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stinkbug Stinkbug on a rose. green stinkbug (Acrosternum hilare) Heteroptera; Hemiptera; Graphosoma lineatum Diversity among the heteropterans: (from left to right) lace bug, coreid bug, bat bug, stinkbug, termite bug, back swimmer, bedbug, water scorpion, water strider, toad bug, plant bug.
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.
Creepy Crawlers Quiz
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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Also Known As Pentatomidae

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stinkbug
Stinkbug on a rose.
green stinkbug (Acrosternum hilare)
Heteroptera; Hemiptera; Graphosoma lineatum
Diversity among the heteropterans: (from left to right) lace bug, coreid bug, bat bug, stinkbug, termite bug, back swimmer, bedbug, water scorpion, water strider, toad bug, plant bug.
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vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.
Creepy Crawlers Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz