Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The Terrible Venomous Creature


We should be thankful if any creature of this list are far away from us.They are all small,not so strong like tiger or bear,but they can cause more trouble even in a single strike.It's true that there are more venomous venom out there like deathstalker scorpion,king cobra,but this is the top 5 dangerous and deadly venomous creature.


Box Jellyfish

The box jellyfish or sea wasp has deadly venom. They’re not technically jellyfish, though they look a lot like jellyfish, but they are arguably the most venomous creature in the world. Tiny nematocysts on the animal’s tentacles contain the powerful venom and stick to their victims.

Of all the creatures on this list that could sting me,but I would fear this one the most. Its venom is so painful that there are several reports of people who passed out from the pain but kept screaming long after losing consciousness. They also kill more people per year, mostly in Australia, than any other animal on this list. Since records started being kept in 1884, it’s killed more than 5500 people.

If you’re ever stung by one of these jellyfish, you’ll probably not be able to remember any tips. Here are a few anyway. Vinegar, due to its acetic acid content, will prevent any more venom from releasing into the bloodstream and should be applied to affected areas and any remaining tentacles immediately.

If you can make it to the shore, not always a given when stung by one of these creatures, you might make it as there is an antivenom. Probably the best thing you can do to avoid stings, besides not swimming in box jellyfish infested waters of course, is to wear pantyhose. Seriously. A thin layer of nylon, such as pantyhose, will prevent the stingers from attaching to your skin and hurting like the dickens.

Some men would think it girly to wear pantyhose at the beach, but for the sake of safety it's worth it.



Inland Taipan


The inland taipan’s nastiness can probably be inferred by its other name, the fierce snake. It’s the most poisonous snake in the world, with a single bite containing enough venom to kill up to 100 adults. Not only is it deadly, but it’s a quick killer too. It can kill you in less than 45 minutes. Fortunately for you, I doubt you spend too much time wandering the deserts of central Australia. Even more fortunately, there are no actual documented human fatalities. 

The snake is particularly timid, won’t bite if left alone, and there’s an antivenom. So wander around the Australian deserts with confidence, secure in the knowledge that only several dozen other animals might kill you.



 Stonefish


The stonefish is officially considered the most venomous fish in the world. It takes its name from the fact that, well, it looks like a stone. It can blend in well in the shallow tropical waters it inhabits, mostly in the Indian and Pacific oceans.

The nasty part of the stonefish is on its dorsal fins. There is where you’ll find a row of spines filled with a toxic venom. If you have the bad luck to get stuck with one of those fins, you’ll find yourself in a world of hurt. The venom hurts so much that some people who’ve been stung have wanted the limb amputated. It can cause shock, paralysis, tissue death, and even fatalities if not treated within a few hours.

Probably stonefishes are proud for title as the most venomous fish in the world, but they definitely never win a beauty contest.



Blue-Ringed Octopi

There are three species of the blue-ringed octopus, all of which live in the Pacific. They’re all small, beautifully colored octopi, and they’re all some of the most venomous animals in the world.

The octopus usually stays camouflaged, waiting to prey on its preferred dinner of small crabs and shrimp.

Provoke it though, and it’ll quickly turn yellow and show off its bright blue markings. Then it will sting you and you’ll die. Okay, you might not die, but the tiny octopus carries enough venom to kill 26 adults in its body. The most dangerous effect of its venom is respiratory failure. If you’re stung by the octopus, you’re probably going to need rescue breathing until you can start to breathe on your own, which might not be for several hours. Nasty stuff. 



Brazilian Wandering Spider
 


The Brazilian wandering spider is the most toxic spider in the world, more than earning its Greek name of murderess. This spider is really creepy for several reasons. One, it’s fierce. This is not some wimpy spider that will run away at the first sign of a human, allowing careless hikers to escape a painful death without even knowing they’re in danger. No, these spiders will attack anyone and anything they see as threatening. They’re both deadly and aggressive. Second, they’re not incredibly easy to avoid. They get the “wandering” part of their name from the fact that they roam around, rather than live in a particular web or tree.

In densely populated areas, you can imagine how many people get bitten by an aggressive spider that wanders all over the place. They’re responsible for more cases of venom intoxication in Brazil than any other animals.

Thankfully, even if the spider bites you it might not inject venom. Only about a third of its victims receive venomous bites. But if you do get any venom, you’re really going to regret it. It’s reportedly one of the most painful venoms in existence, thanks in large part to a high concentration of serotonin in the venom.

While the venom is potentially fatal, the worst thing the Brazilian spider can cause would probably only make you die of embarrassment. The venom can cause priapism, an erection that won’t go away and might actually cause impotence. There is an antidote to the venom, but since it is so fast acting you’d better be carrying it on you if you’re out in the South American jungle. You’re not getting to a hospital in time.





