Adult Chestnut Lamprey It can be confusing here and there when it comes to lampreys. People talk about sea lampreys and freshwater lampreys, and may often simply think they are just different animals with certain similarities. Actually, in a very...
There are mainly two kinds of Hatchetfish: The freshwater hatchetfish and deep sea or marine hatchetfishes. They are named for their hatchet-like shape. Although belong to the same species, they are quite different in size, body features, and diet.
Dumbo Octopus at Sea David Shale A Dumbo Octopus is a strange aquatic animal. It lives nearly in every ocean in the world at extreme depths of from 300 - 400 meters to up to 7000 meters. It is also considered the deepest diving octopus ever. There...
The Blobfish, or Psychrolutes Marcidus, is one of the strangest aquatic creatures found in Australian and Tasmanian waters. They are in the deep sea family of Psychrolutidae, which are considered extremely rare. They are near extinction however, are...
True yellow jade refers to yellow nephrite, a variety of nephrite. It is one of the rarest types of jades, and can be as light as a lemon, or a dark golden color. They are found in Japan, Myanmar, Guatemala, California, and in some parts of Alaska....
Bloodstone is dickite or kaolinite found in cinnabar bands, it is a type of stone featuring the scarlet color that is redder than vermilion. Because the redness is exactly the same as chicken blood, people name it heliotrope (chicken blood stone by...
When it comes to color black in jade, you know it is one of the only jades that carry both nephrite and Jadeite. Black jade is a jadeite jade that has a strange dirty black color, that can range from jet black to very dark green. It is usually very...
To see examples only, please scroll down, there are four examples for these books: My Brother the Robot, Books of Umber, The Dragon Games, Planet Out Of The Past, The Shooting Star. Reading response journals are a place to record a student's...
By Xuan Chau, a fine pianist In a land not far away, in West Africa, you will find an ancient city. Actually, more like an ancient city of gold. To be exact, the name of this city is Ghana. Ghana is located directly of northeast Africa, close to...
Sauces and spices are the key in any cooking. No dishes would taste good without them. The only exception is that some sea animals can be simply steamed or boiled before serve. Well, that is because they are salty already in their body. Imagine...