Explore the Outdoors!
Here, I write about animals and their small curiosities, feeding habits, and their role in the ecosystem!
Wood can be used for a variety of purposes in terrariums. It can be used as a frame for the glass walls, providing stability and structure. It can also be used to create shelves or other features inside the terrarium. Birch wood is a good neutral wood type that, in its dry chemical free form,…
In my teaching as a molecular biologist, this is a question I get asked surprisingly often! So I decided to write this article as a guide to my students and anyone else interested in the topic of animal cell anatomy and cell walls. Other living organisms like plants and fungi also consist of cells, but…
There are many well known birds that start with the letter K. Some of these birds include the kakapo, kiwi, kingfisher, and kookaburra. But have you ever heard of the Karoo Scrub-Robin, the Kirk’s Francolin or the Knysna turaco? In fact, there are more than a hundred birds starting with a K and you can…
Want to find a bird name starting with an “E” for you crossword, or just interested in all the “European” or “Eastern” birds? There are so many different types of birds in the world, and it can be tough to keep track of all of them. If you’re looking for a specific type of bird,…
There are so many different types of birds in the world, with many different names(!), and it can be tough to keep track of all of them. If you’re looking for a specific type of bird, one way to narrow down your search is to look for birds that start with a certain letter. There…
Squid are some of the largest of all cephalopods and can be found in waters from the Arctic to the Antarctic. They are also an important food source for many ocean inhabitants. Despite the fact that squid are not endangered, there are still numerous predators of squid. Squids are eaten by several fish, mammal and…
There are so many different types of birds in the world, and it can be tough to keep track of all of them. That’s why we’ve decided to put together a list of birds starting with the letter F. This list includes everything from the familiar (e.g., the Finch) to the more exotic (e.g., the…
Crayfish (also sometimes called crawfish and crawdads) are freshwater crustaceans that live in lakes, ponds and rivers all over the world. Crayfish have many enemies and the most abundant predators of crayfish are larger freshwater fish! Many different fish feed on crayfish and/or their spawn in natural freshwater environments. Studies on the stomach contents of…
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans that live in streams, rivers, lakes and ponds. They are related to shrimp, crabs and lobsters and are an important part of the food web in their ecosystem. Crayfish are mostly herbivorous animals and eat a variety of plant matter like algae, aquatic plants, seeds and roots but they do actually…
Millipedes are omnivores that consume both plants and animals. In the wild, they play an important role in the food web as detritivores, breaking down dead plant and animal matter into smaller pieces that can be used by other organisms. While millipedes are not true decomposers, they do play a key role in the decomposition…