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  Dead leaf butterfly If you think that it's just a dead leaf lying on a stone, then I am sorry but you are wrong! It's not a dead leaf but an amazing butterfly specie s popularly known as the Dead leaf butterfly, and you surely know the reason behind it. The perfect combination of visible markings, irregular patterns, darkened veins and the shades of brown, yellow, black, brown and buff, gives it a perfect look of a dried leaf! The dead leaf butterfly is scientifically known as Kallima inachus. It's found in India, Japan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Pakistan and Southern China. The other names of this incredible butterfly specie are the orange oakleaf and the Indian oakleaf butterfly. Don't you think it shows the best example of what known as a wonderful phenomenon,  camouflage? The tiny creature brilliantly fools its predators by attaining a static pose with closed wings and resembles a dead leaf so that they can't find them! The common pre...

 Neelakurinji As their are so many varieties of amazing and  unique flowers  all around the world that one can't stop wondering and exploring about them.  So, here we are going to check out some interesting facts about a wonderful variety of blossoms!  Have you ever watched these blue blossoms during your vacations in the parts of South India? These are Neelakurinji flowers, as known in the local language of Tamil people. The flowers are known as Neelakurinji because of their appearance where 'Neela' means blue and 'kurinji' means flower. The scientific name of this flower is Strobilanthes kunthiana, also known as Kurinji by the Tamilians. It is a shrub with a height of 30-60 cm, which mainly grows in the Shola forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala. These blue flowers are also found in some regions of Eastern Ghats - ldduki district, Palakkad, Karnataka, Agali hills and Sanduru Hills in Bellary. There are about 33 varieties of Kurinji flower in Ooty, the Queen...

  Miracle Berry                           Miracle berries The first thing that might probably strike in your mind after reading the name ' miracle berry ' is tha t why is it called so? What's the reason behind using the word 'miracle', for these dazzling red berries? Let's check out some points to know the reason! • Miracle berries are produced from a plant known as Synsepalum dulcificum, native in West Africa. • It's a shrub which grows to a range of 1.8 to 4.5 m with white flowers and the berries are clustered at the end of the branches. • The plant requires a warm, humid, frost-free environment for healthy growth. • Each berry contains a seed which are like coffee beans in respect to their size. Dazzling red berries • It's also known as miracle fruit, miraculous berry, flavour berry or sweet berry. So, let's break the suspense behind its name: The berry when eaten, causes sour food like lemon, lime, etc subsequentl...

  Bialbero di Casorzo Bialbero di Casorzo is an unusual tree that is situated in the town of Grana, Italy, on the hills of Monferrato between Asti and Casale Monferrato.  It is also called as doubletree by the people. So, let's find out the reason, why it is called so?  It's seen many times that the same tree specie grows on another tree but, here, in this case, it's a cherry tree grown on a mulberry tree.  This amazing and unique tree combination makes it a tourist attraction in Italy!  The cause of this wonder is however not yet known but it's estimated that probably a flying bird might have dropped a cherry seed on the top of the mulberry tree.  The seed might have grown roots and reached to the soil by passing through the hollow trunk of the mulberry.  The people say that the mulberry tree is here from about 100 years but the cherry tree is known to be around 25 years old.    The cherry tree is on the top of the mulberry, however, it's ...

  Rainbow Eucalyptus When we talk about trees then flowers, fruits and leaves are the most colourful parts which we think about for any plant species. But do you know, that there exists a tree which has a multicoloured trunk, that looks like a stunning natural art piece!   So, here, let's talk about the tree specie which is recognised by its peculiar trunk - the  Rainbow Eucalyptus. The main food source for Koalas, the Eucalyptus trees are mostly known for their fragrant leaves.                     Koala eating Eucalyptus leaves There are over 400 different species of eucalyptus. Here,  Eucalyptus deglupta is  the Eucalyptus specie which we are going to talk about. Just imagine you are walking in a garden and suddenly you noticed a fine natural art piece on the bark of a tree. •Eucalyptus deglupta is commonly  known as Rainbow eucalyptus,Mindanao gum and Rainbow gum. • David Lorence, Director of Scien...

  Quirky flowers to admire... Flowers are always there to amaze us whether it comes to fragrances, varieties in colours, shapes, sizes or something else. There are many amazing species like the one known as the most  fragrant flower , or the most  ugliest flower  or if you search about the most  rarest flower  in the world. All such kind of blossoms are unique in themselves. However, there are so many species in the world which are considered as the most unique flowers because of their distinctive properties that the list goes on. So, here is a list of some of them, check them out! 7. Lobster Claws Lobster Claws are also called as hanging lobster claws, false birds of paradise or parrot flowers because of their bracts which look like beaks. The attractive colourful parts of the plant which we think as flowers are modified leaves. These leaves are called bracts and they contain the real small flowers inside them. Lobster claws are native to South America and...

  Astonishing Butterflies Dead Leaf Butterfly These are also known as Indian leaf Butterfly, native to tropical forest across Asia.  The irregular patterns and veins on the wings make resemblance with a dead leaf 🌿.  Their resemblance with dead leaf help them to easily hide from predators However on the top of its wings showcase several colours- blue, dark brown, white  and orange. Atlas Moth It's the largest moth in the world found in the forests of Asia, in terms of wing surface area 'Atlas' name is mainly given because of map-like patterns found on its wings. The tips of its wings look similar to the head of a deadly cobra 🐍. When threatened, it slowly flaps its wings to imitate snakehead and neck movements to scare the predators. By the way, they don't have a mouth so they are not dangerous 😉. Marbled White This specie is found in grasslands in Britain. It's black and white markings distinguish it from all other species in Britain.  It shows a preferenc...