Insect
Insects go back over 350 million years, making the creatures older than man, flowering plants and dinosaurs.
Europe
Brown-banded Cockroach
Females glue egg cases to furniture
Florida Woods Cockroach
Often found on palmetto trees
Brown Dog Tick
Can live its entire life indoors
Ortolan Bunting
The tradition of hiding your face with a napkin or towel while eating this bird was begun by a priest who was a friend of the great French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
European Bee-Eater
They can eat up to 250 bees per day!
Eurasian Wolf
Coloring depends on location.
Ruddy Turnstone
They flip over stones to find prey
Sparrowhawk
The sparrowhawk is named after the fact that it hunts down and consumes sparrows
Treecreeper
Their tailfeathers help them maintain their balance on a tree trunk
Polecat
They can run at a speed of 15mph
Great Egret
The male egret performs an elaborate courtship display to attract a mate
Eastern Woodrat
The eastern woodrat mating ritual involves a potentially deadly fight between the male and female before reproduction begins!
Fer-de-lance Snake
The Most Dangerous Snake in the Americas
Common European Adder
European adders are the only snake that lives above the Arctic Circle.
House Sparrow
The house sparrow has been introduced all over the world
