The domino cockroach, aka Indian domino cockroach, desert cockroach, or seven-spotted cockroach, is a species of cockroach found in southern India. These cockroaches spend the daylight hours buried in leaf litter or in loose soil. Due to their abundance
The European rabbit is endemic to Europe. However, they have been introduced to Africa, Australia, Asia, North and South America. These lagomorphs (nope rabbits are not rodents) prefer short grasslands with an ample supply of
The Dumeril’s boa can be found in the wild, only on the island country of Madagascar. They reside in the south and southwestern portions of the island. These snakes prefer the savannas along the central highlands.
The curly-haired tarantula is so named due to the hairs that cover their body having a slight curl to them. These cool critters can be found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. They’re also found in specialty
The pacu is often misidentified as a piranha. While in the same family, they are different fish with far different behaviors. Pacus can be found in tropical and subtropical South America. They prefer lakes, rivers, floodplains, and flooded forests located in the Amazon, Orinoco, Río de la Plata Basins, São […]
The red-knee tarantula, aka Mexican red-knee tarantula, hails from the Mexican state of Guerrero, on the Pacific side of Mexico. They prefer hilly, deciduous, tropical forests. These tarantulas are
The crayfish, aka crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies, is a freshwater crustacean that can be found throughout the
Enter the Savannah monitor lizard, aka Bosc’s monitor. These large reptiles can be found in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal on east to Sudan and down south to the Rift Valley and the
There are approximately 24 known hamster species. They can be found in Asia, Europe, and Northern Africa. These rodents prefer deserts, sand dunes, open plains, and agricultural
The goldfish is the most popular aquarium fish in the world, by far. They were first domesticated by the Chinese, from the Prussian carp, over 2,000 years ago. These relatives of
