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Some of the worlds amazing spiders.
A selection of the most amazing spiders, and are of the abundant predators of the world. There are many species of which most are mysteriously unknown.
The Scorpion tailed spider
It has a weird abdomen, which ended in a tail, looks like a scorpion. The reflects the female spider, and when threatened the tail is raised, the male spider is like an ordinary one, and smaller. They are found in Australia.
Myrmarachne plataleoides
This one is harmless, it looks like the aggressive weaver ant, a specie found in China, India and South Eastern Asia.
The Bird Dung Spider
Found in Asia, it has warts and blobs on its body, often it produces a thread and sits on it, and smells like poop. It is camouflaged like bird dung.
Bagheera kiplingi
A spider named after Bagheera, which is a character from the jungle book, known as the black panther. Commonly heard of as the jumping spider this one is a vegetarian.
Diving Bell Spider
A only aquatic spider, found in Europe and Asia, likes ponds, lakes and streams. Known as the Diving Bell Spider, this spider can’t take oxygen directly from water, instead it traps air bubbles in its hairs which covers its body, and when the hairs are filled it looks bell shaped.
These are spiders with character
How to Help Japan Tsunami Victims?
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Last Friday, March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by a massive earthquake measuring 8.9 Richter scale and then a tsunami, causing so much destruction in the country, with hundreds and thousands, dead, injured, missing and homeless. I suppose everyone from around the world can take a tiny step to help those victims which would create a great impact for supporting and helping the Japan earthquake victims.
The President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama, released his statement with his deepest condolences promising his support to the earthquake hit Japan.
There are many more organizations that have come up to help the Japan victims with funds. The Red Cross Society has launched a program in helping the tsunami hit victims in Japan by collecting funds. You can log on to Redcross.org or US citizens may simply sms REDCROSS and send it to 9099 to donate an amount of $10 from your mobile phone.
The organization Save the Children has also responded to it. This organization is now working in the organization of efforts and funds in terms of donations to its Children’s Emergency Fund so that it could provide support to the Japan victims
International Medical Corps, has also move forward to help the victims of the disaster in Japan by providing them with health needs. If you want to donate or know about the various ways by which you could contribute, visit the site internationalmedicalcorps.org. US citizens may also sms MED and send in to 80888 to donate a sum of $10 from their mobile phone.
The various personnel of the Salvation Army have been organizing efforts in Tokyo and will be sending a team to provide assistance to Sendai, in Japan that have been severely affected by the earthquake and Tsunami. If you want to contribute to the earthquake relief, you can sms, JAPAN or QUAKE and send it to 80888 to make a donation of $10 from your phone. You may also visit the site SalvationArmyUSA.org.
Google has also taken a step to provide help to the Japan victims. You can see the tsunami alert that has been posted in the Google’s frontpage. But now, Google has also launched the Person Finder: 2011 Japan Earthquake that shall help a lot to help people connect that have been displaced to various places as a result of the Japan’s disaster.
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In 2004, a dead sperm whale washed up on the shore on Taiwan. This monster of a whale was 17 meters long (56ft), and weighed over 50 tons. As the whale began to decompose, there was a build up of gas within the whale that had no way to escape. Eventually, the pressure of the gas build up was so great, the whale exploded, covering bystanders, shops and vehicles nearby in whale entrails.
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In 2005, in Denmark and Germany, lakes were discovered filled with toad corpses. These lakes were nicknamed, “Lake Of Death” and other names along those lines by the locals. When further investigated, it was discovered that the deaths were all down to one reason, crows. The toads defence mechanism was to inflate themselves to a larger size to try and ward off any potential predator or other threat. This however, did not work on the crows. The toads puffed up and the crows would swoop down and peck out the liver. The toad, apparantly oblivious to the gaping hole in its side, would continue to puff up, forcing its entrails to burst out of the hole.
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A long story short, when a queen bee becomes sexually mature, she will go on a mating flight with several of the male drone bees. When one of the males mates with the queen, its genitals explode and snap off inside of the queen. This stops any other drone from mating with the queen, ensuring the dead drones paternity.
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The Camponotus Saundersi, along with several other species of ants, defence mechanism is to explode when things aren’t going good. The ants have two oversized, poisonous glue filled, glands that run the length of its body. The ants have the ability of burst these glands at any point, sprayingpoisonous glue over any would be attackers.
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Certain species of Horned Lizard, commonly referred to as the Horned Toad, have the ability to shoot streams of blood from their eyes at attackers. This is a last resort, if its previous attempts to ward off attackers fail. This blood can be shot up to five feet at approaching enemies.
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A 13 foot (3.9m) Burmese Python was discovered by park rangers in the Everglades National Park which had burst, after swallowing a 6 foot (1.8m) Alligator. Both monstrous reptiles died due to the event but it was surely an eye opener for the park rangers. Burmese Pythons are not native to the Everglades National Park, but have thrived in the swamps after being dumped by their owners.
Spontaneous Human Combustion can cause a human being to burst into flame with no source of ignition. This event is often put down to three causes. Paranormal, whether its ghosts or aliens, this is often claimed to be the cause. Natural, a large increase in gas, or raised blood alcohol. Or unnatural, an outside source of ignition such as a cigarette or match. There have been over 200 reported cases of spontaneous combustion in the last 300 years.
A Limnic Eruption can cause a lake to literally explode. A Limnic Eruption is where CO2 levels within the lake rise to a critical level and then erupt, killing all animals around it. The CO2 displaces the water from the lake, and spreads out over the surrounding land, suffocating all in its path. This natural disaster has happened several times in the past, the most recent occurences being in the Cameroon at Lake Monoun in 1984 and at a neighbouring lake, Lake Nylos, in 1986. Around 1800 people were killed at Lake Nylos when 80 million cubic meters of CO2 were released.
