New Caledonia

Monarch Butterfly

During migration, Monarch Butterflies may travel 250 or more miles each day.

Hornbill

The bird has a massive horn on its bill!

Eel

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

Hamster

Able to run as quickly backwards as forwards!

Horsefly

Horseflies have been seen performing Immelmann turns, much like fighter jets.

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.

Huntsman Spider

Some huntsman spiders have an interesting way of moving around. Some cartwheel while others do handsprings or backflips.

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.

False Widow Spider

False spiders actually prey on black widow spiders and other hazardous spiders

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.

Earthworm

They are hermaphrodites, which means they have male and female organs