The Acrostichum aureus fern is three to eight feet long. It is found from Florida to Brazil and in other…
The common name of butomus umbellatus is Flowering Rush. Flowering Rush is an aquatic plant. The flowers…
The Great Crested Grebe (Lophæthyia cristata) is a fresh-water, migratory, diving bird of the family…
Hesperornis is an extinct genus of flightless aquatic birds that lived during the Santonian to Campanian…
"Longitudinal section of a Hydra; b, bud which will form a young one; ba, base by…
Juncus acutiflorus belongs to a genus of grass-like herbs (Juncus) that grow in boggy places.
Juncus glaucus belongs to a genus of grass-like herbs (Juncus) that grow in boggy places.
Laminaria saccharina belongs to the group Laminariæ, a group of algæ belonging to the Phæosporeæ,…
Lattice Leaf is the popular name of a water plant, 'Aponogeton jenestralis', belonging to the order…
A raft which is inflatable used in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is…
Manatees are large, fully aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. The name manatí…
"In the newt a tail is superadded to the extremities, the tail and the extremities both acting in swimming."—Pettigrew,…
"The Little Penguin, adapted exclusively for swimming and diving. In this quaint bird the wing forms…