Plants
This plant, known for its heart-shaped leaves, produces a fruit commonly used to make jelly.
What is Grape Vine?
This small rodent is known for climbing trees and eating nuts, often seen in forests and parks.
What is a squirrel?
This insect is known for producing a loud, vibrating sound that echoes through the trees, especially during the warmer months.
What is a Cicada?
Florida's State Reptile.
What is the American Alligator?
This plant, named after a spud that we love to fry and eat with ketchup, is an invasive species in some areas.
What is Air Potato?
This tree is known for producing acorns, which are a favorite food of squirrels.
What is an Oak Tree?
This large bird, typically seen in pairs, has a red head and a long beak, often spotted in wetlands and grassy fields.
What is a Sandhill Crane?
This insect collects pollen to produce a sweet substance that humans use in food, commonly known as honey.
What is a Honey Bee?
This small green reptile can change color, often seen basking in the sun for warmth, and can be caught by anyone quick enough.
What is a Green Anole? (Lizard)
This plant features tall stalks, flat oblong leaves, and bright red berries, and is often found in woodland areas.
What is Coral Berry?
This tree produces a sweet fruit, often used in juices or cooking, and is commonly associated with tropical climates.
What is a Florida Orange Tree?
This bright red bird, commonly found in Florida during the winter, shares its name with a Major League Baseball team from St. Louis.
What is Cardinals?
This flying insect, often seen hovering over water, is named after a mythological fire-breathing reptile.
What is a Dragon Fly?
This small green amphibian is often found sticking to windows early in the morning or late in the evening, eats flying insects, and can jump up to 10 times its body length.
What is a Green Tree Frog? (Frog)
This frog, typically brown or gray, is larger than the native Green Tree Frog and originates from a country south of the Florida Keys.
What is a Cuban Tree Frog?
This palm tree, known for its sharp serrated stalks and found in pine flatwoods, is named after a common woodworking tool.
What is a Saw Palm?
This deer species, common in North America, is named for the white underside of its tail, which it raises as a warning signal when startled.
What is a White Tailed Deer?
This insect undergoes metamorphosis, forming a chrysalis as it transforms from one life stage to another.
What is a Butterfly?
This common garden reptile slithers on the ground and may startle you. Typically black in color, it primarily feeds on household pests.
What is a Black Racer? (Black Rat Snake)
This large mammal, with tusks and known for rooting in the ground, was brought to North America by Spanish settlers.
What is a Wild Hog?
Florida's State Tree.
What is a Cabbage Palm? (Sabal Palm)
Florida's State Animal.
What is a Florida Panther?
This insect, commonly found in Florida homes, is often referred to as a "Palmetto Bug."
What is a Florida Woods Cockroach?
This keystone species, which is rapidly declining in North America, burrows in the ground and has a hard outer shell for protection.
What is a Gopher Tortious?
This large reptile, known for slithering on the ground and constricting its prey, is commonly found in the Florida Everglades.
What is a Burmese Python ?