We, as humans, are multicellular organisms. If a sliver of skin was removed from your arm right now and placed under a powerful microscope, a number of cells would be seen. It would make for an interesting view. However, there are some creatures here on this planet that are unicellular. Unicel
There’s a fungus among us! Or, to be more formal, there are many fungi within our vicinity! Fungi are as much a part of our everyday life as the air we breathe. One of the most common and recognizable types of fungi are mushrooms. Some of these are edible and others can do us great [&h
Virus is the infectious micro-organism that possesses malicious properties of affecting human body. These microscopic organisms spread easily everywhere, usually from person-to-person or due to exposure to body fluids, such as blood, sweat, mucous or saliva. The diseases caused by the viruses are al
Children are taught to fear germs, and as a result, many people grow up with a poor understanding of microorganisms. Most people do not realize that most microscopic organisms are not pathogenic and that they are an important part of the food chain. Without so-called “good bacteria”, there w
An epidemic is a period of higher than normal incidence of an infectious disease. The number of cases does not need to be enormous, just higher than normal, for it to be considered an epidemic; diseases such as rhinovirus (the common cold) are not considered epidemic diseases even when they infect
Think about all the living things in your environment. You are probably thinking about plant and animal species, and perhaps also some fungi, like mushrooms and toadstools. Actually, the great majority of living things on planet Earth are microscopic organisms, like bacteria and amoebas. Most of
August 19,2015
Unwanted Insects, natural fly repellent ideas for Kids
Are you afraid of that cockroach that sneaks out from under your bed or from the kitchen closet and flies straight to you? Do you hate being bit by those buzzing mosquitoes? Those unhygienic houseflies keep troubling you when you sit for a snack in the open, right? We are simple surrounded by numero
There are numerous types of spiders all around us. Arachnids are nothing but a class of spiders, mites, ticks, harvestmen and their related species which also includes scorpions. Arachnids are eight legged insects that do not have antennae. The arachnids have their bodies separated into two sections
Be it any season, our houses are always under the attack of ants and termites. Flying ants and termites are considered to belong to the group of Alates by Entomologists, the researchers on ants. The alate is considered to be the matured stage in the lifecycle of any winged ant or termite. At an imma
All animals grow out from a rudimentary stage to a functional adult. The whole process takes a definite time and marks a lot of biological changes. These changes happens installment wise. There will be certain periods in the due course that will have a stationary phase. Those phases are named differ