Which Plants Stink?
Some plants attract insect pollinators in an unusual way. Instead of smelling sweetly of scent, they stink like rotting meat. This attracts pollinating flies. One of the best known stinking flowers is that of the Malayan plant Raffles.
Who Discovered The Mississippi River?
One of the many who went on a vain search for El Dorado was a Spaniard, Hernando De Soto.
Why Are Insects Necessary To Plants?
Insects are useful to plants because they carry pollen from one flower to another. This kind of pollination produces the strongest plants. Transferring pollen from an anther to a stigma m the same flower is called self-pollination.
Which Is The Largest Snake In The World?
There are more than 2,000 different kinds of snakes. There are some wrong ideas about them and one of these is that they are huge, terrifying snakes 18 and 21 metres long! In fact, snake never grows to quite that length, though some are certainly big enough.
Why Is Asbestos Useful To Us?
Asbestos is fire and heat-resistant so it is very useful for us. It has many important uses. Industry workers in factories who have to face the risk of fire wear complete outfits and helmets made of asbestos. It can resist 1,650 centigrade temperature.
