Discipline

Human beings are the larger parts of a social framework and for any framework to function, rules and regulations are an absolute necessity. When these regulations guide human behavior and devise a sense of organization, a system or an individual is said to be disciplined.

Octopus Life Cycle

Introduction

An octopus is an eight armed cephalopod organism that falls under the order Octopoda. The size of these sea creatures vary in size. The smallest octopus measures up to 5 cm in length and the largest octopus measures up to 6 meters in length. Octopuses generally appear to have a pouch-like head, which is slightly separated from the body, has compound eyes and eight arms.

Sea Turtle Life Cycle

Introduction

Sea turtles are a group of species that fall under the family Dermochelyidae and the family Cheloniidae. Dermochelyidae is leatherback sea turtles and Cheloniidae are green turtles, flatback sea turtles, hawksbills, loggerhead sea turtles and so on. Sea turtles vary in size but share common stages in food consumption and habitats.

Snake Life Cycle

Introduction

Snakes are reptiles who have an elongated body, no legs or wings and are carnivorous in nature. Snakes fall under the order Squamata and then under the suborder Serpentes. These reptiles are able to scare the living soul of human beings as some species are venomous, but not all.

Grasshopper Life Cycle

Grasshoppers are flying insects belonging to the order Orthoptera and fall under the suborder Caelifera. Around 11,000 species of grasshoppers exist as of today and the majority of grasshoppers are herbivores; however, some species are omnivorous as they also consume animal tissues and faeces.

Lizard Life Cycle

Introduction:

Lizards are scaly skinned reptiles that fall under the order Squamata and the suborder Sauria. Lizards comprise more than 5,500 species that range in size from 2 cm to 3 meters in length with a slender tail. This species of reptiles has survived for approximately 200 million years. The weight of lizards can sometimes be as low as 0.5 gms to more than 150 kgs in certain species. Snakes, which are also reptiles, arose from lizards and are known to be a group of limbless lizards.

Cockroach Life Cycle

Introduction:

Cockroach falls under the category of menace causing insects, and we all have experienced our fair share of household infestation with cockroaches. Cockroaches or roaches fall under the suborder Blattodea which is under the super order Dictyoptera. Insects under Dictyoptera are cockroaches and mantids; both characterized for having oval shaped flat bodies, leathery wings and long antennae.

Snail Life Cycle

Introduction

Snails are gastropod animals which have an enclosing shell, into which it is able to retract entirely, for protection. Snails are a different category of animals that fall under the phylum Mollusca. In household situations, snails tend to destroy fruits and vegetables. Snails are active during the wet season and inactive during the winter season.

Ant Life Cycle

The ants are found in tropical forests during the summer season with the remaining insect community. Ants are divided into three groups, namely – queens, worker and male. The life cycle of an ant varies from weeks to months, depending upon the environmental conditions.

Reproduction in Ants

Ants are social insects and have a social system where tasks are divided among the queen and worker ants.

Honey Bee Life Cycle

From filling the honeycombs with sweet honey to stinging us if we dare take them, honeybees have always amazed us with their ability to create the best food substance – honey. They belong to the insect order Hymenopterans, which comprises the majority of the insects. Amongst the insect order, bees are considered to be social insects as they live in colonies. Bees are paramount for agriculture as they facilitate pollination, in fact, ⅓ of the world’s food supply pollinated by the bees.

Dragonfly Life Cycle

Introduction to Dragonfly

With the ability to live as an aquatic larva under-water for almost 2 years, the insect dragonfly belongs to the insect order Odonata. Dragonflies from the order Odonata are physically large, robust, and stouter looking members belonging to the suborder called Anisoptera. Dragonflies falling under the sub-order of Anisoptera are also considered as ‘true dragonfly’.

Dog Life Cycle

Introduction:

Dogs are the most popular and omnipresent domestic organisms in the world. These mammals have lived parallely with human beings as hunting buddies for over 12,000 years now. Since dogs have a keen sense of smell and taste, they are great companions for hunting purposes. Overtime, human beings identified these characteristics and created new breeds, based on need and want. Dogs are domestic mammals that fall under the family Canidae and the order Carnivores.

Ladybird Life Cycle

Everyone in their life must have seen a tiny, colourful red with black polka-dots ladybird, mostly stationary on a leaf or walking on soil. It is known to be one of the most fascinating bugs to human beings. A ladybird beetle or a ladybug falls under the family Coccinellidae and the order Coleoptera. Ladybirds are a huge clan and comprise around 5,000 species all across the world.

Pinworm Life Cycle

Introduction:

Pinworms, also known as Enterobius vermicularis are parasitic worms that fall under the family Oxyuridae, the phylum Nematoda and the order Rhabditida. Pinworms are most commonly found in the human intestine, and more prominent in children. These worms are also called seat worms or threadworms and they measure up to 13 mm in length. They appear to be thread-like, white in colour and thin in shape. The male pinworms measure up to 5 mm and the female pinworms measure up to 13 mm length in size.

Jellyfish Life Cycle

Introduction:

Once in a while, we all go to the beach and if we are lucky enough, we spot a jellyfish. As beautiful as they are in their appearance, it is just as painful if a jellyfish stings you. Jellyfish are bell-shaped, jelly-like creatures with long trailing tentacles that are found at shores.

Jellyfishes are marine invertebrates with around 200 species that fall under the class Scyphozoa and the phylum Cnidaria.