Sandbox Tree
Fruit:
The Sandbox Tree, also known as Possumwood or Jabillo, is an evergreen tree found in tropical regions of North and South America. These trees can grow to 30m (100ft) with leaves that are 2ft wide. Not only is the trunk of this tree covered in thousands of spikes, but it’s milky sap is poisonous. The sap was used by the Carib people to make poison arrow heads. So where’s the explosion? I hear you cry! Well the fruit that grows on the Sandbox Tree, disperse its seeds by explosive dehiscence. Dehiscence is where a mature fruit opens to release its seeds. The Sandbox Tree’s fruit, does not only open, but explode, earning it the name Dynamite Tree because of the sound this causes. Not only do they explode, but they explode with such force, that they often wound people and livestock that happen to be walking
GENERAL INFORMATION
Coastal plain
The country's western strip, stretching from Rosh Ha-Nikra in the north to the Sinai Peninsula in the south. The plain is 4-7 kilometers wide in the north, expanding as it moves southward to about 50 kilometers .
The soil in the coastal plain is fertile; there are several water sources, and the region includes the country’s major transportation arteries. The coastal plain is densely populated with most of Israel 's major cities, including Tel Aviv and Haifa
The plain is divided from north to south into the Galilee Plain, the Acre Plain, the Carmel Plain, theSharon Plain
The plain is divided from north to south into the Galilee Plain, the Acre Plain, the Carmel Plain, the
Mountain region
The mountainous region stretches from Lebanon in the north to Eilat Bay Mt. Meron at 1,208 meters above sea level, Samaria 's Mt. Ba’al Hatsor at 1,016 meters and the Negev's Mt. Ramon 1,037 meters above sea level.
Most of the less densely populated mountainous region is stone or rocky ground. The climate in the northern mountainous regions isMediterranean and rainy, while the southern sections are a desert. The key stretches of the mountainous region are the Galilee in the north, the Carmel , the hills of Samaria , the Judean hills, and the Negev highlands.
The contiguity of the mountainous region is interrupted at two points by major valleys – the Yizre'el (Jezre'el) Valley separating the Galilee mountains from the hills ofSamaria , and the Be'er Sheva-Arad Rift separating the Judean hills from the Negev highlands. The eastern slopes of the Samarian hills and Judean hills are the Samarian and Judean deserts.
The contiguity of the mountainous region is interrupted at two points by major valleys – the Yizre'el (Jezre'el) Valley separating the Galilee mountains from the hills of
The rift extends the entire length of Israel from the northern town of Metula to the Red Sea in the south.
The rift was caused by seismic activity, and is part of the Afro-Syrian rift which extends from the Syrian-Turkish border to theZambezi River in Africa . Israel 's largest river, the Jordan , flows through theJordan Valley and includes Israel 's two lakes: the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), the largest body of fresh water in Israel , and the salt waterDead Sea , the lowest point on earth. The Jordan Valley is divided from north to south into the Hula Valley , the Kinneret Valley , theJordan Valley , the Dead Sea Valley
The rift was caused by seismic activity, and is part of the Afro-Syrian rift which extends from the Syrian-Turkish border to the
The hilly Golan region is east of the Jordan River . The Israeli Golan Heights are the end of a large basalt plain, mostly located in Syria Mt. Hermon Israel 2,224 meters above sea level.
Most of Israel Mt. Hermon 400 millimeters of rain fall annually, while in the desert regions, rainfall is less than 250 millimeters . Rainfall in the semi-arid region ranges between 300 and 400 millimeters . Although the rainy season lasts from October through May, most of the rain falls between December and February.
The hottest months of the dry season are July and August. During September-November and April-June, temperatures are comfortable and there is little rainfall, making for ideal beach going weather and pleasant hiking in the desert regions. Visitors to Israel Israel Eilat
Additional information and regular weather reports are available at the Israel Meteorological Service internet site or at 972 – 3 – 968 2121
Recorded weather reports: 972 – 3 - 5600 600
Email: ims@ims.gov.il
With little rainfall, the water in most of Israel Israel 's largest river is the 250-kilometer Jordan which runs from the Hula Valley south through the Kinneret to the Dead Sea . The Jordan
There are also a number of perennial rivers in the coastal plain, including the Taninim (crocodiles) and Yarkon Rivers Israel 's largest streams cut impressive canyons through theNegev landscape. The most prominent southern streams include Tse'elim, Tsin, Paran, Besor and Ha-Arava. In the winter months, there is a danger of flooding in the Negev streams.
Due to its location at a climatic and geographical crossroads,
The largest concentration of plant life can be found in the Mediterranean region, mostly in the forms of thicket and undergrowth. Much of Israel has been deforested by mankind, although there are a few impressive remnants of indigenous forest in the mountainous regions (for instance on Mt. Carmel and Mt. Meron in the Galilee ). In the desert regions, plant life is sparse, with a few enclaves of subtropical species such as at Ein Gedi and in the Jordan Valley
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WILDLIFE
Israel Israel has about 100 kinds of wild mammals, an impressive number in contrast to the 140 varieties of wild mammals living in all of Europe . Animals that originate in the cooler European region are found alongside mammals originating in desert regions of Arabia and Egypt with mammals that originate in Africa and in the Indian subcontinent. Although many Israeli mammals are rare or nocturnal, several are easily spotted including deer, ibex, hyrax and jackals. Among the country’s zoos are the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem , the Safari Park in Ramat Gan
About 510 species of birds have been spotted in
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