(Encyclopedia) bettabettabĕtˈə [key] or fighting fish, small, freshwater fish of the genus Betta, found in Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. Best known is the Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens.…
WHAT FEATURES DO MOLLUSKS HAVE IN COMMON? HOW DO MOLLUSKS FEED? HOW DO MOLLUSKS REPRODUCE? MOLLUSK CLASSIFICATIONSHELLSFIND OUT MORESoft-bodied invertebrates, mollusks include slugs, snails,…
POISONOUS FANGSKOMODO DRAGONCLASS: REPTILIAFIND OUT MOREReptiles are ectothermic (cold-blooded) animals. They cannot generate their own body heat and many bask in the sun to get warm. Tough…
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(Encyclopedia) octopus, cephalopod mollusk having no shell, eight muscular arms or tentacles, a pouch-shaped body, and two large, highly developed eyes. The prey (crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish…
(Encyclopedia) brine shrimp, common name for a primitive crustacean that seldom reaches more than 1&fslsh;2 in. (1.3 cm) in length and is commonly used for fish food in aquariums. Brine shrimp,…
(Encyclopedia) tapeworm, name for the parasitic flatworms forming the class Cestoda. All tapeworms spend the adult phase of their lives as parasites in the gut of a vertebrate animal (called the…
WHY WERE MANY DINOSAURS SO BIG? HOW MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF DINOSAUR WERE THERE? HOW WERE DINOSAURS DIFFERENT FROM REPTILES TODAY? PTEROSAURSICHTHYOSAURSFIND OUT MOREThis group of land-living…
Seuss on Stage
The Cat in the Hat is back on stage and in a national memorial by David Johnson
This article first appeared February 22, 2001
After more than 40 years as a…
