Which is the smallest land mammal?
The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) or the pygmy white-toothed shrew is the smallest mammal by weight. It grows to a length of 4 cm and weighs 1.8 grams.
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Lego toys are getting angrier
Lego (children’s all time favourite toys) was first introduced in 1975 and since then it has become favourite toys for the children. Over the years there has been a tendency to conceptualize Lego characters on the basis of what we get to see in films featuring battles between good and bad. Perhaps because of that…
Are all insects considered pests?
People tend to consider that all insects are pests. However, all insects are not pests. Insects such as honey bees collect nectar and produce honey. Spiders eat small flies and mosquitoes. Small wasps eat aphids, which feed on vegetables. Ground beetles eat smaller insects that feed on crops and vegetables.
What’s the colour of a bug’s blood?
The blood of humans, animals and birds is red in colour because the cells contain haemoglobin, an iron containing pigment which is red in colour. Haemoglobin is involved in transporting oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body through blood. The blood of the insect does not carry oxygen, and so it is…
Energy released at annihilation of 1 kilogram of matter
Using the famous mass-energy relation (E = mc2) of Albert Einstein, one can arrive at the conclusion that 1 kilogram matter is equivalent to 9 × 1016 J of energy. The energy content of fuels is as follows: 1 barrel (159 litres) of crude oil º 6.1 × 109 J 1 ton of coal º…
The earliest known bird
The archaeopteryx is considered to be the earliest bird and it is the link between birds and reptiles. The archaeopteryx had a set of teeth, which are not found in birds. However it had wings, feathers and reduced fingers, all found in modern birds.