Straight Buggin'
This colloquial term refers to the larval form of butterflies and moths.
What is the caterpillar?
This slow-moving filter feeder is the largest fish in the world.
What is the whale shark?
This bird, of the order Strigiformes, is known for its silent flight.
What is the owl?
This mammal is the largest terrestrial carnivore.
What is the polar bear?
This heavily built ambush predator is the largest living species of lizard.
What is the Komodo dragon?
What is the exoskeleton?
This fish, found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, is the fastest in the world.
What is the black marlin?
This bird migrates the longest distance, traveling from the Arctic to Antarctica.
What is the Arctic tern?
This marine mammal, found along coasts in the northern Pacific, is the only one capable of using tools.
What is the sea otter?
This reptile with a prehensile tail uses its tongue to capture prey with extreme speed.
What is the chameleon?
This insect has the longest migration of any other insect.
What is the monarch butterfly?
This hard, plate-like, bony flap covers the gills of a bony fish.
What is the operculum?
This bird is known for creating intricate nests out of mud and saliva.
What is the swallow?
This is the term for animals that give birth to live young.
What is viviparous?
This harmless burrowing snake can flatten its body to mimic a cobra's hood.
What is the hognose snake?
The type of insect development that includes egg, larva, pupal, and adult stages; these insects are known to be holometabelous.
What is complete metamorphosis?
A system of sensory organs, fish use these to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water.
What are lateral lines?
This bird passes the mirror test, a test for self-awareness, showing that it can recognize itself in a mirror.
What is the magpie?
Restricted to Australia and New Guinea, this group of mammals is known for its egg-laying members.
What are monotremes?
This burrowing wormlike amphibian is distinguished by poorly developed eyes and the lack of limbs.
What is the caecilian?
This insect is often referred to as the "honeydew harvester" due to its farming of aphids.
What is the ant?
This is the term for fish that migrate from saltwater to freshwater to spawn.
What are anadromous fish?
This bird can sleep while flying.
What is the albatross?
This mammal is known for its social structure and matriarchal herds.
What is the elephant?
The mating position of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female about the back.
What is amplexus?