Critter Science

The Bigmouth Buffalo Fish

31 March, 2023
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The bigmouth buffalo fish hails from Canada and United States, but are native to the Red River of the North and Mississippi River drainage basins. These suckerfish dwell in lakes, slower moving rivers, and calm bays

The Hairy Woodpecker

30 March, 2023
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The hairy woodpecker can be found from Canada, throughout the United States, into the Bahamas, down south to Mexico and into Central America. They prefer old growth coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests, woodlands

The Brown Water Snake

29 March, 2023
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The brown water snake, aka great water snake, greater water snake, pied water snake, southern water snake, water-pilot, aspic, false moccasin, or water rattler, can be found throughout the southeastern United States

The Boat-Billed Heron

28 March, 2023
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The boat-billed heron, aka boatbill, can be found in mangrove swamps in Mexico, south to Peru, Brazil, and northeastern Argentina. They have been placed in the heron family but were originally placed in the

The Popular Bluegill

27 March, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The bluegill, aka bream, brim, copper nose, or sunny, hails from the lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and slow moving rivers & streams of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. They prefer sandy bottoms with plenty

The American Cockroach

24 March, 2023
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The scourge of humans, the meek, the nuisance, the American cockroach. Contrary to their name, these insects actually hail from Africa and the Middle East. They are also known as the waterbug (misnomer, since they

The Argentine Horned Frog

23 March, 2023
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The Argentine horned frog, aka Argentine wide-mouthed frog, Argentinean horned frog, ornate horned frog, ornate horned toad, ornate Pacman frog, or Pacman frog, hails from the grasslands of Argentina, Uruguay,

The Troublesome Codling Moth

22 March, 2023
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The codling moth is a major agricultural pest that originally hails from Europe. These pest insects destroy various crops and cost the agricultural industry over $550 million annually; and that’s just in the state

The Curious Looking Bobolink

21 March, 2023
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The bobolink (pronounced baa baa link), aka butter bird, reed bird, rice bird, meadow-wink, or skunk blackbird, can be found in Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. They prefer

The Blue Racer

20 March, 2023
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The blue racer, aka eastern racer, is a nonvenomous colubrid that hails from the United States and Canada. They prefer old field shoreline, semi-open and open habitats, savannas, and edge habitats. These quick and