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New Animals  
Notophthalmus viridescens - Red-spotted Newt Ambystoma opacum - Marbled Salamander Anax junius - Common Green Darner
red-spotted newt, eft, salamander, amphibian, carnivore, george washington national forest, virginia
Fact File Logo marbled salamander, amphibian, carnivore, dutch gap conservation area, virginia
green darner dragonfly, insect, carnivore, predator, odonata, arthropod, invertebrate, back back national wildlife refuge
Cicindela hirticollis - Beach Tiger Beetle Carphophis amoenus - Eastern Wormsnake Heterodon platirhinos - Eastern Hognose Snake
beach tiger beetle, insect, predator, bethel beach natural area preserve, virginia, coleoptera, arthropod, invertebrate eastern wormsnake, reptile, predator, carnivore, burrower, gloucester county, virginia eastern hognose snake, reptile, predator, carnivore, back bay national wildlife refuge, north carolina Fact Files Link
Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Bald Eagle Pandion haliaetus - Osprey Ocypode quadrata - Atlantic Ghost Crab
bald eagle, carnivore, predator, raptor, bird, national symbol of the united states, hog island wildlife management area, virginia
osprey, fish hawk, bird of prey, raptor, bird, carnivore, piscivore, dutch gap conservation area, virginia
Fact File Logo atlantic ghost crab, carnivore, predator, scavenger, crustacean, arthropod, false cape state park, virginia

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Amphibians (Click here to go to the Amphibians page)
Notophthalmus viridescens - Red-spotted Newt Ambystoma opacum - Marbled Salamander green tree frog
red-spotted newt, eft, salamander, amphibian, carnivore, george washington national forest, virginia, warning colors, aposematic marbled salamander, amphibian, carnivore, dutch gap conservation area, virginia green tree frog, amphibian, carnivore, dutch gap conservation area, camouflage
Anaxyrus punctatus - Red-spotted Toad Lithobates yavapaiensis - Lowlands Leopard Frog Toad in Shelter
red-spotted toad, amphibian, carnivore, tonto national forest, arizona lowlands leopard frog, amphibian, carnivore, mesquite wash, tonto national forest, arizona toad in shelter, amphibian, carnivore, pocahantas state park, virginia
small green frog frog cricket frog partially submerged
small green frog, amphibian, currituck sound, camouflage, carnivore frog, amphibian, appomattox river, camouflage, carnivore cricket frog, amphibian, c. f. phelps wildlife management area, camouflage, carnivore
Rana clamitans melanota - Northern Green Frog
Rana clamitans clamitans - Bronze Frog
 
northern green frog, amphibian, appomattox river, camouflage, carnivore
bronze frog, amphibian, louisiana swamp, camouflage, carnivore
 

