The desert locust is a periodically swarming, short-horned grasshopper from the family Acrididae. They are primarily found in northern and eastern Africa, Arabia, and southwest Asia. However, they can extend their reach
The dromedary camel, aka dromedary, Arabian camel, or one-humped camel, is a semi-domesticated species that has been extinct from the wild for over 2,000 years. These camels have a single hump on their back. They are the
The fat-tailed dunnart is yet another mouse-like marsupial that is in the same family (Dasyuridae) as the quoll, Tasmanian devil, and little red kaluta. These, like so many other marsupials, dwell throughout much of Australia.
The desert warthog hails from the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. There are 2 subspecies: the Cape warthog & the Somali warthog. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of farming and ranching; &
The scimitar-horned oryx, aka horned oryx or Sahara oryx, hails from northern and central Africa. They prefer deserts, semi-deserts, and grassy steppes. These oryx face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of farming and
The common collared lizard, aka Oklahoma collared lizard, eastern collared lizard, yellow-headed collared lizard, or collared lizard, can be found in central and southwestern United States and Mexico. They prefer dry, open
The Australian desert scorpion, aka desert robust scorpion, desert scorpion, or inland scorpion, hails from southwestern Queensland, across South Australia, the southern Northern Territory, northwestern New South
The kowari, aka kariri (Diyari name), Kayer rat, brush-tailed marsupial rat, bushy-tailed marsupial rat, kawiri, and Byrne’s crest-tailed marsupial rat, is a small carnivorous marsupial
The leopard gecko is native to Pakistan, Afghanistan, north-west India, and certain portions of Iran. They prefer dry, rocky grasslands and desert regions. These cool and beautiful lizards
If you live or have lived in the southwestern United States, you may have seen a very large black beetle, at night, called the palo verde beetle. These are among the largest insects in
