Critter Science
The Science of Animals
The green dragontail butterfly hails from southern and southeastern Asia, primarily in Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, & Borneo regions. They are a member of the swallowtail family. These butterfies are not only beautiful but have totally transparent portions of their
The spoon worm belongs to the phylum called Echiura. Some place them in the phylum Annelidae, like the earthworm. Spoon worms are not segmented like some other worms. There are only about 150 known species of spoon worms. They can be very common in some marine ecosystems.
The greater bamboo lemur is the largest of the 3 bamboo lemur species and one of only a few mammals, having a predominantly bamboo-based diet. This sedentary creature spends a majority of the day eating mostly bamboo. It has to eat a lot of it in order to survive, as bamboo is not a very
The hairy frog, aka the Wolverine frog, or horror frog, hails from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Gabon, and potentially in Angola. It’s preferred habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, plantations,
The olm is also known as the cave salamander, the proteus, the white salamander, the “močeril” (in Slovenia) – which translates to “one that burrows into wetness”, and “oveja Ribica,” which means “human fish”. They can be found in Italy, Slovenia
Not only is the giant squid the largest of all the cephalopods, it’s also the largest living invertebrate in the world! They can be found in the Northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Sea of Japan, the Bering Sea, Northern parts of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii,
The golden snub-nosed monkey, aka the the orange monkey, the snub-nosed leaf monkey, & the Sichuan golden-haired monkey, only lives in central and southwestern China & the mountains of Tibet. They inhabit elevations up to 5,200 – 13,000 feet. These are called old world monkeys. What does it mean to
There are around 30 known species of lemming that can be found in the northern parts of Canada, Alaska, Europe and Asia; near the Arctic Circle. Lemmings live in Arctic tundra, woodlands, and taiga. Their overall population varies from year to year, depending on the available
The blanket octopus is as strange as it is beautiful. With a large drapery spanning between their arms, a secret weapon (borrowed from another animal), a massive size difference between males and females, and an ultra secretive lifestyle, these creatures are
There are 23 known species of tsetse flies that can be found in the mid-continental Africa. The tsetse fly can be found in open woodlands. They have been around, unchanged, for about 34 million years. Tsetse flies transmit parasites that induce a fatal disease in humans and