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Birds (Click here to go to the Birds page)
Strix varia - Barred Owl Buteo platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk Pandion haliaetus - Osprey on Nest
barred owl, carnivore, predator, nocturnal, bird, robious landing, james river, virginia broad-winged hawk, carnivore, predator, raptor, bird, chickahominy river, virginia osprey, fish hawk, bird of prey, raptor, bird, carnivore, piscivore, dutch gap conservation area, virginia
Melanerpes carolinus - Red-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus - Pileated Woodpecker Turdus migratorius - American Robin
red-bellied woodpecker, bird, omnivore, robious landing, james river, virginia
pileated woodpecker, male, bird, omnivore, robious landing, james river, virginia
american robin, bird, omnivore, migratory songbird, cumberland wma, virginia
Coragyps atratus - Black Vulture Zenaida macroura - Mourning Dove Toxostoma curvirostre - Curved Billed Thrasher
black vulture, bird, scavenger, dutch gap conservation area, virginia mourning dove, bird, herbivore, sonoran desert, tonto national forest, arizona curve-billed thrasher, bird, ominivore, sonoran desert, mcdowell mountains, arizona
Junco hyemalis - Dark-eyed Junco Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus - Cactus Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus - Carolina Wren
dark-eyed junco, bird, omnivore, deciduous forest, shenandoah national park, virginia cactus wren, bird, carnivore, sonoran desert, mcdowell mountains, arizona state bird carolina wren, bird, omnivore, dutch gap conservation area, virginia
Mockingbird Hummingbird Nectaring on Ocotillo Flowers Dendroica petechia - Yellow Warbler Eggs
northern mockingbird, bird, omnivore, mattamuskeet refuge, bird, omnivore hummingbird on nectaring on ocotillo flowers, feeding, bird, tonto national forest, arizona yellow warlber nest and eggs, dutch gap conservation area, virginia
Baeolophus bicolor - Tufted Titmouse Poecile carolinensis - Carolina Chickadee Amphispiza bilineata - Black-throated Sparrow
tufted titmouse with acorn, bird, omnivore, songbird, twin lakes state park, virginia carolina chickadee, bird, omnivore, songbird, passerine, mackay island national wildlife refuge, north carolina black-throated sparrow, bird, omnivore, tonto national forest, arizona
Common Moorhen coots and whistlers blue winged teal pair
common moorhen, wetland bird, lotus pads, cullinan park, texas american coots, whistling ducks, wetland birds, marsh, brazos bend state park texas blue winged teal duck pair, migrating bird, marsh, brazos bend state park texas
Branta canadensis - Canadian Geese and Goslings Branta canadensis - Canadian Gosling Mergus merganser - Common Merganser Female
canadian geese and goslings, mating pair, bird, dutch gap conservation area, virginia canadian gosling, juvenile goose, bird, dutch gap conservation area, virginia common merganser, female, duck, oak creek, sedona, arizona
pair of young ibis pie billed grebe snowy egret
white ibis young, wetland bird of prey, marsh, brazos bend state park texas pie billed grebe, migrating bird, marsh, brazos bend state park texas snowy egret, wetland bird of prey, marsh, brazos bend state park texas
Pelecanus occidentalis - Brown Pelican Sterna maxima - Royal Tern Larus delawarensis - Ring-Billed Gull
brown pelican, shore bird, carnivore, piscivore, outer banks, north carolina, atlantic ocean, flight, wings royal tern, shore bird, carnivore, outer banks, north carolina, atlantic ocean ring-billed gull, shore bird, omnivore, outer banks, north carolina, atlantic ocean
Larus marinus - Black-backed gull
Larus argentatus - Herring Gull Sanderling
black-backed gull, shore bird, omnivore, outer banks, north carolina, atlantic ocean, surf, waves, flight, wings herring gull, shore bird, omnivore, outer banks, north carolina, atlantic ocean, surf, waves sanderling, shore bird, carnivore, outer banks, north carolina, atlantic ocean, surf

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Fish (Click here to go to the very limited Fish page)
Lepomis cyanellus - Green Sunfish Salmonidae - Trout Salmonidae - Trout
black widow spider, female, predator, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod golden orbweaver silk spider, predator, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod spider preying on beetle, predator, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod

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Insects (Click here to go to the Insects page)
Pepsis - Tarantula Hawk Megachile sculpturalis - Giant Resin Bee Bittacomorpha clavipes - Phantom Crane Fly
tarantula hawk, spider wasp, insect, preys on spiders for offspring, hymenoptera, arthropod, invertebrate giant resin bee, insect, button bush, pollination, hymenoptera, arthropod, invertebrate phantom crane fly, insect, diptera, arthropod, invertebrate
Dipalta banksi - Huron Shore Bee Fly Chrysina beyeri - Beyer's Scarab Beetle Harmonia axyridis - ladybird beetle eating insect eggs
huron shore bee fly, mimicry, insect, diptera, arthropod, invertebrate beyer's scarab beetle, coleoptera, guadalupe mountains, herbivore, insect, arthropod, invertebrate ladybird beetle eating insect eggs, coleoptera, predator, insect, arthropod, invertebrate, lady bug
Dactylotum bicolor - Pictured Grasshopper katydid bugs mating
pictured grasshopper, warning colors, insect, orthoptera, herbivore, arthropod, invertebrate katydid, insect, herbivore, orthoptera, arthropod, invertebrate milkweed bugs mating, reproduction, insect, hemiptera, arthropod, invertebrate
Arilus cristatus - Wheel Bug Hyalophora cecropia - Cecropia Moth Red-spotted Purple Butterfly
wheel bug, assassin bug, insect, carnivore, predator, hemiptera, arthropod, invertebrate columbia silk moth, giant silkworm moth insect, lepidoptera, arthropod, invertebrate red-spotted purple butterfly, insect, lepidoptera, arthropod, invertebrate
Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Moth Caterpillar
owlet moth caterpillar
dragonfly
sphinx moth caterpillar, tobacco hornworm, insect, agricultural pest, larva, lepidoptera, arthropod, invertebrate owlet moth caterpillar, insect, larva, lepidoptera, arthropod, invertebrate dragonfly, insect, carnivore, predator, odonata, arthropod, invertebrate
Hetaerina americana - American Rubyspot Damselfly manitd eating prey Myrmeleon - Antlion
american rubyspot damselfly, insect, carnivore, predator, odonata, arthropod, invertebrate carolina mantid, praying mantis, insect, carnivore, predator, prey, food chain, dictyoptera, arthropod antlion, insect, neuroptera, arthropod, invertebrate

