some did you knows.....about animals and plants

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 24 Dec 2003, 22:17

1.Poinsettia origanated in Mexico.
2.There's over 319 species of hummingbirds and they all live in the Americas.
3.The smallest bird in the world is the Bee Hummingbird, the size of it's name.
4.The Barn Owl has about 36 subspecies.

5.Black feathers are longer than white ones.
6.The term "bug" is often refered to a curtain types of insects.
7.There's about 2,600 genera of birds.

8.A prairie dog is in the same family as the squirrel.
9.The pigeon origanated from Europe; it is now known as the "Rock Dove"(Columbia livia).
10.Some fungal growth underground can be as large as the Blue Whale.
11.The world's largest animal is the Blue Whale.
12.The California Condor was one of the world's most endangered species.

here: http://arnica.csustan.edu/esrpp/condor.htm

Post by **Shane** » 24 Dec 2003, 23:44

Thanks Michelle,
Did you know...
Catfishes are found on every continent except Antarctica.
Catfishes species range from 1/2 inch (Scoloplax dicra) to 16 feet (Silurus glanis)
Catfishes range from living at an altitude of 14,000 feet to living in the sea.
There are over 30 families of catfishes (cichlid people, for all their talk, are still only dealing with a single family with a rather restricted range).
Catfishes practice nearly every means of reproduction known amongst freshwater fishes.
-Shane

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 25 Dec 2003, 00:25

13.Butterflies prbobaly got their name from flutterby.
14.Per square inch of people there's millions ants.

Fiskars the Whiskers · Post by **Fiskars the Whiskers** » 25 Dec 2003, 02:16

Just as a curious question, are there any sort of catfish in Alaska? What about British Columbia?

Post by **Shane** » 25 Dec 2003, 06:26

Fiskars,
There are planted spp. in Canada and maybe some in Alaska (I am not sure about it though). For all the cool things catfishes did, they never could cross the Rockies until humans took them over the mountains. This means that, besides Antarctica, only the western US/Canada is without any native catfish spp. Pretty weird if you ask me as they colonized South America west of the Andes. Maybe someone with a geology background could explain this better.
-Shane

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 25 Dec 2003, 18:20

are there any sort of catfish in Alaska

Probably the catfish that lives in the sea and starts with the letter G.

pleco_breeder · Post by **pleco_breeder** » 25 Dec 2003, 22:03

Hello,

A quick correction to the post regarding native catfish and a cute piece of trivia. Hawaii only has 3 native species. All 3 are migratory gobies. The remainder of their fish are all introduced.

Larry Vires

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 25 Dec 2003, 22:14

15.Hawaii always changes their state fish.

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 25 Dec 2003, 23:16

Shane wrote:Catfishes are found on every continent except Antarctica.

and before the big freeze-up they were even there!

Post by **Shane** » 26 Dec 2003, 02:06

Larry,
When did Hawaii become a continent?

-Shane

Fiskars the Whiskers · Post by **Fiskars the Whiskers** » 26 Dec 2003, 08:25

Okay, maybe it is because I am on some serious cold medicine right now and things are a little foggy, but what catfish lives in the sea and starts with the letter G that lives in Alaska?

Also, despite their not being catfish, the coolest fish around my part of town are rockfish!!! I love rockfish of any sort. They are cool-looking fish!!! Even my license plate says ROKFSH. I shoulda got CATFSH but I didn't have any fish then.

catfish_dude · Post by **catfish_dude** » 26 Dec 2003, 08:57

16 feet

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 26 Dec 2003, 17:10

I think I meant

Gafftopsail Catfish thats what I was talking about!

but what catfish lives in the sea and starts with the letter G

Post by **Rusty** » 26 Dec 2003, 17:31

You won't find Bagre anywhere near Alaska...

Rusty

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 26 Dec 2003, 18:02

then how come one was caught in Costa Rica?

plesner · Post by **plesner** » 26 Dec 2003, 18:17

then how come one was caught in Costa Rica?

It's found in the western Atlantic and parts of the Caribbean. That's not even close to Alaska.

Fiskars the Whiskers · Post by **Fiskars the Whiskers** » 26 Dec 2003, 18:32

It would be nice if Alaska was closer to Costa Rica. Maybe it'd be a wee bit warmer here and I could get some decent coffee.

Post by **Barbie** » 26 Dec 2003, 19:12

Ya know, when you look at most maps, Alaska is down south in open water, near Hawaii

Barbie

Fiskars the Whiskers · Post by **Fiskars the Whiskers** » 26 Dec 2003, 21:20

I know! That must really confuse people.

And we're the biggest state! But ask most people down south ("down south" is what we call any state under us because we're at the top!) and they'll say that Texas is the biggest state! HAH!

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 26 Dec 2003, 21:21

I have been to Costa Rica twice!

Fiskars the Whiskers · Post by **Fiskars the Whiskers** » 26 Dec 2003, 21:30

Next time you're in Costa Rica, pop on over here to Ketchikan and have some reindeer sausage and salmon! Mmmm...!

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 26 Dec 2003, 21:34

I rather be a vegetarian...

Post by **Barbie** » 26 Dec 2003, 22:44

Michelle the point that Fiskars is trying to make is that you REALLY need to look at a map of the whole world and get some perspective for where Alaska is actually located. It's nowhere near Costa Rica.

Barbie

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 27 Dec 2003, 00:33

yep, its more near Panama.

catfish_dude · Post by **catfish_dude** » 27 Dec 2003, 05:12

costa rica is next to panama

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 27 Dec 2003, 05:20

catfish_dude wrote:costa rica is next to panama

yeah here's a pic:

Fiskars the Whiskers · Post by **Fiskars the Whiskers** » 27 Dec 2003, 05:33

No ill feelings, Michelle!

Maps *do* always put us in a weird place. My island is right off the coast of British Columbia and about 630 miles away from Seattle. My boyfriend has had people ask him if we are off the coast of California (which is REALLY bizarre!!!).

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 27 Dec 2003, 09:55

michelle56 wrote:Fishmadness!! I hate that place, the people are so rude!

Hey, Michelle, what have you got against fishmadness.com?

Jools

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 27 Dec 2003, 18:21

We had to Ban michelle56 from our site due to unauthorised photo usage with complaints from the owners and preaching her religious beliefs to our members and downsizing them. I think you understand our reasons Jools.

Graeme.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 27 Dec 2003, 18:23

Graeme wrote:We had to Ban michelle56 from our site due to unauthorised photo usage with complaints from the owners and preaching her religious beliefs to our members and downsizing them. I think you understand our reasons Jools.

Graeme.

Indeed, anything in their forum rules about trivial posts?

Jools