The spiny softshell turtle is a large freshwater turtle from North America.
Month: November 2014
Gypsy Moth
The gypsy moth is an invading species and a really harmful pest in North America.
November 26, 2014
by DDD
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Monkey-tailed Skink
The monkey-tailed skink is an arboreal lizard from the Solomon Islands.
Larch
Larch trees are deciduous pine trees with species living all over the colder regions of the northern hemisphere.
Zebra Mantis Shrimp
Zebra mantis shrimps are one of the many mantis shrimp species.
Mata Mata Turtle
Mata mata turtles are somewhat odd turtles from South America where they live mostly in Brazil in the Amazon and the Orinoco basin.
Winter Already (2014)
It is the middle of November, but this is Canada. Even in Toronto we woke up to snow today.
Yellow Tang
Yellow tangs are one of the most common fish in the marine aquarium trade.
Day Geckos
Geckos in the genus Phelsuma, known as the day geckos are possibly the most beautiful lizards in the world.
Wild Poppy
The common poppy is a beautiful red flower that grows wild in most of Europe.
Great White Pelican
Great white pelicans, in spite of their names, are not actually white.
Desert Hairy Scorpion
The Arizona desert hairy scorpion is the largest native scorpion species In North America.
Emperor Scorpion
The emperor scorpion is a scorpion originally from the African savanna.
Asian Forest Scorpion
The Asian forest scorpion is very common in the pet trade because its sting is usually not deadly to humans.
Indian Star Tortoise
The Indian star tortoise looks like the Burmese star tortoise, but unlike its cousin the Indian star tortoise is not endangered in the wild.
Opuntia
Opuntia is the name of a genus of edible cactuses originally from the Americas which are now grown world wide both as ornamental plants and as a food source.