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		<title>The Domino Cockroach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 09:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-domino-cockroach/" title="The Domino Cockroach" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dc1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="domino cockroach" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dc1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dc1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dc1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>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 and distribution, these insects are not currently evaluated by the IUCN. [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Well-Known Crayfish</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-well-known-crayfish/" title="The Well-Known Crayfish" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="159" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/crayfish1a-1-300x159.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="crayfish" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/crayfish1a-1-300x159.png 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/crayfish1a-1-800x425.png 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/crayfish1a-1.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>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 world; sans Antarctica. These crustaceans can sometimes be considered invasive, as they will tend to take over many habitats. While many crayfish are listed [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Playful and Loyal Domestic Dog</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Descendants of grey wolf, the domestic dog has come a long way to being the second most popular pet in the world; after the cat. It is estimated that there are about 74 million pet dogs in North America alone! Our relationship with canines goes back over 40,000 years! Through [&#x2026;]</p>
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