Animal Variations.
The details and vibrancy of life in general can be interesting, especially when noticing facts about the contrasts and comparisons that can exist in that of animal variations.
Did you know that whales and dolphins are mammals and can easily be recognised by the fact that their tail fin is horizontal, they breathe air and give birth directly to offspring. When it comes to separating moths and butterflies, the moths generally park their wings horizontally and the butterflies vertically. The antenna of the butterfly is long and club shaped at the end whereas
the moth’s antenna is shorter and feathered on the side. Moths also are more frail and prone to damage if touched. It is believed the wide variety of colours of butterflies may be due to the benefit of camouflage. I personally have been prone to confusion over seeing white butterflies against certain backdrops, as the flower of vegetation can similarly be white and that is when the skill of camouflage can really become displayed. The beauty of these white winged forms of wildlife, when they have been clearly visible against the green vegetation in my garden, has been a most artistic worthy example of natural contrast.
Bats evolved more than fifty two million years ago and surprisingly are in actual fact, mammals. Their ability to fly is due to flaps of skin stretched to their forelimbs. The bat is the only mammal that can truly fly. Although called a Flying Squirrel, this particular name for a mammal could be debated as a little bit of an overstatement. The Flying Squirrel can not actually fly in the bird way of things but in actual fact glides, by using additional and stretched flaps of skin.
Adapting and altering appearance to mimic that of another creature is a neat ability and exhibited brilliantly, none more so than in the Rainforest Caterpillar. Their markings can resemble the head of a snake and they can be very effective in scaring predators away. Perhaps the master of mimicry is the octopus, that has the ability to change colour and form too, not only to blend into its background but copy the form of other creatures.
The critical point of existence is surviving long enough to perpetuate your species and there is no limit to the methods necessary to obtain that goal. It is such a joy to dip into the world of wonder and intrigue that Mother Nature has to accomplish for this very resplendent task and to marvel at all the comparisons and contrasts that can occur in such a multitude of settings.
Did you know that whales and dolphins are mammals and can easily be recognised by the fact that their tail fin is horizontal, they breathe air and give birth directly to offspring. When it comes to separating moths and butterflies, the moths generally park their wings horizontally and the butterflies vertically. The antenna of the butterfly is long and club shaped at the end whereas
the moth’s antenna is shorter and feathered on the side. Moths also are more frail and prone to damage if touched. It is believed the wide variety of colours of butterflies may be due to the benefit of camouflage. I personally have been prone to confusion over seeing white butterflies against certain backdrops, as the flower of vegetation can similarly be white and that is when the skill of camouflage can really become displayed. The beauty of these white winged forms of wildlife, when they have been clearly visible against the green vegetation in my garden, has been a most artistic worthy example of natural contrast.
Bats evolved more than fifty two million years ago and surprisingly are in actual fact, mammals. Their ability to fly is due to flaps of skin stretched to their forelimbs. The bat is the only mammal that can truly fly. Although called a Flying Squirrel, this particular name for a mammal could be debated as a little bit of an overstatement. The Flying Squirrel can not actually fly in the bird way of things but in actual fact glides, by using additional and stretched flaps of skin.
Adapting and altering appearance to mimic that of another creature is a neat ability and exhibited brilliantly, none more so than in the Rainforest Caterpillar. Their markings can resemble the head of a snake and they can be very effective in scaring predators away. Perhaps the master of mimicry is the octopus, that has the ability to change colour and form too, not only to blend into its background but copy the form of other creatures.
The critical point of existence is surviving long enough to perpetuate your species and there is no limit to the methods necessary to obtain that goal. It is such a joy to dip into the world of wonder and intrigue that Mother Nature has to accomplish for this very resplendent task and to marvel at all the comparisons and contrasts that can occur in such a multitude of settings.
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