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Invertebrates (Click here for the Invertebrates page)
earthworm millipede Giant Velvet Mite
earthworm, annelid, invertebrate, decomposer, soil, humus, composting millipede, arthropod, invertebrate, decomposer, detrivore giant velvet mite, new mexico, arthropod, arachnid, invertebrate, nonparasitic, insectivore, aposematic (warning colors)
land snail pill bugs Uca pugnax - Marsh Fiddler Crab
land snail, herbivore, invertebrate, gastropod, shelter isopods, pill bugs, wood lice, rollie pollie, crustacean, arthropod, invertebrate, decomposer, detrivore marsh fiddler crab, carnivore, predator, scavenger, crustacean, arthropod, mobjack bay, virginia

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Mammals (Click here to go to the Mammals page)
Castor canadensis - American Beaver Eating Maymont Bear Texas Deer
american beaver, mammal, rodent, herbivore, consumer, keystone species, aquatic habitat, fur, appomattox river canal black bear, mammal, omnivore, maymont park, richmond, virginia texas white-tailed deer, south llano river, mammal, herbivore, ruminant
giraffe
meerkats
nutria eating
giraffe, mammal, herbivore, houston zoo
meerkat, mammal, insectivore, carnivore, houston zoo
nutria, mammal, rodent, herbivore, consumer, aquatic habitat, fur
Procyon lotor - Raccoon Juvenile Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern Cottontail Juvenile Marmota monax - Ground Hog
raccoon juvenile, animal baby, mammal, procyonid, omnivore, consumer, bradywine creek state park, delaware eastern cottontail juvenile, rabbit, animal baby, mammal, herbivore, consumer, pocahontas state park, virginia ground hog, den, mammal, rodent, herbivore, consumer, dutch gap conservation area, virginia

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Reptiles (Click here to go to the Reptiles page)
alligator Chuckwalla Sonoran Collared Lizard
american alligator, brazos bend state park, reptile, scales, predator chuckwalla, iguana, lizard, reptile, male, white tank mountains, arizona, herbivore sonoran collared lizard, reptile, superstition wilderness, tonto national forest, carnivore
Sceloporus magister - Desert Spiny Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides - Zebra-tailed Lizard
Anolis carolinensis - Green Anole Lizard
desert spiny lizard, reptile, mcdowell mountains, arizona, carnivore zebra-tailed lizard, saguaro national park, reptile, carnivore green anole, lizard, dewlap, courtship or territorial display, reptile, carnivore
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Heterodon platirhinos - Eastern Hognose Snake Gopher Snake
western diamondback rattlesnake, snake, pit viper, mcdowell mountains, arizona, reptile, predator, carnivore eastern hognose snake, reptile, predator, carnivore, back bay national wildlife refuge, north carolina gopher snake, peralta canyon, superstition wilderness, reptile, predator
Elaphe obsoleta - Black Rat Snake Coluber constrictor - Eastern Black Racer

broad banded water snake swimming

black rat snake, reptile, predator, carnivore, constrictor, outer banks, currituck county, north carolina eastern black racer, snake, north river great swamp, reptile, predator broad banded water snake, palmetto state park texas, reptile, predator
turtle on log snapping turtle turtle
turtle, reptile, brazos bend state park, carnivore snapping turtle, reptile, carnivore, dutch gap conservation area turtle, reptile, carnivore. false cape state park virginia

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Spiders (Click here to go to the Spiders page)
Latrodectus mactans  - Southern Black Widow Spider Nephila clavipes - Golden Silk Spider spider preying on beetle
black widow spider, female, predator, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod golden orbweaver silk spider, predator, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod spider preying on beetle, predator, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod
orchard orbweaver spider
spider
Argiope Spider with Prey
orchard orbweaver spider, predator, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod spider, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod, web, predator argiope spider with prey, predator, arachnid, invertebrate, arthropod

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