Grasshopper

Grasshoppers comprise one of the oldest insect families on earth. The first grasshoppers probably appeared 250 million years ago during…

Hercules Beetle

“The Hercules Beetle is the world’s longest beetle!” The Hercules beetle is one of the world’s largest insects, and it…

Purple Emperor Butterfly

The Purple Emperor is a large butterfly whose males have areas of iridescent purple on their wings. The larger females…

Pond Skater

The pond skater, also known as a water strider, lives its entire life on or around water. But unlike many…

Oyster

Oysters make up a family of a large number of saltwater bivalve mollusks. Oysters are marine animals that are often…

Insects

Insects are the most abundant group of living creatures on earth with up to 30 million estimated species of insect…

Starfish

Although they aren’t technically fish, sea stars are animals that are still present in nearly every coastal habitat and can…

Red Knee Tarantula

The Red knee tarantula is a desert-dwelling spider. Instead of spinning a web, these spiders dig burrows and spend most…

Asian Giant Hornet

The Asian giant hornet has reached fame thanks to its nickname online, the “murder hornet.” While the species’ stings can…

Woodlouse

“A female pill bug has a pouch on her belly where she carries as many as 200 fertilized eggs.” When…

Giant Clam

The giant clam is the largest, living bivalve mollusk! Giant clams grow to be about 4 feet in length. They…

Sponge

Sponges are one of the simplest, and perhaps oldest, animals on the entire planet. They are marine animals that are…

Scorpion

Scorpions are a predatory species of arachnid with eight legs and a long tail with a stinger at the end.…