Critter Science

The Purple Skimmer

13 January, 2026
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The purple skimmer hails from Florida, in the United States. They are a member of the skimmer family of dragonflies. These stealthy aerial hunters face the threats of

The Eastern Tube-Nosed Bat

6 January, 2026
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The eastern tube-nosed bat, aka Queensland tube-nosed bat, is 1 of the few species of megabat that roosts alone. They get their common name from their raised tubular nostrils which are not like any of those of

The Fate of the Moscardón

11 September, 2025
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The moscardón is 1 of the largest bee species in the world, with the Wallace’s giant bee being #1. They are endemic to the temperate forests of southern South America. Sadly, these bees face the threats of habitat loss and destruction

The Morepork Owl

19 August, 2025
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The morepork owl, aka morpork, mopoke, or ruru, hails from New Zealand and Norfolk Island. 3 subspecies are recognized, 1 extinct, 1 a hybrid, plus the original species. Seeing as they face no major threats, sans perhaps habitat loss due to deforestation

The Nepal House Martin

4 July, 2025
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The Nepal house martin is a nonmigratory bird that hails from southeast Asia. They can be found at elevations of up to 13,100 feet! While these little birds don’t face any significant threats, they are faced with habitat loss and destruction, predation, pesticides,

The Ryukyu Flying Fox

7 August, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Flying Mammal Facts

The Ryukyu flying fox, aka Ryukyu fruit bat, can be found on a few islands of Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan. They prefer tropical and subtropical dry forests and swamps. Unfortunately, due to the threats of habitat loss,

The Eastern Red Bat

31 May, 2022
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The eastern red bat is pretty much commonplace throughout Canada, United States, and Mexico. They are considered the second most common bat species in North America; with the hoary bat being #1

The Flying, Palm-Sized Jorō Spider

31 March, 2022
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Arachnid Facts, Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts

Yep. You read that correctly. A palm-sized, flying spider. The Jorō spider hails from Japan, but now it can also be found along the east coast of the United States. These large spiders have

The Northern Ghost Bat

3 September, 2021
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The northern ghost bat, aka jumby bat or jumbie, is a white or light grey bat species that hails from Mexico, to Central America, down to South America. They prefer tropical and coastal

The Flying Fish

23 April, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

A fascinating fish to behold is the flying fish. I’ve seen them in action before. It’s cool as heck! They leap from the water and glide considerable distances, before re-entering the water again. There are approximately 64 known species of flying fish distributed in the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the […]