Carpet Beetle
Tiny beetles, big appetite for "dry"
Animal Habitats
Marsh
Wetlands dominated by grasses and reeds, vital for waterfowl and wading birds
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Marsh Animals
Carrion Beetle
Nature's cleanup crew with a nose
Cucumber Beetle
Small beetles, big plant impacts
Yellow-faced Bee
Masked bees, hidden pollen power
Mason Bee
Mud-built nurseries, mighty pollinators
Leafcutter Bee
Nature's tiny leaf-cutting architects
New Hampshire Red Chicken
Early to lay, built to last
Frizzle Chicken
Curly feathers, classic chicken charm
Plymouth Rock Chicken
America's steady brown-egg workhorse
Milkweed aphids
Golden sap-sipper of milkweed
Bombardier Beetle
Tiny beetle, big chemical comeback
Black Aphids
Tiny bugs, huge plant impact
Tiktaalik
The Arctic "fishapod" in transition
Golden Shiner
The classic golden baitfish.
Therizinosaurus
Scythe-clawed plant-eater theropod
Stromatolite
Rocks built by microbes, for eons
Zebrafish
Striped minnow, giant science impact
Cane Rat
Grasscutters of Africa's tall reeds
Titanosaur
Cretaceous giants, sometimes armored
Blowfly
Nature's cleanup crew in metallic armor
Eastern Cottontail
Edge-habitat sprinter with a cotton tail
Yellow Bass
Striped schools of the Mississippi
Black Bass
Built for the strike, born to guard
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Tiny rattle, vital predator