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ticks

Blood Thirsty Ticks. A Real Threat.

  • 23 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Arachnid Facts, Arthropod Facts, Parasite Facts

In the U.S. alone, ticks are responsible for spreading potentially-life threatening infectious diseases; some of which can cause not only nausea, chills, and fever, but also neurological problems and even death!

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bullet ant

The Dreaded Bullet Ant

  • 22 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 3001 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts, Insect Facts

The bullet ant is so called because of their incredibly painful sting. Their venom causes pain equal to that of being shot by a bullet! It has also been

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alpaca vs llama

Alpaca vs Llama. What’s the difference?

  • 21 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 3097 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The alpaca vs llama! Quite often these 2 get confused from one another. I’m here to clarify the difference between the 2. First of all, yes, the 2 critters do both spit when provoked. A couple of obvious things to look for:

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hyacinth macaw

Have You Heard about the Beautiful Hyacinth Macaw?

  • 20 August, 2018
  • Critterman
  • 2 Comments
  • 947 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts

When it comes to parrots and especially macaws, it’s hard to compare with the beautiful hyacinth macaw, aka hyacinthine macaw. This macaw is a parrot native to central and eastern South America

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mosquitoes

Here They Come… Mosquitoes!

  • 19 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 547 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts, Insect Facts

It was bound to happen sooner or later – an article about mosquitoes. They are annoying, they cause itching, redness, disease, and the most deaths of any animal in the world, by far. More than 1,000,000 people a year die as

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tiger

Welcome the largest cat, the tiger!

  • 18 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Feline Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The tiger is the largest species of the cat family. Even though they are large and powerful, they are also very stealthy. You’ll never know you’re being stalked by a tiger till it’s too late! Being the 3rd largest land

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red panda

The Adorable Red Panda

  • 16 August, 2018
  • Critterman
  • 2 Comments
  • 2632 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

Not as big as a regular panda, but certainly as adorable, it’s the red panda. The forests red pandas live in need to have a steady supply of bamboo in order for them to thrive. Red pandas live in the mountains of Nepal, central China and northern Myanmar in rainy, […]

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manta ray

The Magnificent Manta Ray

  • 15 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 833 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The ocean, with its many amazing creatures also houses some truly awe-inspiring critters called manta rays. The manta ray is a marvel to behold and harmless to boot. They travel great distances throughout the oceans feasting

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grizzly bear

The Fierce Grizzly Bear!

  • 14 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

Few critters send chills down the spines of campers quite like the thought of a grizzly bear encounter! While encounters are typically rare, they do occur, depending on where you’re camping. That aside, grizzly bears are

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mudskipper

It’s the Muddy Mudskipper Show!

  • 13 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The mudskipper is a type of fish that is part of the fish family known as Periophthalmini, which is in the family Gobiidae (gobies). They are amphibious fish, which means that they can live in the water and on land. When on land

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