jelly can reach 3.3 feet across, crowning those impressive arms. “These have no stinging tentacles but are used to wrap ...
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Illinois has a ‘state mushroom' for the first time, thanks to these students
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3514 into law in August. The bill designates calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the "giant puffball," as the official state mushroom of Illinois.
Gov. Pritzker signs law making giant puffball into Illinois state mushroom
The giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea)ultimately won after a schoolwide election. Pritzker's office said. The youngsters then ...
The surprising tricks cacti use to survive the harshest climates on Earth
We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the resilient plants' methods to help engineer our future.
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Plants To Consider When Looking To Add Privacy To Your Yard
We say most because one species of this tree is actually native to North America. Meet Arundinaria gigantea, commonly known ...
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Plant Collection
Recently, we have added a Black Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri), a Pelican Flower (Aristolochia gigantea), a coulple Hanging Lobster Claw plants (Heliconia rostrata), and two infamous Corpse Flower ...
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Natural History Museum confirms stick insect is male and female
Charlie, a Diapherodes gigantea, originally looked just like the other stick insects Mrs Garfield keeps and breeds at her home in Waldringfield. Stick insects moult several times and when Charlie ...
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Working on Mushroom cultivation and harnessing their potentials
Contd from previous issueThe study identified 14 newly recorded mushroom species in India, including Acyanoboletus controversus, Agaricus purpurlesquameus and Xerocomus albotomentosus.The proximate co ...
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Cambodia leads global conservation for endangered ibis species
A total of 784 white-shouldered ibis ( Pseudibis davisoni) and over 200 giant ibis ( Thaumatibis gigantea) have been recorded ...
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3 Japanese abalone species on global red list as endangered
Varieties known scientifically as Haliotis discus discus, Haliotis gigantea and Haliotis madaka were listed Dec. 10 as “endangered” in the updated document of the Swiss-based organization on ...
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10 startling images of nature in crisis — and the struggle to save it
Fires then kill native species such as the iconic saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), continuing the cycle of ‘grassification’. The best solution is intuitive and low-tech: rip out introduced ...