Brown Recluse – Fearsome Little Biter
Fact Files
Cheetah – World’s Fastest Runner
Nature’s best sprinter, the cheetah is a large feline that can be found in the grasslands, plains, savannahs, and deserts of Africa and parts of the Middle East. The cheetah is recognizable by its spotted fur, a trait which thanks to generations of inbreeding, has very little variation from specimen to specimen (in fact, cheetah to cheetah skin-grafts are almost never rejected because of the near non-existent genetic variation).
Peanut-Head Bug – Talented Defensive Tactics
The peanut-head bug is subject of many incorrect legends in its range countries. Most of the legends state that the bug’s bite is deadly depending on the color of its wings, or that its bite is only deadly if the bitten doesn’t copulate within 24 hours or something along those lines. In truth, the “peanut bug” is actually a harmless plant-hopper that has a straw for a mouth and can’t even bite.
Australian Green Tree Frog – The Dumpy, Calm Frog
The Australian tree frog has a few other names like White’s tree frog, or simply the green tree frog, but it’s this last name we like best – the dumpy tree frog, because it is, well, dumpy. The frog was actually originally known by yet another name, the “blue frog” because a mistake in dead-specimen preservation led to the original specimens appearing to have blue skin.
