by Rich Leighton | Feb 17, 2020
Certain species of orchids are parasitic. They are not able to produce food (sugar) using the sunlight and carbon dioxide (like other plants). Instead, they obtain food from fungi that live inside their roots. MORE PHOTOS OF NATIVE ORCHIDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 12, 2020
Ghost crabs are found on many of the same beaches as sea turtle nests. They devour baby turtles while they hatching out in the sand, and drag the baby turtles into their burrows and eat them up. MORE PHOTOS OF INVERTEBRATES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting...
by Rich Leighton | Jan 23, 2020
The ochre star actually has 5 eyes, each located at the tip of its rays. However, they have no vision. The eyes act as sensors and are sensitive to light. Although commonly called the ocher sea star, they may be yellow, orange, brown, reddish, or purple! MORE PHOTOS...
by Rich Leighton | Jan 18, 2020
Although they live side by side, clonemates from different groups are enemies. Warrior anemones with knoblike swellings packed with large stinging cells border each group. If a warrior comes in contact with an enemy warrior, they exchange a barrage of poison darts,...
by Rich Leighton | Jan 13, 2020
To cool their nests in hot weather, stilts use their belly feathers to carry water to the nests, sometimes making more than a hundred trips a day. VISIT THE BIRDS GALLERIES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and...
