Mountain Beaver
The "beaver" that never builds dams
Conservation Threats
Urbanization
Expansion of cities and human settlements into wildlife habitats
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Urbanization Animals
Bamboo Rat
Asia's underground bamboo engineers
Agouti
The forest's seed-burying sprinters
African Elephant
Big ears, bigger impact.
Diving Duck
Built to dive, born to roam
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee
No nest. No workers. All takeover.
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumblebee (formerly Fernald's Cuckoo Bumblebee)
The nest-hijacking bumblebee
Lemon Cuckoo Bumblebee
No workers. No pollen. All infiltration.
Field Cuckoo Bumblebee
No workers. Just takeover.
Red-Tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee
The bumblebee that steals a colony
Willow Flycatcher
Know it by song: "fitz-bew"
Argentine Black and White Tegu
Big bands, bold brain, burrow life.
Corn Earworm
One moth, many crops-guard the silks
Bagworm Moth
Nature's moths in mobile armor
Spongy Moth
Spotty caterpillar, spongy egg-big impact
Carpet Beetle
Tiny beetles, big appetite for "dry"
Green June Beetle
The loud green fruit-bandit of June
Carrion Beetle
Nature's cleanup crew with a nose
Cucumber Beetle
Small beetles, big plant impacts
Yellow-faced Bee
Masked bees, hidden pollen power
Southeastern Blueberry Bee
The blueberry's native buzz specialist
Wool Carder Bee
Soft wool, hard brawler.
Ashy Mining Bee
Spring's ashen-striped soil miner
Mason Bee
Mud-built nurseries, mighty pollinators