Catalogue of Organisms

Diatoms are one of the most prominent groups of micro-algae in aquatic environments, perhaps more abundant than any other major group of aqu...

Ammonites are among the iconic fossils of the Mesozoic. These shelled cephalopods dominated the oceans during their heyday and diversified i...

The chalcidoid wasps are truly a remarkable array: tiny wonders coming in a bewildering variety of forms. For this post, I'm looking at ...

The holometabolous insects—that is, the clade containing most insects with a complex life cycle including differentiated larval and pupal st...

Water mites of the clade Hydrachnidiae are one of the few groups of arachnids that have not only adopted an aquatic lifestyle but have thriv...

Central and South America are home to a remarkable diversity of frogs, coming in nearly all the shapes and sizes a frog can possibly come in...

Carrots are one of the staple vegetables in this part of the world as well as in a great many others. Indeed, Wikipedia informs us that abou...