Critter Science

The Sonoran Desert Toad

30 August, 2019
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The Sonoran desert toad is Arizona’s largest toad and one of the largest toads in North America. These toads are notorious for their poisonous paratoid glands behind their eyes, on

The Gambel’s Quail

29 August, 2019
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The Gambel’s quail is a pear shaped stout little bird found in the southwestern U.S., mainly in Arizona. Their range extends from Mexico, west to California, east to parts of Texas

The Beautiful and Stealthy Bobcat

28 August, 2019
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The bobcat is often confused with a lynx due to the similarity of size and the telltale ear tufts. Bobcats and lynx live in different locales though and the lynx is larger, shaggier, has

The Beautiful Venomous Sonoran Coral Snake

22 August, 2019
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Having the second most potent venom of any snake, the coral snake is not only beautiful but deadly! These beauties can be found in the southwest, southern, and southeastern United States

The Rare Chiricahua Leopard Frog

21 August, 2019
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Once upon a time the Chiricahua leopard frog was found in over 400 water locations in the Southwestern U.S. Now the frog can be seen, if you’re lucky, at less than 80! In Arizona,

The Chubby Chuckwalla

20 August, 2019
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The Chuckwalla belongs to the iguana family. As such, they have some of the same cool features as an iggy (iguana). They expel salts through their noses and even have a parietal eye

The Speedy Wolf Spider

19 August, 2019
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The wolf spider gets its name from the fact that they actually chase down their prey like a wolf. However they don’t hunt in packs. These decent sized arachnids can fit nicely in

The Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion

16 August, 2019
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Imagine a scorpion up to 6 inches long, from tip to tip! Welcome the desert hairy scorpion. Few critters give people the heebie jeebies like scorpions. The predominant species of

The Freaky Cool Arizona Giant Centipede

15 August, 2019
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Aggressive, fast, and typically angry, it’s the Arizona giant centipede. There are 2 known types of centipedes living in the Sonoran Desert. One is the common desert centipede

The Gila Woodpecker

14 August, 2019
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One of the noisier woodpeckers of the desert areas, it’s the Gila woodpecker. They are very common and easily found in and around groups of saguaro, or other giant cacti. They also