They are the largest laboratories ever built by man. From the outside, they look like large tunnels, which can be straight or ring-shaped and can be several kilometers long. Inside them, the particles that make up atoms – such as…
Datasheet for a frog Latin name: Megophrys nasuta Origin: Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Indonesia, Thailand) Size (in cm: 10-16cm behavior/stocking Lining: Live food (snails, insects, spiders, beetles, worms, mice) Behave: quiet Life expectancy: about 8 years Groups vs. individual…
In general, methods that use hormones to prevent ovulation – and therefore pregnancy – are considered the most reliable. The contraceptive pill, for example, is more than 99% effective when taken correctly. The vaginal ring and the transdermal patch, which…
Data sheet emerald armored catfish German name: Emerald armored catfish Scientific name: Brochis splendens Origin: South America Size: Body length up to 9 cm Aquarium Length: Length from 80 cm width Contents: from 100 liters water values Temperature: 22°-28° C…
»> It’s simple: just look at the plastron, the underside of the carapace, what would be the animal’s belly. “Male tortoises have this deeply concave part of their shell to fit the female’s when mating,” says biologist William Matiazzi, from…
Data sheet Rotala wallichii German name: Fine-leaved Rotala Scientific name: Rotala wallichii Attitude: bright, nutrient-rich aquariums Size: up to 40cm Temperature: 18 – 28°C pH: 5 – 7 GH: 6 – 14°dH CH: ~12°dH propagation: cuttings Look © Rudi Schmid…
– (Anthony Mazza/) Reader Question Pedro Saliba, Sao Paulo, SPIllustrates Anthony MazzaEdition Felipe van Deursen It is a theory that says that all people are connected by a small number in connections. The origin is not scientific, but literary: it…
Data sheet tree python Latin name: Morelia viridis Origin: New Guinea, Indonesia, Northern Australia Size: 150 to 200 cm Behave Behave: diurnal and nocturnal; prefers to stay in tall trees Lining: lizards, birds, insects, mice, rats Groups vs. individual housing:…
»> To eliminate foreign substances from the airways and lungs. A cough is a noisy expulsion of air through the mouth caused by a sudden contraction of the diaphragm. It defends the breath from the aggression of microbes, flu infections,…
© Mirko Rosenau – Fotolia Food for killifish Killifish are not often commercially available. Usually only a few known species are available. Many killifish require live food, they like to jump and they are not necessarily suitable for community tanks.…