jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyWoolly Apple Aphid!The Woolly Apple Aphid! (Sorry about any color confusion in the pic—white wouldn’t show up well against the background, so for text, the...
jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyMini Lesson! Aphids!Aphids! A fun Mini-Lesson about some fun Mini-Friends! And a little more elaboration on the ants farming aphids like cattle, some species...
jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyVampire Ground Finch!The Vampire Ground Finch! Just in time for Halloween! These nos-finch-atus may seem like your average Darwinian finch, but don’t be...
jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyUpside-Down Jellyfish!The Upside-Down Jellyfish! The taxonomy of this critter is a little confusing, I’ll admit. The whole genus Cassiopea are known as the...
jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyTuatara!The Tuatara! A famous an ancient lil guy, and a real blast from the past! Fun fact, their name comes from the Maori language for “peaks...
jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyScaly-Foot Snail!The Scaly-Foot Snail! A deep-sea knight in shining armor and weirdo. Incredibly unique, the snail only has 2 tentacles, and cultivates...
jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyRust Flatworm!The Rust Flatworm! A rather obscure critter, researching for these guys was a little difficult! The only real info out there is on...
jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyQueen Alexandra's BirdwingThe Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing! That’s a feather in my cap! Named after Alexandra of Denmark, these critters are one of 3 insects which...
jsyrehorOct 1, 20211 min readZoologyPetroleum Fly!The Petroleum Fly! “One of the chief biological curiosities of the world,” these critters spend their larval to pupal lives entirely in...