Critter Science

The Artistic Golden Silk Orb-Weaver

22 October, 2019
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With over 2,800 species in over 160 genera throughout the world, the golden silk orb-weaver spider belongs to the third largest family of spiders known, next to the jumping spiders

The Japanese Giant Hornet

21 October, 2019
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The Japanese giant hornet. They’re twice as large as a normal hornet, defensive, their sting can cause tissue necrosis (tissue death), and they bring their young the decapitated

Enter the Binturong

17 October, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Feline Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The binturong, aka bearcat, Asian bearcat, or Asian civet, belongs to the same family as a variety of other small carnivores (eat meat) such as mongooses, civets, genets, and fossa. They also share a variety of traits with them too, including a long nose and having

What’s the Mata Mata with You?

16 October, 2019
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The mata mata turtle originates from South America’s Amazon and Orinoco basins. With many names to its credit, the mata mata, which translates to “kill, kill” in Spanish, has been

Beware the Invasive Snakehead Fish

15 October, 2019
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Native to parts of Africa and Asia, the snakehead is a dangerously invasive fish that has been introduced to several states in the U.S. and poses a huge problem for U.S. Fish and

The Bone Eating Bearded Vulture

15 October, 2019
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The bearded vulture, aka lammergeier is one insane bird! One might even go as far to say, this vulture is the most metal of all birds. From eating bones to dying its feathers with

Behold the Peacock Mantis Shrimp

14 October, 2019
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The peacock mantis shrimp, aka “thumb-splitter”, is a small, defensive marine crustacean that lives in tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans from

The Bizarre and Terrifying Frilled Shark

14 October, 2019
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Often called a “living fossil”, the frilled shark has changed little in millions of years. These strange looking, jagged toothed, monsters of the deep are the stuff of science fiction

The Invasive Lamprey

11 October, 2019
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Native to both fresh and salt water ecosystems, the lamprey is an invasive parasite that is capable of upsetting populations of fish in oceans, lakes, and rivers. During the 1940s a

The Unusual Looking Star-Nosed Mole

10 October, 2019
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One of the more unusual looking creatures in the animal kingdom is the star-nosed mole. This is a small mole that lives in marshes, forests, and wetlands of North America. They have a