Showing posts with label Fauna Corner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fauna Corner. Show all posts

Monster Hornet Sulawesi

Fauna - Monster Hornet Sulawesi Entomologist Lynn Kimsey world of the University of California found a unique monster wasp in the interior region of Sulawesi, Indonesia. "Garuda," Kimsey said the insects are so vicious that this alleged new species.

Page Daily Mail, August 25, 2011, writing many wasps this monster lives in Mount Mekongga, Southeast Sulawesi. Local people call it "komodo dragon".

The size of this monster wasps include jumbo or three times larger than wasps in general. Researchers noted the size of an average wasp monsters along the 2.5-inch, or about 6 centimeters.

Then why the wasp is called a monster? Kemsey answer jaw size wasps Sulawesi creepy. Imagine, its size is longer than its forelegs. "Sometimes attack humans," said Kimsey, who served as Director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology.

The discovery of a monster wasp may be just a piece of the biodiversity in Sulawesi region or Indonesia. Kimsey will survive in this region for five years with a total cost of the study reached 2.5 million pounds, or about USD 35 billion. "Many rare species never seen anywhere in the world and endangered species in the region," he said again.

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Fish-eating Crocodile

Crocodiles eat fish not uncommon, but that is not commonplace is the fish eating crocodile, but it turns out there and it can happen. Then what kind of fish that could buasnya crocodiles are known to prey on wild and fierce that? Just look at his picture below, the shape of his teeth are not the same as the shark, but no less dangerous because it is ready to tear apart their prey until destroyed.

Goliath Tigerfish

Jeremy Wade is 52 years of a man who followed the fishing competition which was announced by Facebook account managed to catch these fish. Perhaps you will say is Piranha predatory fish, but this is not his name is Goliath Tigerfish has pointy teeth numbered 32, was arrested in a river in Congo in the Facebooker the fishing competition.

With the strong guts Jeremi carrying fish that weighed over 60 kg has a length of up to 5 feet. Goliath Tigerfish is one of the world's fish terbuas far more savage and magnitude of the Piranha and Tench. Jeremi using bait fishing with catfish fishing for Goliath Tigerfish this, as quoted by the Daily Mail ruanghati.com revealed that these fish generally eat the fish whose size is large and equal to its size, not even the sparsely populated around the Congo river is hunting these fish encounter known wild crocodiles.

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Dangerous Jobs in Australia

Children often dream of a dangerous job as adults, such as fireworks or a hunter expert fugitive. But then as adults they tend to choose a job that even a minimal risk of boring.

John Weigel and Liz Vella still chose the dangerous path. They work at the Australian Reptile Park - a wildlife sanctuary which private property is about one hour from Sydney.

Part of their duties as a specialist snakes and spiders are milking venom from spiders spinning webs as well as more typical of other Australian species. Australia does have a reputation as a 'home' for many and the slithering reptiles that scary in the world.

John Weigel - The Snake Handlers
Although never bitten by a snake, but John Weigel has never been bitten by a poisonous snake 40 thousand which he handled every day. "Did I ever bitten by a snake? Course - a thousand times," said park director John Weigel. "We are building a special breeding area and I got a python bite every day."

John Weigel

"But snakes are not venomous," said Wiegel. "Interestingly, I was the world record holder for 'milking' the amount of venom ever without taxable bite - looks like about 40 thousand snakes."

After moving from the United States to Australia in the 1980s, Weigel bidders could help modernize the program in Australia. He now has a production unit of snake venom antidote to the world's largest. He helped rescue people who are bitten by a brown snake, tiger snake, taipan and death adder (acanthophis).

"It is very rare snake bite victims in Sydney," said Weigel. "Sometimes there are people who get bitten in the region in the western suburbs, but most of the victims were taken from rural areas to hospitals, hospitals in large cities."

"Bidders can we make are used to treat 200 victims of snake bites per year," said Weigel.

"So depending on how you look, it means there are 200 lives are saved because we work every day."

Liz Vella - Curator of Reptile and Spiders
Liz Vella suck the venom of spiders in front of the crowd who took the distances aman.Dalam week, Liz Vella suck the poison out of 300-300 spiders spinning webs typical of Sydney. This is the kind of spider venom in the world's most dangerous.

Liz Vella

The spider looks awful with a shiny black color, hairy and long fangs. They emerge from the holes in the garden at night to breed.

At sunrise, they will be hiding anywhere. If you happen to be in the house, they could hide under a pile of laundry clothes, old newspapers or warm shoes.

"The spider is not aggressive creatures," said Vella. In this animal park, he was nicknamed 'The curator Spiders'. "Most people who are bitten usually inadvertently scare them."

