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Home Subjects Covers About Contact Family Podicepidae (GREBES) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. Clark’s Grebe Western Grebe Horned Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Red-necked Grebe Least Grebe Eared Grebe Steller’s Jay Green Jay Pinyon Jay Clark’s Nutcracker Gray Jay Black-billed Magpie Yellow-billed Magpie Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL

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galliformes

Home Subjects Covers About Contact text Order Galliformes (QUAIL, GROUSE, PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES) Family Cracidae (GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURRASOWS) Family Numididae (GUINEAFOWL) Ortalis vetula PLAIN CHACHALACA Numida meleagris HELMETED GUINEA FOWL Family Odontophoridae (NEW WORLD QUAIL) Neotermes jouteli TERMITE Rhinotermitidae (SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES) Termitidae (HIGHER TERMITES) Amitermes parvulus DESERT TERMITE https://youtu.be/Sw2pOUIS4Bkhttps://youtu.be/6K9wvE501iEhttps://youtu.be/9bAqvP2FuF4 Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL

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flies

Home Subjects Covers About Contact Order Diptera (TRUE FLIES) Suborder Nematocera (MOSQUITOES, MIDGES, GNATS, CRANE FLIES) Infraorder Bibionomorpha Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species in the families. Anisopodidae (WOOD GNATS) Bibionidae (MARCH FLIES) Cecidomyiidae (GALL MIDGES) Ditomyiidae (FUNGUS GNATS) Keroplatidae (PREDATORY FUNGUS GNATS) Mycetophilidae (FUNGUS GNATS) Sciaridae (DARK-WINGED FUNGUS GNATS) Infraorder

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molluscs

Home Subjects Covers About Contact Phylum Mollusca (MOLLUSCS) Class Gastropoda (SNAILS & SLUGS) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. Stylommatophora (SLUGS) Aplysidae (SEA HARES) Appullariidae Bulimulidae Cerionidae Fissurellidae (KEYHOLE LIMPETS) Helicidae Helicarionidae Hygromiidae Littorinidae Lottidae (LIMPETS) Lymnaeidae Muricidae Neritidae Physidae Planorbidae Pleuroceridae Polygyridae Spiraxidae Succineidae Tegulidae Zonitidae Class Bivalvia (CLAMS, OYSTERS,

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mammals

Home Subjects Covers About Contact Class Mammalia (MAMMALS) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each family’s species. Subclass Metatheria (MARSUPIALS – POUCHED MAMMALS) Didlephidae OPOSSUMS Phascolarctidae (KOALA) Macropodidae (KANGAROOS) Subclass Eutheria (PLACENTAL MAMMALS) Insectivora (moles, shrews) Primates (apes, monkeys, lemurs, people) Chiroptera (bats) Edentata [Xenarthra] (sloths, armadillos) Pinnipedia (seals and walruses) Lagomorpha (rabbits,

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hymenoptera

Home Subjects Covers About Contact Order Hymenoptera (ANTS, BEES & WASPS) Suborder Apocrita NARROW-WAISTED WASPS, ANTS, & BEES) Infaorder Aculeata (ANTS, BEES, & STINGING WASPS) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. Superfamily Chrysoidea Superfamily Formicoidea Superfamily Scolioidea Superfamily Tiphoidea Superfamily Thynnoidea Chrysididae (CUCKOO WASPS) Formicidae (ANTS) Scoliidae (SCOLIID WASPS) Tiphiidae (TIPHIID

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reptilia

Home Subjects Covers About Contact Class Reptilia (REPTILES) Order Crocodylia (CROCODILES, ALLIGATORS, CAIMENS) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each group. Alligatoridae:Alligatorinae Alligatoridae:Caimaninae Crocodylidae Gavialidae Order Squamata (SNAKES & LIZARDS ) Suborder Serpentes (SNAKES) Boidae (BOAS) Colubridae Viperidae Suborder Lacertilia (LIZARDS) Anguidae (GLASS LIZARDS) Corytophanidae (BASILISKS) Crotaphytidae (COLLARED LIZARDS) Order Chelonia (TURTLES) Chelonidae

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amphibians

Home Subjects Covers About Contact Class Amphibia (AMPHIBIANS) Order Anura (FROGS & TOADS) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. Bufonidae (TRUE TOADS) Dendrobatidae (POISON DART FROGS) Hylidae (TREE FROGS) Leptodactylidae (TROPICAL FROGS) Microhylidae (NARROW MOUTHED TOADS) Ranidae (TRUE FROGS) Order Urodela (SALAMANDER, NEWTS, SIRENS) Ambystomatidae (MOLE SALAMANDERS) Dicamptodontidae (PACIFIC GIANT SALAMANDER)

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beetles

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Order Coleoptera (BEETLES) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. Suborder Adephaga (GROUND & WATER BEETLES) Family Carabidae (GROUND BEETLES) Brachinae (BOMBARDIER BEETLES) Carabinae Cicindelinae (TIGER BEETLES) Elaphrinae (MARSH BEETLES) Harpalinae Nebrinae Omophroninae Patrobinae Scaritinae Trechinae (MINUTE GROUND BEETLES) Noteridae (BURROWING WATER BEETLE) Dytiscidae (PREDACEOUS DIVING

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