Jacob Emmanuel
Jacob Emmanuel Terkimbi A content writer at Krafty Sprouts Media and also a filmmaker/content creator at Brain Alams Films
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18 Worst Animals to Keep as Pets, According to Wildlife Experts
Nearly every viral clip of a pet tiger cub or a baby kinkajou skips the part where that same animal grows into hundreds of pounds of muscle or a mouth…
34 Types of Snakes in Africa: Pythons, Mambas, Cobras, and Vipers
Africa is home to more than 400 documented snake species, spread across rainforests, savannas, deserts, and mountain slopes from the Mediterranean coast to the Cape of Good Hope. Among the…
65 Animals That Start With M, From Macaques to Miniature Horses
Pick any letter of the alphabet and you will find a surprising cross-section of the animal kingdom hiding behind it, but few letters pack in as much variety as M.…
63 Animals That Start With K, From Kagu to Komodo Dragon
The letter K hides an unusually strange cast of characters in the animal kingdom. Within a single list of animals that start with K, you’ll find a flightless forest bird…
28 Different Types of Beetles Found Across American Backyards and Beyond
Beetles make up roughly 40 percent of every described insect species on the planet, which means for every butterfly or bee a backyard naturalist spots, there are several beetles hiding…
25 Types of Butterflies in Florida You Can Spot in Your Backyard
Florida is home to more butterfly species than almost any other state in the country, and a surprising number of them will land on a porch planter without any coaxing…
17 Types of Spiders in Georgia: An Identification Guide
Spiders belong to a different class of arthropods entirely from insects, and thousands of species live across North America, with dozens calling Georgia home. Researchers studying the brown recluse found…
29 Types of Frogs in Mississippi: A Species-by-Species ID Guide
Mississippi’s wetlands, pine flatwoods, and backyard ponds erupt into chorus every spring, and the sound is more complicated than it seems. Within a single evening, a careful listener standing at…
31 Types of Snakes in Missouri: A Field Guide to Every Native Species
Missouri is home to nearly fifty snake species and subspecies, yet most residents can only reliably name three or four of them. That gap matters, because the types of snakes…
20 Types of Caterpillars in Louisiana: From Monarchs to Stinging Asps
Walk under a live oak in Baton Rouge during April and you might get an unpleasant surprise falling onto your shoulder. Louisiana’s warm, humid climate and mix of oak forests,…
21 Types of Frogs in Maryland: A Guide to Every Native Species You’ll Encounter
Maryland’s tidal marshes, Piedmont streams, and Appalachian forests pack an outsized amount of amphibian diversity into one mid-Atlantic state. Anyone researching the types of frogs in Maryland quickly finds a…
20 Types of Butterflies in Indiana: A Backyard Identification Guide
Indiana sits at a crossroads of prairie, forest, and wetland habitat, and that mix supports a surprising range of butterflies for a Midwestern state. Gardeners, hikers, and backyard birdwatchers who…
18 Types of Salamanders You Can Find in New York State
New York’s forests, streams, and vernal pools hide more salamander diversity than most residents ever notice. While hikers scan the trees for birds or listen for frog calls near ponds,…
9 Types of Spiders in Iowa (and How to Tell Them Apart)
Most of the spiders turning up in Iowa basements, garages, and gardens look far scarier than they actually are. There are over 40 spiders found in Iowa, and most of…
25 Types of Butterflies in Arkansas, From the Ozarks to the Delta
Arkansas packs four distinct landscapes into one state — the rocky Ozark Plateau, the rugged Ouachita Mountains, the flat Mississippi River Lowlands, and the edge of the Gulf Coastal Plain.…
17 Types of Frogs in Iowa You’re Likely to Encounter
Cornfields and prairies don’t look like frog country at first glance, but Iowa quietly supports one of the richest amphibian communities in the Midwest. Seventeen native species of frogs and…
14 Types of Snakes in Connecticut: Identifying Every Species, Venomous and Not
Most people who spot a snake in their Connecticut backyard assume the worst, but the odds are overwhelmingly in their favor. Of the 14 snake species native to the state,…
9 Types of Ladybugs in Texas: A Backyard Identification Guide
Texas gardeners tend to lump every spotted beetle they see into one category, but the state actually hosts a surprising mix of lady beetle species, each with its own color…
17 Types of Ants in California (and How to Identify Them)
Step onto almost any California patio in late summer and a thin, busy line of ants is probably already crossing it. The state’s mix of foggy coastline, oak woodland, Central…
23 Types of Caterpillars in Maryland and How to Identify Them
Walk through a Maryland backyard in late spring and you’re almost guaranteed to find a caterpillar munching on something, whether it’s a tomato plant, an oak leaf, or a patch…
