Maggot
Nature's recyclers in larval form
Animal Habitats
Prairie
North American temperate grasslands with rich soils and diverse grass species
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Prairie Animals
Gnat
Tiny flies, huge diversity.
Worm
Many lineages, one wormy shape
Cocker Spaniel
Merry flusher, gentle retriever
Jumping Spider
Big vision. Bold jumps.
Firefly
Living lanterns with coded light
Tick
Small bite, big impact
Fox Squirrel
Big squirrel, bold colors, buried acorns
Shrew
Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.
Milk Snake
Bright bands, harmless bite-Milk Snake!
Massasauga
Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.
Garter Snake
Stripes you can trust
Uinta Ground Squirrel
Whistle, burrow, hibernate-repeat.
Jackrabbit
Long ears. Longer legs. Lightning leaps.
Ox
Not a species-an ox is a job.
Cinnamon Ferret
Cinnamon ferret: small hunter, big spark
Western Hognose Snake
The prairie snake that plays dead best
Texas Indigo Snake
South Texas' diurnal snake hunter
Kirtland's Snake
Red-bellied ghost of wet prairies
Rat Snakes
Climbing constrictors, farm-friendly hunters
Fox Snakes
Big blotches, zero venom.
King Snake
Bold bands. Big appetite. No venom.
American Dog Tick
Ornate hitchhiker of field and brush
Wood Tick
Small tick, big consequences.