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Gnat
The term gnat generally refers to a group of small flies that bite and annoy humans (although it can also…
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Praying Mantis
“The Praying Mantis can be described as creepy but useful” “Praying mantis” is a term of art. All mantises or…
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Maggot
People may be disgusted by maggots since they are wormy and eat rotten and decaying matter, but they have their…
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Fruit Fly
“The fruit fly has a lifespan of 25-50 days.” Fruit flies are among the most common household pests in the…
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Cricket
Fried crickets are a delicacy in Thailand. Crickets are some of the noisiest insects on the planet. The sound of…
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Housefly
“Houseflies can walk upside down.” Up there with the cockroach, the housefly is one of the world’s most annoying insects.…
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Bee
“Bees are descended from predatory wasps, but they no longer prey on other insects.” Any beekeeper knows that life on…
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Flea
Fleas are a constant annoyance for cat and dog owners; several billion dollars are spent every year worldwide on flea…
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Mosquito
Mosquitoes have been a scourge of humanity for thousands of years. They sometimes carry dangerous diseases, including malaria, yellow fever,…
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Joro Spider
Joro spiders use the wind current to “balloon” on, trailing their silk threads from their body to catch themselves in…
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Tarantula Hawk
“Not a bird, but a wasp with a powerful sting.” The tarantula hawk wasp gets its name because it hunts,…
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Tiger Beetle
“The oldest fossilized tiger beetles date back some 125 million years in a region that’s now called Inner Mongolia.” The…
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Peacock Butterfly
“A 2005 scientific experiment revealed that not all predators are scared away by this butterfly’s eyespots.” When you look at…
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Mealybug
Mealybugs are a type of unarmored scale insect found in warm, moist habitats around the world. Many species are pests…
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American Cockroach
The American cockroach, sometimes referred to as a waterbug in the United States, is a nocturnal pest that originated in…
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White Butterfly
“They are called cabbage white butterflies because they eat cabbage leaves while the caterpillar stage of life.” The white butterfly…
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Polyphemus Moth
The Polyphemus moth is named after a cyclops in Greek mythology. A member of the Saturniidae family, this large moth…
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Redback Spider
“The black widow’s cousin down under.” Similar in appearance to North America’s black widow, the redback spider is that rare…
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Common House Spider
A single common house spider egg sac may contain 400 eggs or more Common house spiders make their webs in…
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Banana Spider
“Weaver of the golden web ” There are several genera of spiders called banana spiders, but few are as spectacular…
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Armyworm
The name armyworm comes from the way the larval worms move together in massive numbers, like an invading army in…
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Spotted Lanternfly
The spotted lanternfly is a type of small sap-eating insect that belongs to a group known as the planthoppers. Despite…
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Japanese Beetle
Japanese beetles can be found in many places around the world, but they are only actually native to parts of…
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Mole Cricket
The mole cricket is a family of burrowing insects (hence the name). Most of them have a shovel-like forelimb that…
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Dung Beetle
Dung beetles (also sometimes known as scarabs) are not afraid to get their hands dirty. Their entire lives revolve around…
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Spider Wasp
The spider wasp is a family of spider-hunting parasitoid insects, so-named because the young larvae live on and exploit spiders…
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Carpenter Ant
The carpenter ant is a genus of wood burrowing social insects that form large, highly stratified, and cooperative colonies. A…
Butterflies
The Nutritional Needs of Butterflies: More Than Just Delicate Creatures
You may think butterflies look so small and delicate that they can barely eat anything. But, like all animals, butterflies…
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Tiger Moth
A tiger moth is most notable for its brightly colored wings. Their wing design can include a pattern of red,…
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Blister Beetle
The blister beetle, also known as an oil beetle, is a family of plant-eating insects which have the ability to…
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Imperial Moth
Since the imperial moth doesn’t eat, it does die shortly after it lays its eggs. Its lifespan is only about…
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Tsetse Fly
Tsetse flies are a type of blood-sucking insect that lives in diverse locations in Sub-Sahara Africa. There are about 27…
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No See Ums
Have you ever ended up with an itchy bug bite from an insect you did not see? You may have…
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Black Wasp
The black wasp, which is often referred to as the Great Black Wasp, is rather small, and it is grouped…
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Camel Cricket
Camel crickets are also called spider crickets, sand treaders, camelback crickets and cave crickets. They take their name from their…
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Horsefly
When a mosquito bites a person, they sometimes don’t notice until they start to itch. There’s no such subtlety in…
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Everything You Need to Know About Cicadas 2021
: Brood X is a group of cicadas slated to come out of hiding in the Spring of 2021 in…
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Locust
The word “locust” is given to certain types of grasshoppers with short horns. Locusts are insects that are known for…
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Cicada
If a person wakes up one warm summer morning and hears a noise outside their window like a thousand tiny…
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Desert Locust
“Desert locusts are tenacious insects that can eat anything and repopulate in massive numbers.” The desert locust has lived in…
Animals by Scientific Name: A Complete List
Animals, and all living creatures that have been identified and documented are given a two part scientific name that is…
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Monarch Butterfly
The food a Monarch eats as a caterpillar will provide the fuel for their migration as an adult butterfly. Monarch…
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Wolf Spider
The wolf spider is a family of carnivorous spiders that have adapted to most of the world’s major ecosystems. Among their…
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Camel Spider
Camel spiders can move as fast as 10 miles per hour! Camel spiders can be found in areas with dry…
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Moth
Moths are an extremely diverse species with more than 160,000 different types in the world, while there are only 17,500…
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Wasp
Most wasps build their nests from chewed-up wood or mud! Wasps are some of the world’s most diverse creatures as…
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Bumblebee
The common bumblebee insect is one of the most social species on Earth. They congregate in vast colonies of fellow…
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Stick Insect
The stick insect has evolved a remarkable ability to blend in with its surroundings. Slow-moving, sedentary, and wary of predators,…
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Mayfly
Mayflies are aquatic insects that get their name from the fact that the adult appears in May. Mayflies hatch out…
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Termite
Termites never sleep! Often referred to as silent destroyers, termites are responsible for an estimated $5 billion in property damage…