Brazil

Dung Beetle

The dung beetle can push objects many times its own weight

Mole Cricket

Adult Mole crickets may fly as far as 5 miles during mating season and are active most of the year.

Parakeet

Monk parakeets are the only parakeets that actually build nests. They’re also the only parakeets to nest in great colonies.

Parrotlet

Parrotlets aren't the world's tiniest parrot — that would be the pygmy parrot of Australasia.

Zebra Pleco

The zebra pleco is a bottom feeder with a sucker mouth.

House wren

The wren’s epithet, aedon, comes from a Greek queen who accidentally killed her only son. She was actually aiming for her nephew, and Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.

Armyworm

They are so named because they "march" in armies of worms from one crop to another in search of food

Turtles

Some species of aquatic turtles can get up to 70 percent of their oxygen through their butt.

Fila Brasileiro

The breed has a unique, cat-like gait, while females have a finer gait than males.

Slug

They glide around on one foot, which is aided by the slime they produce

False Widow Spider

False spiders actually prey on black widow spiders and other hazardous spiders

Orb Weaver

Females are about four times the size of males

Mealybug

They have a symbiotic relationship with ants.

Vinegaroon

Vinegaroons can spray 19 times before the glands are depleted

Tiger Beetle

The adult tiger beetle is one of the fastest land insects in the world

Fiddler Crab

The fiddler crab gets its name from the motion the males make with their over-sized claw during the mating ritual.

Tarantula Hawk

Tarantula hawks are excellent pollinators, especially for milkweed.