There are no small white birds except in snowy regions where being white really helps you to hide. In regions where I have lived the only small bird with considerable white on it is the wagtail.

There are no white mammals except in polar regions, either. And very few black-and-white, too.

 But there are a lot of big black-and-white or grey-and-white birds, and some all-white too. Why so? Do they have no enemies? It's well known that foxes eat birds the size of geese!

These are the photographs of a strange bug I came across during my stay in Manipur state of North East India. The dorsal view of the insect resembles a human face.  This semblance to human face doesn't appear to be by chance. What evolutionary advantage could have favored such an adaptation.

These are the photographs of a strange bug I came across during my stay in Manipur state of North East India. The dorsal view of the insect resembles a human face.  This semblance to human face doesn't appear to be by chance. What evolutionary advantage could have favored such an adaptation.