Creepy Crawlers
This 8-legged arachnid spins webs to catch its prey.
This nocturnal mammal uses echolocation to fly in the dark.
What is an bat?
This begins in fall for many birds like geese and monarch butterflies.
What is migration?
In many cultures, crossing paths with this color of cat is said to bring bad luck.
What is a black cat?
This sea creature has three hearts and blue blood - spooky!
What is an octopus?
This "vampire" insect feeds on blood and can detect its host using carbon dioxide.
What is a mosquito?
This bird is known for its silent flight and haunting call.
What is an owl?
This process allows some animals like chipmunks to sleep through the winter.
What is hibernation?
In some vampire legends, these small animals were thought to be vampires in disguise.
What are bats?
This animal can regrow lost limbs - like something out of a horror movie.
What is a lizard (or starfish)?
This type of spider, common in fall, is named after a medieval weapon because of the shape of its legs and webs.
What is an orb weaver?
Some believe this bird's call is an omen of death - it's also the largest owl in North America.
What is the great horned owl?
Bears do this in fall to prepare for winter.
What is eat a lot (or fatten up)?
This nocturnal bird has long been associated with witches and magic.
What is an owl?
This frog can survive being frozen in the fall and thaw out alive in spring.
This insect, which glows in the dark as a larva, is commonly mistaken for a worm.
What is a glowworm?
This small bat species, found in North America, hibernates in caves during winter.
What is the little brown bat?
What are Asian lady beetles?
This animal is often blamed for full moon madness and is the basis of werewolf legends.
What is a wolf?
This insect molts multiple times before becoming a ghost-like, winged adult.
What is a cicada?
This Halloween-colored spider has orange legs and builds large webs in gardens during fall.
What is a garden spider (Argiope)?
What is a veery thrush?
This bird stores hundreds of seeds in the fall and remembers where they are hidden.
What is a Clark's nutcracker (or a jay)?
In European folklore, this insect was believed to carry the souls of the dead.
What is a butterfly (or moth)?
This "immortal" jellyfish can revert to its juvenile state after becoming an adult.
What is Turritopsis dohrnii?