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6 Types of Caterpillars in Alaska and What Sets Them Apart
Some of the types of caterpillars in Alaska spend most of their lives frozen solid. Woolly bears in the Alaskan Arctic can live for 7 years, thawing each summer just…
Types of Moths in Minnesota: 23 Species From Giant Silk Moths to Garden Pests
The types of moths in Minnesota number well over a thousand, yet most residents notice only a few: a hummingbird-like blur at a petunia bed, a giant silk moth on…
30 Types of Snakes in South Carolina: From Harmless Racers to Venomous Rattlesnakes
South Carolina’s forests, swamps, and coastal marshes support one of the richest snake communities in the eastern United States. According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the state…
12 Types of Beetles in Maryland: Identification, Habitat, and Garden Impact
Beetles hold more described species than any other insect order, roughly 40 percent of known insects. Maryland gets its full share of them, from metallic hunters on forest trails to…
6 Types of Snakes in New Hampshire and How to Identify Them
The different types of snakes in New Hampshire range from a backyard garter snake sliding under a woodpile to a rattlesnake so rare that wildlife biologists keep its exact location…
21 Types of Beetles in Minnesota: Identification Tips and Where to Spot Them
The types of beetles in Minnesota run from a red-and-black milkweed specialist that squeaks when picked up to a metallic green sprinter that hunts along sunny woodland trails. Some beetles…
8 Types of Moths in Texas and How to Spot Each One
The types of moths in Texas number in the thousands, and plenty of them break the “dusty night flyer” stereotype. Texas Monthly reports that more than 4,000 moth species flit…
Cardinals in Chicago: A Year-Round Guide to the City’s Brightest Backyard Bird
Cardinals in Chicago weren’t always a sure thing. Around the turn of the century it was considered a rare visitor to the Chicago area; now it is quite common in…
Cardinals in Denver: Why These Rare Red Birds Are Showing Up along Colorado’s Front Range
A flash of scarlet against a snowy Denver backyard is enough to stop most birdwatchers mid-step. Northern Cardinals aren’t supposed to live in Colorado, yet a growing number of Front…
18 Types of Snails to Keep as Pets: Land and Aquarium Species for US Keepers
The types of snails to keep as pets fall into two groups: land snails that live in terrariums and freshwater snails that live in aquariums. Some are cheap, hardy, and…
5 Animals with Trunks and Their Evolutionary History
Animals with trunks include far more than elephants. Still, the elephant’s trunk is hard to beat: it contains around 40,000 tiny muscles, while the entire human body has roughly 600.…
16 Insects That Start With E, From Earwigs to Eastern Tiger Swallowtails
Insects that start with E form a bigger group than most people expect. The InsectIdentification.org database lists 55 entries under the letter E, and WhatStartsWith.com counts 79 in its own…
33 Animals That Start with Y: From Yabbies to Yorkshire Terriers
Animals that start with Y are harder to find than most alphabet lists suggest, and the reason is a little funny. Many of them begin with “yellow,” usually because yellow…
Different Types of Bees in Ohio: From Honey Bees to Rare Bumble Bees
Ohio is home to approximately 500 native bee species, yet the bee most people picture first is not one of them. Honey bees are native to Europe and Asia, not…
30 Animals That Eat Cicadas: From Backyard Robins to Mediterranean Falcons
Animals that eat cicadas have one thing in common: they show up when the buffet opens. Cicadas have no defenses except their sheer number. They are slow, clumsy fliers that…
36 Dog Breeds That Start With G: History, Origins, and Working Roles
Dog breeds that start with G include the German Shepherd on a police K-9 unit and the Greyhound asleep on a living room sofa. The list holds more surprises than…
5 Insects That Start with J: From Jerusalem Crickets to Jar Flies
Insects that start with J include a cricket that is not really a cricket, a “bug” that is actually a beetle, and a “fly” that is neither. Common names in…
15 Different Types of Weevils and How to Identify Them
Weevils are beetles, and they belong to one of the largest animal groups on Earth. Orkin notes that weevils are beetles and that this family has more species than any…
10 Weevils in Texas: From Cotton Fields to Pantry Shelves
Texas has roughly 1,218 weevil species, according to a Texas beetle resource citing a 2017 estimate, yet most people can name only the one that wrecked cotton fields. Weevils are…
Animals with Fangs: How Snakes, Spiders, and Vipers Deliver Venom
Animals with fangs have unsettled people for as long as people have told stories. Dragons, gargoyles, and demons are commonly drawn with prominent fangs, and fangs are one of the…
