Bird-of-Paradise

Fun Facts About Birds Of Paradise:      Amazing Facts about the Bird of Paradise Plant Species. The scientific name of this plant is Strelitzia, pronounced STRE-lit-see-a.The plant was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. She was of the House of Mecklenburg – Strelitzia.The Bird of Paradise, as it is commonly known, is a tropical herb. It has large oval leaves...

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Centipede

CENTIPEDE: Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, "hundred", and pes, pedere, "foot") are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda. They are elongated metameric creatures with one pair of legs per body segment. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs from under 20 to over 300. Centipedes have an odd number of pairs of legs, e.g. 15 or 17 pairs...

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