"Just imagine, you thought that was hiding in a cave but suddenly appears ready to step on a giant foot. You would have scared you?" Vella added.

Until the appearance of spider venom antidote to the 1980s, most of the spider bite victim will be killed. But, fortunately, no longer victims of spider bites because Vella and his team are held every day milking venom from the Australian Reptile Park.

"This work has the element of danger," said Vella. "But I've never been bitten and I hope never will."

Australian Reptile Park
To go to the Australian Reptile Park by car, just follow the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway north, exit at Gosford and follow the directions. For bus pick up from hotels Sydney, contact AAT Kings at +61 (0) 2 9700 0133.

Australian Reptile Park

Australian Reptile Park is open from 9 am to 5 pm every day except Christmas. Check their site for schedule of spider venom milking, reptile show and many other events.

Ticket prices: Adults $ 24.5, the group $ 17, children under 15 years $ 12, family ticket for two adults and two children $ 64.

Facilities include Hard Croc Cafe, breakfast and lunch barbecua, gift shop and children's play park.

This park guided tours and seminars that allow the safety of the visitors approached with snakes, spiders and many other uniquely Australian animals.
The Australian Reptile Park, Pacific Highway, Somersby, +61 (0) 2 4340 1022, http://www.reptilepark.com.au/

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Beetle Predator - Eating Alive Frog


Epomismen so predatory beetles to frogs and lizards that in fact is a lot bigger. According to scientists at Tel Aviv University in Israel, the beetles usually eat small animals such as insects, worms or invertebrate animals die.

Beetle Predator

However, according to researcher Gil Wizen, when there are 'relatives' beetles are preyed upon lizards or frogs, this beetle will take revenge by attacking and prey on frogs or lizards that.

These beetles including extraordinary phenomenon no invertebrate animals that prey on invertebrate animals, he added. Beetles Epomis not necessarily attack the prey.

Researchers found that this beetle will get closer to their prey before eventually attacked him at night. When attacked, these beetles will bite back and stabbed the victim to become paralyzed.

That's when Epomis beetles eat their victims slowly. As quoted discovery, these beetles take several hours to spend 'santapannya' it.


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Nine of Wild Animals Considered "Good"



Guyism - There are few wild animals that nature revealed less-likely because of cartoons about the world of wildlife. These are nine of them.
  1. Dolphins. Marine animals which frequently hugged and kissed at the zoo is actually included one animal that "depraved" in terms of sex. Like primates, they have sex for pleasure. Not only that, they are also known to hold an orgy. Apart from that, dolphins are very intelligent. I was so smart, the Soviet army to train them to become sea.
  2. Chocolate Spider hermit. The spider is brown sage may cause a serious condition in humans when angry. Spider bites can cause infection, blood clots, and decaying flesh. All three symptoms were only a few symptoms of many horrible symptoms. These spiders live in damp and dark places. He could also walk around "looking for trouble".
  3. Elephant Shark. These sharks including a new shark species. His jaw may elongate as it moves to kill. He used muscle that acts like a tongue to attract prey.
  4. Mantese Prawns. mantese prawns or mantis shrimp has the ability to hunt. There are two types of shrimp ronggeng: awl and beater. Awl to use portion of his body like a spear to kill prey. While bats use a portion of his body like a cudgel to beat their prey to death. That said, the mace has the same velocity bullet caliber weapon 22.
  5. Horned lizard. Although smaller than the human hand, these lizards have a bad nature. When encountering predators, this lizard show his horns, trying to look more sinister. When bluff failed, he memuncratkan blood from his eyes.
  6. Hercules Beetle. Look at the claws on the front, the size can be larger than its main body. Adoptive Strength: 850 times its body weight. These animals rarely attack humans, but quite scary to see passing in front of people.
  7. Chimpanzee. For animals that often appear in circuses and zoos, chimpanzees, including small animals are dangerous. Primates are strong and aggressive. There have been many stories that reveal the chimps attacked each other to obtain or maintain regional power - and to related agencies. Is it hard to imagine that the chimpanzee is a primate that has the most similar to human DNA?
  8. Stingray. This is the animal that killed Steve Irwin, host of The Crocodile Hunter, a show about wild animals. Actually, this fish-friendly animal. But when angry, he can sting with poison and causes pain throughout the body, seizures, and bleeding.
  9. Hippopotamus. Hippo like creature that fat and lazy. In fact, the hippo is one of the hot-tempered animal. Animals that could open his mouth with a very large crocodile is often found to pursue, their natural enemies. They were also found to have attacked humans.

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