Birds
This large bird is an important part of the environment due to its diet of dead animals, which controls the spread of diseases.
What is a Vulture?
This species of salamander is very common, has red spots, and can be fully aquatic or travel on land.
What is an Eastern Newt?
This is the title given to animals that travel between flowers, spread pollen, and help flowers fruit and reproduce.
What are Pollinators?
What is a Maple?
This is the best thing to do if you realize you are completely lost.
What is Staying in Place and Waiting for Help?
The state bird of Pennsylvania.
What is a Ruffed Grouse?
This alphabetical net is used in steam surveys by kicking up sediment upstream and letting macros flow into it.
This is the name for a baby fox.
What is a kit?
This plant has a stinky defense mechanism if you step on its leaves.
What is an Eastern Skunk Cabbage?
Other than water, this is often considered the most important thing for survival.
What is Shelter?
This flycatcher type of bird is known for its distinctive "Pee-wee" call.
What is an Eastern Pee-wee?
Species of this macro-invertebrate create special casings using pebbles, twigs, and pine needles that it sticks together to protect itself against predators and fast-moving stream currents.
What is a Caddisfly?
An Orca is a large, social marine animal that is specifically part of this group of mammals.
What are Dolphins?
This three-leaved plant grows as a bush or vine and is best to be avoided.
What is Poison Ivy?
You are lost and have no sense of direction, this is the best way to find directionality without a compass.
What is the Sun? (Sets in the West and Rises in the East)
While the Bald Eagle became our official National bird in 2024, it had been seen as it since 1782. Despite this, founding father Benjamin Franklin thought that this bird was better suited as the symbol for the United States.
What is a Turkey?
Gravel streams are made of two main types of water movement. Riffles are shallow, fast-moving parts of the stream that eventually transform into this deep, slower-moving area that you may want to take a swim in.
What is a Pool?
Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago by a giant meteor hitting the Earth, though evolutionary biologists argue that they are still around due to the existence of these animals.
What are birds?
This plant lacks the chlorophyll organelle in their cells that allow other plants to photosynthesize for energy. It instead gains nutrients from underground networks of fungi. It was also used to numb the pain during Native American surgery practices.
What is Ghost Pipe.
This is a condition you would find yourself in if you drank salt water.
What is Dehydration?
This type of bird has a long tongue that is used to eat insects in deep holes. The tongue wraps around the skull of the bird, protecting the brain from rattling around.
What are Woodpeckers?
These large grub-like larvae were found by both teams. They are fully aquatic and squirm around a lot. Their adult forms are a fly that looks a lot like a giant mosquito.
What are Crane Flies?
All native mammals to the Australian island are classified as marsupials. The Virginia Opossum is also a marsupial. This unique trait in their child development process is a characteristic they all share.
What are Pouches?
This type of plant has existed since before the dinosaurs! They reproduce through spores on the underside of their leaves.
What are ferns?
This is the app that Mr. Man uses to identify different plants, mushrooms, and bugs. Its a great tool for determining if something is safe to eat or touch.
What is iNaturalist?