Saturday 20 August 2016

Toco Toucan


Scientific name: Ramphastos Toco


Description:-



Toco Toucan Scientific name Ramphastos Toco.

It is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family.

The toco toucan has a striking plumage with a mainly black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts.

The Toco toucan is at home in South America's tropical forests but recognized everywhere. 
oucans nest in tree holes.

 They usually have two to four eggs each year, which both parents care for. 

Young toucans do not have a large bill at birth—it grows as they develop and does not become full size for several months.due to small bill the protect from predictors.

Toco toucans eat insects and young birds, eggs, reptiles and fruits.

Tuesday 9 August 2016

Jackson's chameleon

Jackson's chameleon



The Scientific name Jackson's chameleon is Trioceros jacksonii.
There are three types of Jackson's Chameleon  found in areas of the African wild are in the Trioceros subgenera.


The life span of jackson chameleon is 5-10 year.


Chameleons are born with special cells that have a colour or pigment in them. These cells lie in layers under the chameleon's outer skin.

which help to change in colour.

namely Jackson's chameleonJackson's horned chameleon. or Kikuyu three-horned chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii )  native to east africa. But also found in Hawaii and Florida.


Jackson's chameleons live primarily on a diet small insectslizards, smallbirds, and snails.

Jackson's chameleon gives birth to live offspring; eight to thirty live young ones.

Friday 15 April 2016

Bullet Ant





Scientific name: Paraponera clavata




Paraponera clavata is a species of ant, commonly known as the bullet ant. Having Very powerful and potent sting  venom.
 Bullet ant has one of the most painful insect stings .
The pain caused by this insect's is ranked as the most painful according to the Schmidt sting pain index, given a "4+" rating.









 It Found in humid lowland rainforests from Nicaragua and the extreme east of Honduras south to Paraguay.


Worker ants are 18–30 millimetres (0.7–1.2 in) long.
The bullet ant has a large body size ranging from 2.5 centimeters to 1 inch in length.  The queen ant is not much larger than the workersThey are usually a reddish/brown color and can be described as wingless wasps.