Hamster
Able to run as quickly backwards as forwards!
Able to run as quickly backwards as forwards!
They can find their way back to their nests from up to 1300 miles away.
Cicadas have one of the longest insect lifespans
Each locust can eat its weight in plants each day.
The striped hyenas usually mark their territories with the help of the scent gland secretions from their anal pouch.
Can jump over 6 feet straight up from a standstill
Horseflies have been seen performing Immelmann turns, much like fighter jets.
The camel crickets that are found in the USA are light brown in color. They also have dark streaks all over their body.
Some skinks lay eggs in some habitats while giving birth to skinklets in other habitats.
The American robin is called the robin because its red breast reminded European settlers of the robin back in the old country.
Crab Spiders can mimic ants or bird droppings
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.
Carpenter ants can lift up to seven times their own weight with their teeth!
Older offspring help care for new hatchlings.
They prey on spiders to feed their larvae or they parasitize other spider wasps.
The dung beetle can push objects many times its own weight
They are so named because they "march" in armies of worms from one crop to another in search of food
People spin clothing and fishing nets out of these spiders’ silk.