Vector generated image of Proboscis Monkey -Nasosus Machedonus (Nasalis larvatus) opening its mouth:Proboscis monkey (a primate found only in Borneo). With its huge pendulous nose, a characteristic pot belly and strange honking sounds,There is only one species of the proboscis monkey, Nasalis...

Painting of Black-tailed prairie dog ( Cynomys ludovicianus):is a rodent of the family sciuridae found in the Great Plains of North America from about the USA-Canada border to the USA-Mexico borderIt diggs large burrows.Black-tailed prairie dogs live in complex communities, called...

Painting of Gray climbing mouse (Dendromus melanotis):Widely distributed in suitable habitats in Central Africa, from Guinea in the west to Ethiopia in the east and as far south as South Africa. Some other Dendromus species have very restricted ranges.In general, found in a wide variety of...

Painting of Palestine mole rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi):Found along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea from Libya, through Egypt, Palestine, and Syria.Prefer to occupy areas with sandy or loamy soils and are found in a variety of habitats. They do not occur in desert areas. They spend most of...

Painting of Cerrado rat (Caterodon sulcidens):Found in the central uplands of Brazil.Cerrado vegetation (a grassland with sparse trees and seasonal rains that looks a lot like the African savanna).This species digs a shallow burrow in soil between pockets of dense vegetation, and lines this...

Painting of Large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis), DISTRIBUTION Found in Myanmar, Thailand, throughout Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra. HABITAT Live in bamboo forests at elevations between 3,937–13,123 ft (1,200–4,000 m). They spend much of their lives in their underground...

3D render image of Bell Jar:A bell jar is a piece of laboratory glassware similar in shape to a bell. A bell jar is placed on a base which is vented to a hose fitting, which can be connected via a hose to a vacuum pump. By pumping the air out of the bell jar, a vacuum is formed. Bell jars are...

Painting of Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa),DISTRIBUTION South America in the Amazon River basin. HABITAT Freshwaters. Benthic, burrows in sandy bottoms.FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET An obligate parasite that in captivity refuses any kind of food. However, it attacks a living fish by entering the gill...

Painting of Cochlea:The cochlea is the auditory portion of the inner ear. Its core component is the Organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing, which is distributed along the partition separating fluid chambers in the coiled tapered tube of the cochlea.

Vector generated Image of A Bourdon gauge uses a coiled tube, which, as it expands due to pressure increase causes a rotation of an arm connected to the tube. In 1849 the Bourdon tube pressure gauge was patented in France by Eugene Bourdon. The pressure sensing element is a closed coiled tube...

Vector generated Image of Balst Furnace:A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce metals, generally iron. In a blast furnace, fuel and ore are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air (sometimes with oxygen enrichment) is blown into the...

Vector generated Image of Wilson's Cloud Chamber:The cloud chamber, also known as the Wilson chamber, is used for detecting particles of ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, a cloud chamber is a sealed environment containing a supercooled, supersaturated water or alcohol vapour. When...

Vector generated Image of Balst Furnace:A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce metals, generally iron. In a blast furnace, fuel and ore are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air (sometimes with oxygen enrichment) is blown into the...

Painting of Rhight Atrium:The right atrium (in older texts termed the "right auricle") is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right...

Painting of Right Ventricle:The right ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium via the tricuspid valve, and pumps it into the pulmonary artery via the pulmonary valve and pulmonary trunk. It is...

Painting of Left atrium:The left atrium is one of the four chambers in the human heart. It receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins, and pumps it into the left ventricle, via the atrioventricular valve.

Painting of Left ventricle:The left ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium via the mitral valve, and pumps it into the aorta via the aortic valve.

Vector generated image of Field Cricket,Crickets are familiar members of the insect order Orthoptera, which also includes the grasshoppers and katydids. Members of this order all have large hind legs modified for jumping. Crickets become very noticeable in the autumn. As the days shorten and...

Painting of Giant Australian termite(Mastotermes darwiniensis) DISTRIBUTION Once cosmopolitan (as indicated by fossils), now confined to tropical northern Australia and nearby islands. HABITAT Xylophagous and subterranean, feeds on logs, dead standing trees, and surface wood. Also known to girdle...

Vector image of Cellist-- person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra. It is the second largest bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, the double bass being the...

Painting of Ants home:An ant colony is an underground lair where ants live. Colonies consist of a series of underground chambers, connected to each other and the surface of the earth by small tunnels. There are rooms for nurseries, food storage, and mating. The colony is built and maintained by...

Painting of Right atrium:The right atrium (in older texts termed the "right auricle") is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right...

Painting of Dentin layer of teeth :Primary dentin, the most prominent dentin in the tooth, lies between the enamel and the pulp chamber. The outer layer closest to enamel is known as mantle dentin. This layer is unique to the rest of primary dentin. Mantle dentin is formed by newly differentiated...

Vector Generated Image of Sketch shows Conjugation in Spirogyra:Spirogyra lacks a motile variant at all stages of its life history; ie, no motile gametes (ova or sperm), no zoospores etc. Sexual reproduction is by a process called conjugation. Although it is not possible to distinguish them...

Vector Generated Image of Sketch shows Conjugation in Spirogyra:Spirogyra lacks a motile variant at all stages of its life history; ie, no motile gametes (ova or sperm), no zoospores etc. Sexual reproduction is by a process called conjugation.Although it is not possible to distinguish them...