Long-Tailed Tit
Often hangs upside down while feeding!
Ireland
Sand Crab
The sand crab burrows beneath the sand with its tail
Leech
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
Shrew
The spinal column of the shrew Scutisorex somereni is so strong and reinforced that it can support the weight of an adult human.
European Polecat
Its fur changes color in the winter!
Sable Ferret
Ferrets were used during the Revolutionary War to keep down the rat population.
White Ferret / Albino Ferrets
There are two different types of white ferrets!
German Cockroach
The most common type of urban roach
Natterjack
Can lay up to 7500 eggs
European Robin
Male robins are so aggressive and territorial that they will attack their own reflections.
Dog Tick
Dog ticks feed on dogs and other mammals
Owl
The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees
Smokybrown Cockroach
Has up to 45 eggs per egg case
Brown-banded Cockroach
Females glue egg cases to furniture
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.
Sea Roach
They breathe through gills but live on land
Hawk Moth Caterpillar
Many hawk moth caterpillars eat toxins from plants, but don’t sequester them the way milkweed butterflies do. Most toxins are excreted.