Costa Rica

The blind snake is often mistaken for a worm.

It has the ability to expel a stinky liquid from its body as a way to make predators (and humans) retreat!

Many hawk moth caterpillars eat toxins from plants, but don’t sequester them the way milkweed butterflies do. Most toxins are excreted.

Some species can change color from dark to light, and back again.

Pupae are able to undergo diapause to survive poor fruit yield years and winter.

When giant leopard moths mate, their mating sessions last over 24 hours.

The Dusky Shark sometimes eats trash discarded by humans.

Pit vipers's fangs fold up into their mouths when they don't need them.

Asian lady beetles infest indoor spaces, but they do not reproduce indoors.

At night, they make a terrifying low call that sounds like a distressed moan or growl.

They are natural pest controls

They inhabit regrowing forests

In captivity, sharp-shinned hawks can live up to 13 years. However, in the wild, this number is significantly reduced to 3 years!

They line their nests with fungi strands

You can find them near golf courses in urban areas

Parents and their young sing sweetly to each other

Unlike most duck species, the Muscovy is silent and only makes noise when excited or threatened.