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Types of Wasps in Iowa: A Field Guide to 6 Species You’ll Encounter
Iowa’s wasp population is far more diverse than the two or three species most residents recognize on sight. Understanding the various types of wasps in Iowa matters because behavior, sting…
19 Carnivores That Live in the Desert and How They Survive Extreme Heat
Deserts look empty from a distance, but beneath the heat shimmer, a full cast of hunters is working the sand, scrub, and rock for a living. Carnivores that live in…
4 Animals with Big Ears and How Those Ears Help Them Survive
A fennec fox’s ears can measure roughly six inches long on a body barely the size of a house cat, and that mismatch is not an accident of evolution. Across…
9 Animals with Big Foreheads and the Surprising Reasons Behind Them
A handful of animals with big foreheads use that extra cranial space for something far more useful than looks. From gorillas that flash their brow to intimidate rivals to sperm…
7 Types of Electric Fish and How They Generate Their Shocking Power
Of the more than 30,000 fish species swimming in the world’s oceans and rivers, only around 350 can generate their own electric fields. ScienceDirect’s overview of electric fish biology notes…
5 Animals with Green Eyes: From Leopards to Leaf Frogs
Green is one of the rarest iris colors in the animal kingdom, and spotting it in the wild or in a household pet is a genuine treat. The American Academy…
15 Plants That Live in the Desert and How They Survive Extreme Heat
Plants that live in the desert face a daily fight for survival that most vegetation never has to consider: months, sometimes years, without meaningful rain. Yet deserts around the world…
6 Animals With Opposable Thumbs (From Koalas to Great Apes)
Humans tend to assume the opposable thumb is one of the things that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. It isn’t. A surprising range of animals…
Lizards in Greece: 4 Species Worth Knowing, from Island Endemics to Garden Walls
Greece packs an outsized amount of reptile diversity into a small footprint, and lizards in Greece are a large part of that story. The Greek lizard fauna consists of 26…
15 Animals That Eat Chickens and How to Protect Your Flock
A chicken coop left unlatched for even one night can turn into an all-you-can-eat buffet for a surprising number of wild and domestic hunters. The list of animals that eat…
17 Animals That Live in the Desert and How They Survive Extreme Heat
One-third of Earth’s land surface is desert, and yet these seemingly empty landscapes support an astonishing range of wildlife. Animals that live in the desert have spent millions of years…
7 Types of Deer in North America: A Species-by-Species Guide
Seven distinct types of deer live across North America, and the size difference between them is staggering. A bull moose can outweigh a mature Coues deer buck by more than…
6 Types of Ants for Ant Farms and What Makes Each One Worth Keeping
Picking from the many types of ants for ant farms is harder than it looks, because a species that thrives in one keeper’s setup can struggle badly in another’s. Some…
5 Animals With Long Necks and the Evolutionary Tricks Behind Them
A giraffe’s neck can stretch up to eight feet long, yet it holds only seven bones. A flamingo’s neck is barely a third of that length, but it packs in…
8 Types of Wasps in Arizona and How to Tell Them Apart
Anyone who has spent a summer evening on a Phoenix patio or hiked a Sonoran Desert trail near Tucson has probably crossed paths with a wasp. Arizona’s heat, long growing…
Types of Deer in Africa: Native, Introduced, and Commonly Confused Species
Search for the types of deer in Africa and the results get confusing fast, because the continent that gave the world lions, elephants, and giraffes is almost entirely without deer.…
11 Animals With Blue Eyes, From Arctic Foxes to Snow Leopards
Blue eyes are one of the rarest eye colors found in nature, which makes the animals that carry this trait stand out from the rest of the pack. Animals with…
7 Animals With Big Lips That Serve a Surprising Purpose
A giraffe’s lips can grip a thorn-covered branch without flinching, while a damselfish uses its lips as a built-in shield against razor-sharp coral. Big lips show up across the animal…
6 Animals With Big Teeth: From Ocean Giants to Prehistoric Predators
A male walrus tusk can stretch nearly three feet from gum to tip, and a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth root ran deep enough to anchor a blade the length of a…
8 Animals with Big Feet and Why They Need Them
A lizard that has never taken a swimming lesson can cross a pond without sinking, and it owes the trick entirely to its feet. Across the animal kingdom, animals with…
