Ground antbirds are tropical birds belonging to the family Formicariidae. They follow army ants and feed on insects, frogs, and lizards disturbed by the ants. They are native to South America.
Read More »What are gigantes?
In Greek mythology, the gigantes were a race of giants, children of Gaia or Gaea (Earth Mother) who was fertilized by the blood of Uranus when Cronus castrated him. The primordial Gigantes rose up in arms against the Olympians to end the reign of the Olympian gods but were defeated and buried beneath the Earth, where their writhing is supposed …
Read More »What are fossil fuels?
About 97 per cent of the energy we use in our homes and factories is generated from coal, oil and natural gas, which are called fossil fuels. These were fall formed from organic (once-living) matter. Coal consist of the remains of land plants, while oil and gas were formed from the remains of tiny plant and animals which lived in …
Read More »What are floaters?
Floaters can be any of these things: Musca volitans: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humour and lens of the eye; a debt instrument with variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate; a vagrant with no established residence or visible means of support; an employee who is reassigned from job to job …
Read More »What are flatfish?
Flatfish is a name given to a family of fishes which includes turbot, halibut, plaice and flounders. The flat fish have a very interesting feature which sets them apart from other fish. They have both eyes on one side of their heads. They are not born like this, but develop this feature soon after they are born. Why? Well, as …
Read More »What are fish scales?
Scales are the remnants of the bony armour which enveloped the very earliest fish. Fish have scales as a protective coating for the skin. In fact, not all fish have them. But we usually think of a fish as a cold-blooded, aquatic animal that swims by means of fins, breathes by means of gills, and is covered with scales. Scales …
Read More »What are crop circles?
Crop circles are patterns that appear in fields. The pattern is created when certain areas of the crops are tamped down, but others are left intact. The edge is so clean that it looks like it was created with a machine. Even though the stalks are bent, they are not damaged. Most of the time, the crop continues to grow …
Read More »What are copepods?
Copepods are another group of small crustaceans which live in the sea. They are better swimmers than the freshwater water fleas and use their legs as well as their antennae to propel themselves through the water. Copepods drift in enormous numbers in the upper levels of the sea. Together with other minute creatures they form plankton on which all other …
Read More »What are consumer and capital goods?
In industry, people talk of two kinds of manufactured goods. First, consumer goods, such as clothes and washing machines, which are bought by people. Second, capital goods, including machinery and tractors, which are bought by firms and used to produce other goods.
Read More »What are BTL advertisements?
Below-the-line (BTL) ads refer to a marketing technique in which nonconventional, non-media route is taken to promote a product or service. Usually, it has a limited target group. It includes promoting through e-mail, SMSes, ringtones, direct mail, MMS, freebies, quizzes, interactive sessions, etc. It is different from above-the-line (ATL) ads which take the route of TV, radio, cinema, banners, or …
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