-Pyrite or Fool’s Gold, however you may call it, is quite a popular mineral amongst rock collectors and even hobbyists. It is one of the most abundant minerals in the world, meaning that you are almost guaranteed to have some pyrite near you. If you’re not already aware of this, then we suggest that you …
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Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt on 13 April 1647, towards the end of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). She was the youngest daughter of Matthaeus Merian the Elder (1593-1650), who after the death of his first wife married Johanna Sibylla Heim (ca. 1620-1690). Matthaeus Merian was originally from Basel and had trained in …
Hornbills tend to communicate visually or vocally. However, for those that are forest inhabitants, communication among conspecifics and sympatrics seems to be dominated by vocalisations or calls. A number of hornbill species have elaborate calls and displays that precede breeding and these may be important in tightening the bond between members of a new pair …
The jewel beetle has a shiny, brilliant color on its chitinous shell called the carapace. Buprestidae is their scientific name, but they are known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles. The larvae are known as flat-headed borers. There are 15,500 species known in 775 genera. Insect collectors are very passionate about some of the …
