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Sierra luminous millipede

The Peculiar Sierra Luminous Millipede

  • 25 July, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts

Sierra luminous millipedes reside in live oak and giant sequoia forests, and also in meadows. They can be found in Santa Monica, Tehachapi, and southern Sierra Nevada Mountains

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California newt

The Amazing California Newt

  • 24 July, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Amphibian Facts, Newt Facts

The California newt, aka the orange bellied newt, is the largest native salamander species found in the Santa Monica Mountains. These newts are native to California. The species occurs

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tule elk

California’s Tule Elk

  • 23 July, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

Native to California and the smallest of the elk subspecies, it’s the tule elk. These elk can be found in central California. In general, elk live in a variety of locales, like alpine

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angel shark

The Well Camouflaged Angel Shark

  • 22 July, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

Angel sharks are quite different from many other sharks. First, they have flat bodies and very long pelvic and pectoral fins, thus making them look much like a ray. These bottom-swimming

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Portuguese man o' war

The Beautiful But Dangerous Portuguese Man O’ War

  • 19 July, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

Despite how it looks, the Portuguese man o’ war is not a true jellyfish but rather a siphonophore, which is not actually a single organism (true jellyfish are a single organism), but

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kea parrot

The Intelligent Kea Parrot

  • 18 July, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts

The kea parrot, aka the New Zealand Mountain Parrot, is a native of the mountains of New Zealand’s South Island. They are entertaining and playful birds that attract tourists from

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green dragontail butterfly

The Unique and Beautiful Green Dragontail Butterfly

  • 17 July, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts, Insect Facts

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

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spoon worm

The Peculiar Spoon Worm

  • 16 July, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Worm Facts

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 about 150 known species of spoon worms. They can be very common in some marine ecosystems.

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greater bamboo lemur

The Endangered Greater Bamboo Lemur

  • 15 July, 2019
  • Critterman
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  • 1084 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

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 […]

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hairy frog

Meet the Hairy Frog

  • 12 July, 2019
  • Critterman
  • 36 Comments
  • 14870 Views
  • 63 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Amphibian Facts, Frog Facts

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

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