Image by Krzysztof Niewolny from Pixabay Oleh Mohd Amirul Faisal Sering kali kita hendak menyiram bunga ataupun menyebarkan baja, kita terserempak dengan beberapa ekor siput yang sedang memakan daun pokok tumbuhan dengan penuh kegigihan. Tidak kisahlah sama ada petani ataupun sesiapa yang gemar berkebun, siput merupakan antara haiwan perosak yang paling tidak diingini dalam kawasanContinue reading “Siput hanya sekadar haiwan perosak?”
Category Archives: Zoology
Spider tailed-viper – bringing luring techniques to a whole new level
The evolution of luring is more complex than contrasting color or simple shaking – Kurt Schwenk, Evolutionary Biology Professor at the University of Connecticut By Mohd Amirul Faisal It’s all about survival of the fittest in the natural world where animals need to have effective strategies to face whatever unprecedented circumstances that may befall them.Continue reading “Spider tailed-viper – bringing luring techniques to a whole new level”
The secret life of a hermit crab
“The one thing that hermit crabs never do is kill the occupant of the shell before moving in.” – Helen Scales, Spirals in Time – The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells By Mohd Amirul Faisal Cover image credit: COURTESY OF © BBC Imagine that you are taking a stroll alongside the shorelines ofContinue reading “The secret life of a hermit crab”
Terrifying prehistoric crocodilians that ate dinosaurs for breakfast.
By Mohd Amirul Faisal Modern day crocodiles are some of the largest reptiles in the natural world ranging from various kind of sizes and characteristics from the smallest dwarf caiman to the extremely menacing saltwater crocodiles. They inhabit natively in almost every single continent except for Europe and Antarctica in river deltas, bayous and evenContinue reading “Terrifying prehistoric crocodilians that ate dinosaurs for breakfast.”
Piranhas – Misunderstood animals
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Alligator gar – Ikan pemangsa zaman prasejarah.
Photo by River Monsters TV Documentary series on Animal Planet and Discovery.
Utilising Venom – The Ultimate Biomedicine
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Electric fishes – Invisible executioners
The combination of electricity and water is lethal, but here’s a power source that lives in water- a sci-fi fantasy made flesh. – jeremy WADE, HOST OF THE FAMOUS DOCUMENTARY SERIES, RIVER MONSTERS. Image featured above taken from smithsonianmag.com By Amirul Faisal Electric eels which are also scientifically being described as Electrophorus electricus among theContinue reading “Electric fishes – Invisible executioners”
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