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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Fastest Land Animal


Don't ever deal with these beasts.When they mad at you,run is not the way out.Ok here are the list :


Cheetah; 70 – 75 mph


clip_image001The cheetah holds the distinction of being the world's fastest land animal. Cheetahs can sprint at speeds in excess of 62 mph for short periods of time. After just 10 to 20 seconds, the amount of heat generated by such exertion is too much for the cheetah to handle and their sprint fizzles to a standstill. Cheetahs depend on their speed to survive, for without their speed they would go hungry. Their prey includes Thompson's gazelles, young wildebeest, impala, and hares—all fast and agile animals themselves.

Cheetahs are superbly adapted for speed. They have extremely flexible spines that allow them to stretch their body in order to take long strides. Cheetahs have a long tail that serves as a balance when running, allowing them to change direction efficiently when moving at top speed. Cheetahs are unique among cats in that they are the only species that lacks fully-retractable claws. Since the claws of cheetahs remain extended at all times, they enjoy better traction while running.

Cheetahs have golden to cream colored coats with black spots. They have distinct tear stripes that run from inner and outer corners of their eyes down their muzzle. The underside of their face, neck, and belly is of a lighter golden color than the fur on their back and flanks. The cheetah's tail is dappled with black spots at its base and these spots gradually merge towards the end of its tail to become black rings.

Don't confuse about cheetah,leopard and jaguar.At glance they are similar,but based on an ability,they are different where leopard and jaguar are stronger but slower than cheetah.Physically,cheetah has smaller dots surrounding their body while leopard has bigger dots with slightly different in shape and jaguar has even bigger circle-like than leopard.






Pronghorn Antelope; 43 - 61 mph (With speeds sustainable for improver durations than a cheetah's sprint. Note variation in speeds between the antelope)


clip_image003Pronghorns are deer-like mammals that have light-brown fur on their body, a white belly, a white rump, and black markings on their face and neck. Their head and eyes are large and they have a stout body. Males have dark brownish-black horns with anterior prongs. Females have similar horns except that they lack prongs. The forked shape horns of the male pronghorn is unique, no other animal is known to have forked horns. Horns in both sexes grown on top of horn cores—bumps covered in dense white hair. Pronghorns shed their horns each year and re-grow them from the tip of horn core.

Pronghorns are even-toed hoofed mammals. They are the fastest land mammal in North America, able to reach sprints of up to 86 km/hour. Male pronghorns are referred to as bucks, female pronghorn are called does, and young are referred to as fawns.

Pronghorns have very large eyes, in fact, the eyes of a pronghorn are larger than those of an elephant. Their eyes are very dark, an adaptation that enables them to deal with bright sunshine in summer and blinding-white snow in winter that are both characteristic to the plains habitat in which they live.




 Lioness/Lion; 40 mph/ 50 mph respectively (short bursts)


clip_image005Lions are the only cats that live in groups, which are called prides. Prides are family units that may include up to three males, a dozen or so females, and their young. All of a pride's lionesses are related, and female cubs typically stay with the group as they age. Young males eventually leave and establish their own prides by taking over a group headed by another male.

Only male lions boast manes, the impressive fringe of long hair that encircles their heads. Males defend the pride's territory, which may include some 100 square miles (259 square kilometers) of grasslands, scrub, or open woodlands. These intimidating animals mark the area with urine, roar menacingly to warn intruders, and chase off animals that encroach on their turf.

Female lions are the pride's primary hunters. They often work together to prey upon antelopes, zebras, wildebeest, and other large animals of the open grasslands. Many of these animals are faster than lions, so teamwork pays off.

After the hunt, the group effort often degenerates to squabbling over the sharing of the kill, with cubs at the bottom of the pecking order. Young lions do not help to hunt until they are about a year old. Lions will hunt alone if the opportunity presents itself, and they also steal kills from hyenas or wild dogs.

Lions have been celebrated throughout history for their courage and strength. They once roamed most of Africa and parts of Asia and Europe. Today they are found only in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, except for one very small population of Asian lions that survives in India's Gir Forest.

Lion also known as a Jungle King.Their strength are awesome,but sometimes lose by a group of Hyena because Hyena has insane courage when they are grouped.And sometimes female Lion more often go hunting rather than the male whose just wait the food unless they have no choice when the female can't "serve".






Thomson's Gazelle; 50 mph (Can maintain top speed longer than a cheetah, as well as make much sharper turns.)


clip_image007Gazelles are medium-sized antelopes found in Africa and in Asia as far east as Mongolia. There are some 19 different species of gazelles.

These grazing antelopes live in herds, which can consist of as few as ten or as many as several hundred animals. During the plentiful rainy season, thousands of animals can be seen gathering in large groups.

Gazelles typically frequent wide-open spaces and plains, where they browse on grasses, shoots, and leaves.

Open plains make them visible to predators like cheetahs or wild dogs, but gazelles are fleet of foot. The Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of 40 miles (64 kilometers) an hour.

Some gazelle species eschew the grasslands for mountainous landscapes or even deserts. During the dry season some grassland gazelles will even take to the African bush in search of water.

