credits: Canal and River Trust

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Kingfishers are type of brightly colored bird that has a long and thinned bill and catches fish by diving into the water. Kingfishers looks for a prey from a perch that over hangs water, such as bare branch, telephone wire or pier piling.

When the Kingfisher spots a fish or crayfish near the surface it takes a flight and dives with its closed eyes in the water, then grab the prey in its bill with a pincer motion. They fly at only one pace: fast and straight, but they can hover when fishing. Common Kingfisher can live for 7 years average of lifespan. But unfortunately, some of Kingfishers die from its first try of dive.

credits: reddit.com

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One more thing about them is that, Kingfishers are very territorial because they need to eat atleast 15 to 16 minnows a day specially when winter season comes. They prefer to eat fish that is about 23mm in length but they can also handle anything up-to 80mm. Some of their habitats are streams, rivers and pond.

People used to shoot and trap Kingfishers, especially near fish hatcheries and along trout streams, to prevent them from killing the fish in their ponds.

This photo was taken by Gerd Schuster in 2008.

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Gerd explains: A male Orangutan, precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish.

The extraordinary image, a world exclusive, was taken in Borneo on the island of Kaja. The individual had seen locals fishing with spears on the Gohang River. Although the method required too much skill for him to master, he was later able to improvise by using the pole to catch fish already trapped in the local’s fishing lines.

credits: Zoemas

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As of now, Orangutan species are considered to be critically endangered.

Orangutans are among the most intelligent primates; they use a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate sleeping nests each night from branches and foilage. The Apes have been extensively studied for their learning abilities. There may even be distinctive cultures withing populations.

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Giant Tarantulas are said to be venturesome, in a way that they can protect themselves including their own eggs. They have an interesting way of defending themselves. They have hairs on their abdomen that have sharp little barbs, or pokey things on them. When threatened, the spider will rub these hairs with their legs and shoot them at their predator.

In contrast, we can see the Giant Tarantula keeps the tiny frog as its pet. Insects will eventually eat the borrowing tarantula’s so the spider protects the frog from its predator and in return the frogs eat those insects that attacks the spider’s eggs.

We can say that life isn’t unfair, there is always a situation that we can overcome through giving and taking. just like the symbiotic relationship between the Freakish spider and Plucky frog.

“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all cost, and that is the risk of doing nothing.”

-Denis Waitley