The box tree moth is native to East Asia but it has become an invasive pest all over Europe.
September 5, 2016
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Category Archives: Critters
September 4, 2016
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Sleeping Kitten
I am once again trying to use the Internet for its second most important purpose, to distribute pictures of domestic cats.
September 2, 2016
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Northern Pike
The northern pike is a predatory fish found all over the northern hemisphere.
September 1, 2016
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Common Toad
The common toad is one of the toad species found all over Europe.
August 30, 2016
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Wasp Spider
The wasp spider ios a species of orb-weaver spider common in most parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
July 28, 2016
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Red-headed Rock Agama
The red-headed rock agama is a species of lizard from sub-Saharan Africa.
June 27, 2016
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Ball Python
Royal pythons, or as they are more commonly known ball pythons, are relatively small constrictor snakes from sub-Saharan Africa.
June 12, 2016
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Groundhog
Even though the word hog conjures up the image of a porcine animal the groundhog is really a rodent.
June 8, 2016
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Greenbottle Blue Tarantula
The greenbottle blue tarantula is a large beautiful spider from South America.
June 6, 2016
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Green Anaconda
The green anaconda, often referred to just as “anaconda” is the largest snake currently in existence.
June 1, 2016
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Persian Fallow Deer
The Persian fallow deer is a majestic deer species that is now endangered.
May 29, 2016
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Neofinetia falcata
The Neofinetia falcata is an epiphytic orchid from East Asia.
April 17, 2016
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Rhodactis Mushroom Anemones
Mushroom Anemones in the genus Rhodactis are often kept in marine reef aquariums.
April 10, 2016
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Wood Turtle
The wood turtle is the most colorful native turtle species in Ontario.
March 24, 2016
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Ferocious Water Bug
Ferocious water bugs, also known as toe biters are large predatory bugs.
March 20, 2016
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Pacific Rattlesnake
The Northern Pacific rattlesnake is one of the few rattlesnake species that live in Canada.
March 13, 2016
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Green and Black Poison Dart Frog
The green and black poison dart frog is another poison dart frog native to Central and South America.
March 12, 2016
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Mexican Beaded Lizard
The Mexican beaded lizard is a venomous lizard from Mexico that looks a lot like the closely related gila monster, except it has yellowish patches not pink ones.
March 8, 2016
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Jimson Weed
The Jimson weed is a highly poisonous ‘medicinal’ plant spread all over the world.
March 1, 2016
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Caiman Lizard
The caiman lizard is a species of lizard from South America that actually does sort of look like a small caiman.