toad bufo americanus found about thirty yards from the bus. isn’t it cute?
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TOAD
Bufo americanus Found about thirty
yards from the bus. Isn’t it cute?
Deer (White tailed)
Odocoileus virginianus
Found most often And almost
everywhere except next to the creek where people fell in. Not to point anyone out.
Canadian Geese
Branta canadensis In the water, with the
ducks On that path near the
road we found a few feathers as well.
Mallard Duck
Cairina moschata Next to Canadian
geese in the water Mallard are the
most common to this area
Coyote
Canis latrans Found in the form of
scat Near the lake, in the
sand
Frog
Rana pipiens Found in the sand near
the water, by the road, and in the underbrush where its very moist
Also called The Northern Leopard Frog
Tiny!
Lady bug
Harmonia axydris Found near the
water, crawling on a rock
Water strider
Heteroptera gerridae Found striding and jumping across the creek
water, about 20 yards from outlet
Red Earwig
Labidura riparia Found on my shoe
after slipping into a bush
About twenty yards from creek
^ Wouldn’t you love to wake up with a million of them on your face?
Slug
Arion vulgaris Found in a quantity of
about 13 on a log, thirty yards from creek
Black bear
Ursus americanus Found in the form of scat,
50 yards from bus, in a clearing
Fly
Diptera Found everywhere
along trail, but mostly around scat
Turkey
Meleagris gallapavo Found in the form of
a feather 20 yards from road
Owl
Bubo virginianus Found in the form of scat 40 yards from road
Mosquito
Anopheles quadrimaculatus
Found around puddles by creek
Probably because they breed in still water
Gambel’s Quail
Callipepla gambelii Found in feather form 37 yards from road
Bee
Apis mellifera Found circling
Dalmation Toadflax
Black gnat (Mayfly)
Leptophlebia cupida Found everywhere
there’s plants
Hobo spider
Tegenaria agrestis Found in a web spun
fifteen yards from game camera
Fire ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren Found on path ten yards
from road
Bibliography
It’s not an animal, it’s a monster. And its on paper because I couldn’t fit 43
slides worth of citing into one slide. It’s 2:49 A.M. when I’m writing this. Thank
you for your mercy.
THE END! WAKE UP!