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Ticks in New York
The ticks in New York are parasitic arachnids, not insects. They’re related to other arachnids, like spiders, mites, and scorpions.…
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Ticks in New Mexico
There are at least eight species of ticks in New Mexico. Some come out in the spring and summer, while…
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Ticks in New Jersey
New Jersey is home to at least six species of ticks. The three most common ticks in New Jersey are…
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Brown Recluse in Michigan: Where Have They Been Spotted?
The brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa) is one of over 36,000 species of spiders around the globe. But, are there brown…
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Ticks in Nevada
If you live on Earth, you’re probably going to encounter a tick at some point in your life. Thanks to…
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Ticks in Nebraska
Ticks in Nebraska are eight-legged arachnids that live solely on blood. They can take the blood of almost any host,…
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Atlas Moth
The atlas moth is a beautiful insect found mainly in Southeast Asia. It is known for its short lifespan, large…
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Hawk Moth Caterpillar
“One of the largest caterpillars” Besides being one of the largest caterpillars, hawk moth caterpillars are among the prettiest and…
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4 Types of Ticks in Massachusetts
Like mosquitos, ticks suck blood. Unlike mosquitos, ticks aren’t actually insects. Instead, they’re arachnids—like spiders, mites, and scorpions. These arachnids…
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Kinabalu Giant Red Leech
“Though the Kinabalu Giant Red Leech is called a leech, it doesn’t feed on blood” The Kinabalu giant red leech…
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10 Types of Ticks in Maine
With its extreme northern latitude, Maine might seem like the last place you expect to find ticks. But, there are…
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Cecropia Moth
“The Cecropia Moth is North America’s Largest Moth!” This amazing, colorful insect, is so big it can cover the palm…
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Snow Crab
A thriving billion-dollar fishery collapsed almost overnight, and the creature at the center of it all lives a surprisingly mysterious…
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Moon Jellyfish
The Moon Jelly is a type of jellyfish found throughout warmer waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. These…
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Nudibranch
The nudibranch is a soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusk, also called a sea slug, that sheds its shell after the larval…
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Blanket Octopus
Hidden beneath the ocean's surface lives a creature so extreme in its biology that males and females seem to belong…
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Leech
The leech (Hirudinea) is a predator and blood-sucking parasite that is native to almost every continent. This aquatic worm is…
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Squash Beetle
Squash beetles are not the same as squash bugs. While the squash bug has a shield-like exoskeleton, the squash beetle…
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Common Furniture Beetle
The common furniture beetle spends nearly its entire life living in and feeding on wood. The common furniture beetle is…
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Devil’s Coach Horse Beetle
The Devil’s coach horse beetle has been associated unfairly with evil forces. In the Middle Ages, a superstition arose that…
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Jumping Spider
“The jumping spider is known as the ‘cute spider’.” Members of the largest spider family, jumping spiders, are diurnal and…
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Deathwatch Beetle
The deathwatch beetle is a wood-boring insect that can infest wooden buildings and become an annoying pest. It can feed…
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Tick
The tick is a parasitic arachnid that feeds mainly on the blood of mammals and birds, but sometimes also on…
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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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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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Writing Spider
“Writing spiders can pluck webs like guitar strings to communicate with a mate. Almost like, they are playing songs to…
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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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Earthworm
Powerful Little Earth Movers Just as bees are crucial to pollinating flowers, earthworms are crucial to having those flowers grow…
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Peacock Spider
Peacock spider refer to several species of Australian jumping spiders with elaborate mating dances. They are not poisonous, only mildly…
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Fiddler Crab
One oversized claw controls everything for the male fiddler crab: his chances of finding a mate, his ability to survive…
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Woodlouse Spider
The Woodlouse spider is found throughout the world. They live in Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Africa.…
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Vinegaroon
“A scary-looking, but a harmless, cousin of the spider.” With 120 species in 16 genera, the vinegaroon, or whip scorpion…
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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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Orb Weaver
The Orb Weaver is a spider commonly found outside homes, in hedges, tall grasses, and trees. They are a helpful…
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Zebra Mussels
A fingernail-sized mollusk from Eastern Europe now threatens America's waterways, infrastructure, and food webs in ways scientists are still struggling…
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False Widow Spider
With a similar dark, globular body for identification, the false widow spider is often mistaken for the black widow. While…
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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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Slug
The classification of Slug refers to one of the 100s or possibly 1000s of species of gastropod mollusk found throughout…
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Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
It looks like a creature from another world, stretches longer than a school bus, and carries enough venom to bring…
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Sea Anemone
These colorful ocean predators can paralyze prey with a single touch, host clownfish as live-in bodyguards, and potentially outlive every…
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Man of War Jellyfish
The Man of War Jellyfish is a colony organism made up of many smaller units that hang as tentacles from…
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Yellow Sac Spider
A Yellow Sac Spider is a beneficial species native to the United States where it is found primarily in the…
Antarctic Scale Worm
“A nightmarish looking gold scale worm that lives deep on the ocean floor in waters around the South Pole” Antarctic…
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Christmas Island Red Crab
“Here, There and Everywhere” Lots of animals migrate, but few migrations are as sensational as that of the Christmas Island…
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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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Ghost Crab
They hunt at night, change color to vanish against the sand, and can outrun most threats on the beach, yet…
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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…