Giraffe Characteristics. The giraffe is the tallest living animal which is instantly recognizable by its exceptionally long neck. Adult males stand 15 â 19 feet (4.6 â 6.0 metres) tall, whereas females are shorter at 13 â 16 feet (4 â 4.8 metres) tall.
Bacterioplankton are bacteria and archaea, which play an important role in remineralising organic material down the water column (note that many phytoplankton are also bacterioplankton). Plankton are found throughout the oceans, seas and lakes of Earth.
Bacillus thuringiensis. B. thuringiensis (commonly known as 'Bt') is an insecticidal bacterium, marketed worldwide for control of many important plant pests-mainly caterpillars of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) but also mosquito larvae, and simuliid blackflies that vector river blindness in Africa.. thuringiensis (commonly known as 'Bt') is an insecticidal bacterium, marketed worldwide for control of many important plant pests-mainly caterpillars of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) but also mosquito larvae, and simuliid blackflies that vector river blindness in Africa.