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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…
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Huntsman Spider
The largest spider by leg span in the world. Huntsman spiders belong to the Sparassidae family and get their common…
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Crab Spider
Crab Spiders can mimic ants or bird droppings “They look like tiny crabs.” Crab spiders are mostly found in the…
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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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Krill
As one of the most abundant animals in the entire food chain, krill are foundational to many of the world’s…
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Immortal Jellyfish
The immortal jellyfish can regenerate and live forever. The immortal jellyfish, sometimes called the Benjamin Button jellyfish, is one of…
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Colossal Squid
Colossal squids are a lot like other squid species when it comes to the details of their anatomy, including basic…
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Vampire Squid
The vampire squid is a small cephalopod and is found in tropical as well as temperate oceans. They usually exist…
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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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Barnacle
What is a barnacle? The barnacle is one of the oldest surviving creatures on earth and lives in oceans around…
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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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Sea Squirt
The sea squirt is a highly evolved marine animal with a spine, although it looks like a plant. The sea…
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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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Crab
Ever wonder why crabs wave pincers around? They are using them to communicate, and will even use their pincers to…
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Lobster
Lobsters are a family of crustaceans that live in waters along most of the world’s coastlines. There are 30 known…
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Coral
“There are more than 6000 species of coral in the world’s oceans.” Corals look much like plants but are actually…
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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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King Crab
The king crab is one of the largest crab species known to man. It can weigh more than 11 pounds,…
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Squid
There are about 300 different species of squid. They are found in all of the oceans throughout the world, including…
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Hermit Crab
Hermit crabs are small crustaceans that live in shallow waters around the world. Contrary to their common name, hermit crabs…
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Octopus
With the highest brain-to-body-mass ratios of all invertebrates — higher even than those of some vertebrates — the octopus is…
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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…
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Ladybug
Ladybird beetles, otherwise known as ladybugs, have been to outer space and had no problem catching prey in Zero-G. The…
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Prawn
The Southern hemisphere is home to prawns, a crustaceous animal that is in some ways like shrimp. This slightly different…
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Millipede
The millipede belongs to the phylum of arthropods, falling under the same family as spiders and butterflies. They aren’t considered…
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Beetle
“The beetle form the largest order of animals on Earth” According to biologists, there are at least 400,000 species or…
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Butterfly
There are many different types of butterflies in the world, like swallowtails and monarchs. They come in all different colors,…
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Sea Slug
One of the most important facts to remember about sea slugs is that there are over 2,000 species. They are…
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Puss Moth
The puss moth is a large moth with a soft, striped, and fluffy coat that makes it look like a…
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Ant
The ant is a small-sized invertebrate that is found all around the world, with the exception of the polar regions…
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Stag Beetle
The oldest known fossil of the stag beetle dates back to the Middle Jurassic Period, approximately 150 to 160 million…
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Dragonfly
Dragonflies eat mosquitoes, gnats, and cicadas making them an important part of the ecosystem. These amazing insects also serve as…
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Cockroach
Cockroaches can live for up to 30 days without food and 10 days without water. They can also live for…
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Glowworm
Glowworms are a group of light-producing insects that emit a brilliant glow. Many people appreciate their strange ethereal beauty, but…
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Centipede
Centipedes are predatory arthropods with flat, segmented bodies. These multi-legged creatures can range in size from two inches to over…
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Caterpillar
It is estimated that there are over 20,000 species of caterpillars in this animal group, and there may be many…
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Snail
Slow-moving but always fascinating, the snail is one of the most ecologically diverse animals on the planet. Belonging to the…
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Earwig
“No in-ear problems with the Earwig!” Earwigs are nocturnal insects that can be identified by the large pair of pincers…
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Cuttlefish
Despite the name, cuttlefish is not really a fish at all, but a type of cephalopod. This puts it in…
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Giant African Land Snail
The Giant African Land Snail is a big, tough, well-traveled snail. As its name suggests, the Giant African Land Snail…
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Black Widow Spider
“Only the Bites of Female Black Widow Spiders Are Dangerous” Their reputations are fierce, but in reality, black widow spiders…
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Sea Urchin
Sea urchins are animals that are typically small, spiny, and round. They live in all the earth’s oceans, at depths…
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Shrimp
Shrimp are among the most widely recognized crustaceans in the world. They are prized both for their ecological role and…
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Fly
The fly is one of the most common and diverse groups of animals on the planet. Although they so often…