Gazelles are nimble and beautiful animals, with a variety of stripes and markings that accentuate their tan buff coats and white rumps. They also boast a impressive, ringed horns. These attributes make many gazelles attractive as game animals.

Gazelles are often hunted by cheetah,but cheetah can't easily catch them.The only power for Gazelles to "escape" are the stamina and sharp turn which can mess up the cheetah if cheetah not quickly finish them off.





Wildebeest; 40 - 50 mph


clip_image009Wildebeest habitat comprises the grassy plains and open woodlands of central, southern, and eastern Africa, particularly the Serengeti in Tanzania and Kenya. They travel in large herds and are active day and night, grazing constantly.

Their spectacular northward migration in search of greener pastures is dictated by weather patterns, but usually takes place in May or June. It is considered one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth, involving up to 1.5 million wildebeests as well as hundreds of thousands of other animals, including zebra and gazelle.
Up to 500,000 calves are born in February and March each year, at the beginning of the rainy season. Calves learn to walk within minutes of birth and within days are able to keep up with the heard. Gnus can live to be 20 years old.

Wildebeest often found grouped in a large number.And the predator should careful to hunt them off because wildebeest can help each other.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Legendary Football Players

You may disagree with the list below.Because it's totally relative to choose who is the best and it's based on people opinion.But this list should be good enough based on the player skill,their achievement in history and prestigious labels of them.


Pele


Obviously Pele (1940) is not the most original choice as greatest ever football player,but there is no denying his pedigree. His deft touch, dribbling skills and tremendous goalscoring ability, would see him notch up more than a thousand goals and play a key role in two of Brazil's first three World Cup victories.


He helped his club Santos win the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup twice. His finest hour came in 1970. Playing in perhaps the greatest ever World Cup winning team, Pelé was universally acknowledged as the world's best player. 


In 1975 he joined the NASL, and became a goodwill ambassador for football in the USA. It’s a role he has been playing ever since.


In captain Tsubasa anime,there are Santana as a strongest rival and probably he is depicted of Pele (Edson Arantes Do Nascimento as an original name from Brazil).






Diego Maradona (1976-1997)

Diego Armando Maradona (1960) won the 1986 World Cup almost single-handedly and and guided Napoli to it's only two Serie A titles. By far the best player of his generation, Maradona's main strength was his incredible technique, which allowed him to move the ball with pin-point accuracy.


Maradona was voted best player of all time in an internet poll held by FIFA, much to the chagrin of Pelé-fans, who contended that such a poll was bound to attract voters who had never seen Pelé play. The title of greatest ever footballer is probablya bit too much credit for a player who also had clear short comings. Since his retirement from football, Maradona's life has been marred by drugs abuse and health issues.


In World cup 1986,there is a match between Argentina vs England with two unusual goals.Both goals are scored by Maradona which the first is controversial because he scored goal with hand and the second goal is the best goal ever where Maradona passed out 3 English player and trick the Goalkeeper.Argentina wins the competition when they beat West Germany 3-2.



 

Johan Cruyff (1964-1984)

Johan Cruyff(1947) was the star of the exciting 1974 Dutch "Total Football" World Cup team and the Ajax team that won a hat-trick of European Cups in the early Seventies.


Three times European footballer of the year, he was by far the most naturally gifted European player of his generation, and probably of all time.His supreme technical skills, speed and acceleration made Cruyff virtually impossible to defend against.


He usually played the center forward position,but would often drop deep or move to the wing to confuse and draw out his markers. His tremendous tactical insight meant that Cruyff was one of the few players in this top 10 that went on to become a world class coach.

 

Alfredo Di Stefano (1943-1966)

Two-time European Footballer of the Year, Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926) is believed by many to have been the best all-around player in history. Di Stéfano was a powerful forward blessed with stamina, tactical versatility, and above all vision.


He played for River Plate, Huracán, Millonarios Bogota, but was most successful in his role as conductor of Real's symphony of attacking football.


After having almost been signed by FC Barcelona, he led their rivals Real Madrid to five consecutive European Cup victories. Di Stéfano won caps for Argentina,Colombia, and Spain, but never graced a World Cup. He moved to Espanyol in 1964 and played there until hanging up his boots at the age of 40.





Ferenc Puskas (1944-1966)

Scoring 84 goals in 85 matches, Ferenc Puskás (1927) was the stand-out player of the marvelous Hungarian national team that notched up a four year unbeaten run in the early 1950s.


The "Magical Magyars" won Olympic gold at the 1952 Helsinki games, but heir most resounding victory came in 1953, when they became the first non-british team to defeat England at Wembley. They reached the final of the 1954, but with Puskas picking up an injury early on inthe tournament, the Hungarians were defeated by West Germany. 


Puskas fled Hungary in the wake of the Soviet invasion of 1956 and went on to play for RealMadrid well into his 30's, winning numerous trophies.