A spider’s web is made of liquid secreted from its abdomen. It solidifies into fine threads after coming into contact with air. Some threads are sticky, others are soft. The sticky threads are meant for trapping prey. Funny Logics Much in the same way as Bill Gates creates his. By choosing a suitable website.
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कूबर पेडीः दुनिया बहुत बड़ी और रंगीन है, जहां बहुत तरह के लोग अपने अपने अंदाज और तौर-तरीकों से रहते हैं। दक्षिणी ऑस्ट्रेलिया में कूबर पेडी नाम का एक छोटा सा गांव हैं। इस गांव की खासियत यह है कि यहां ज्यादातर लोग जमीनों के नीचे अंडरग्राऊंड होकर रहते हैं। यहां ओपल की कई खदानें हैं। अकेले कूबर पेडी में …
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एक बार स्वामी विवेकानंद के आश्रम में एक व्यक्ति आया जो देखने में बहुत दुखी लग रहा था। वह व्यक्ति आते ही स्वामी जी के चरणों में गिर पड़ा और बोला कि महाराज मैं अपने जीवन से बहुत दुखी हूं, मैं अपने दैनिक जीवन में बहुत मेहनत करता हूं, काफी लगन से भी काम करता हूं लेकिन कभी भी सफल …
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जयपुर आने वाले हर सैलानी का हवा महल देखना मुख्य आकर्षण होता है। प्रसिद्ध हवामहल पिंक सिटी के अन्दर ही बना हुआ है। पिंक सिटी अर्थात् पुराना जयपुर वर्तमान जयपुर के ईशान कोण वाले भाग में स्थित है। गुलाबी बलुआ पत्थरों से निर्मित पांच तलों वाला यह महल देखने में काफी कुछ पिरामिड जैसा लगता है, जिसमें क्रास वेटिंलेशन के …
Read More »If monkeys have evolved into human beings, then how are some monkeys still around?
The theory is not entirely acceptable. Some feel that homo sapiens (our ancestors) and monkeys have both evolved from a common stock called anthropoid mammals. The monkeys diverted from this evolution some 2.3 million years ago, while modern human beings came through the homo habilis, homo erectus and homo sapiens route and transformed into the present form. Funny Logics Because …
Read More »What is the difference between virus and fungi?
Virus is a Latin word meaning poison. Viruses are non-cellular ultramicroscopic, particles of protein and nucleic acids. They grow and reproduce naturally in the living cells of more complex organisms where they may cause disease. Virus has a variety of shapes, sizes and complexities. Several viruses infect plant other than bacteria and blue-green algae. A large number of them infect …
Read More »What is the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?
According to the biological classification of animals, reptiles of Chelonia order are turtles. They are found in most parts of the world and can be marine or non-marine. Their length ranges from less than ten centimeters to more than 2m. They feed on soft plant material or small animal or both. Turtles of a particular family. Testudinidae are known as …
Read More »How do butterflies grow wings when caterpillars don’t have them?
Butterflies and caterpillars are different forms of the same insect. In the process of metamorphosis, the egg hatch to form a larva or a caterpillar. This is the feeding stage, in which the larva feeds and grows. At some stage, it undergoes another phase – the pupa, which is the non-feeding stage. At this stage the insect starts changing its …
Read More »What is the mother of pearl?
Pearl is the only gem to come from a living being (Oyster). An Oyster lives for about 30 years. It takes about 10 years to form a pearl. The creature secrets a microscopic element called the nicker. The secretion of nicker forms layer over layer and becomes a pearl. This nicker is called the mother of pearl. It is also …
Read More »Why do leaves of a touch me not plant fold up when touched?
A touch me not plant has compound leaves with a slightly swollen structure at the base called pulvinus. The lower half of this is compound of thin walled cells with large inter-cellular spaces and the upper half are thick walled without any inter cellular spaces. When the leaves of the plant are touched, the upper turgid cells put pressure on …
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