Spanish moss, Blue Crab, and Seagull

Spanish mosses: If whole Savannah city is lush green with Oak trees each Oak tree is busy accommodating the Spanish Mosses, When I browsed Internet about the facts I found an interesting story about these mosses.
Spanish moss is not biologically related to either mosses or lichens. Instead, it is a flowering plant) that grows hanging from tree branches in full sun or partial shade.
As the story goes; there was once a traveler who came with his Spanish fiancee in the 1700s to start a plantation near the city of Charleston SC. She was a beautiful bride-to-be with long flowing raven hair. As the couple was walking over the plantation sight near the forest, and making plans for their future, they were suddenly attacked by a band of Cherokee who were not happy to share the land of their forefathers with strangers. As a final warning to stay away from the Cherokee nation, they cut off the long dark hair of the bride-to-be and threw it up in an old live oak tree. As the people came back day after day and week after week, they began to notice the hair had shriveled and turned grey and had begun spreading from tree to tree. Over the years the moss spread from South Carolina to Georgia and Florida. To this day, if one stands under a live oak tree, one will see the moss jump from tree to tree and defend itself with a large army of beetles.


Blue Crab:

The blue crab is a crustacean found in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, which is the Maryland State Crustacean and the subject of an extensive fishery. They can deliver an extremely painful pinch and are noted for being particularly aggressive and difficult to handle safely. Even when out of the water, they will lunge towards movement they consider a threat.

Seagulls:

Seagulls are medium to large sized birds with hundreds of different kinds. They are with usually grey or white, and with harsh, wailing or squawking calls. These are typically long-lived birds, with a maximum age of 49 years. Browse the link for the gallery of Seagulls.

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