French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Eel

Eels can be a mere few inches long to 13 feet!

Hamster

Able to run as quickly backwards as forwards!

Camel Cricket

The camel crickets that are found in the USA are light brown in color. They also have dark streaks all over their body.

Rodents

The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, likes to be in and around bodies of water. Because of this, the Catholic Church in South America decided that it was a fish, and people were allowed to eat it during Lent and First Fridays.

Dung Beetle

The dung beetle can push objects many times its own weight

Turtles

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

Orb Weaver

Females are about four times the size of males

Mealybug

They have a symbiotic relationship with ants.

Tiger Beetle

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

Tarantula Hawk

Tarantula hawks are excellent pollinators, especially for milkweed.

Sea Eagle

The sea eagle tends to mate for life with a single partner

Flea

Adult fleas can jump up to 7 inches in the air

Bee

Rock paintings of bees date back 15,000 years

Cricket

Male crickets can produce sounds by rubbing their wings together