May 23rd, 2012 
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Nudibranchs are marine molluscs renowned for their flamboyant colour patterns. They have evolved to the point where they no longer need the passive defence of a shell, instead opting for special chemical secreting glands or recycled stinging cells to keep their soft bodies intact. Nudibranchs have bright, colourful bodies that not only advertise their toxicity [...]
March 27th, 2012 srmodh 610 viewsMalaysia post issued a set of stamps and a souvenir sheet of underwater life featuring Thorny Seahorse, Robust Ghostpipefish, Green Sea Turtle, Leopard Moray Eel, MandarinFish, Blue Sea Star and Red-spotted Coral Crab. The seas and oceans around Malaysia are home to thousands of different species that live together. The huge variety of animals that [...]
March 27th, 2012 srmodh 438 viewsThe Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) is found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. It is also found on islands in the West Indies. In flight, this bird looks like a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is mostly a sooty dark [...]
March 21st, 2012 srmodh 581 viewsThe dairy industry is one of our major rural industries, ranking behind only beef and wheat. While all states and territories have dairy industries, most production occurs in the more temperate south-east areas of the country, and includes milk, yoghurts and a wide variety of cheese types. The most common dairy cow breeds are the [...]
March 21st, 2012 srmodh 570 viewsLithuania post issued new postage stamps featuring the endangered spiders included into the Red List of Lithuania. The stamps features The Fen Raft Spider and The Ladybird Spider. The Fen Raft Spider (Dolomedes plantarius) belonging to the Family Pisauridae lives around the margins of waterbodies, in peatlands and swampy forests. They vigorously glide over the [...]
March 16th, 2012 srmodh 511 views
Australia post issued a set of stamps featuring four water birds of Australia viz. Radjah Shelduck, Pink-eared Duck, Australian Shelduck and Plumed Whistling-Duck The Radjah Shelduck is a distinctive bird, with its white head, neck, underbelly and eye, and its rich chestnut neck band and back. It is sensitive to human incursions into its habitat, [...]
World Stamp Competition nicknamed "INDONESIA 2012" will be held from 18 to 24 June 2012 at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta.
Australia is hosting an International Stamp Exhibition, AUSTRALIA 2013 in Melbourne, from 10 - 15 May 2013 at the Exhibition Buildings, Carlton, Melbourne.
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