By Cheryl Conley
Lake Creek Nature Preserve Board of Directors
It’s time to challenge your knowledge of wildlife and animals in general. See how many you can get right!
- Name one country that has outlawed glue traps.
- What disease can you get from the kissing bug?
- What is the state bird of Texas?
- If you know the answer to #3, name one other state that has the same state bird as Texas.
- What caterpillar is often called the Toxic Toupee or puss caterpillar?
- Can animals die from capture myopathy?
- How many species of tree frogs live in Texas?
- Are tree frogs carnivores or omnivores?
- Is a green anole the same thing as a chameleon?
- There are fewer than 200 of these birds left in the wild. What am I referring to?
How did you do? To be honest, if I hadn’t written the articles I would have gotten most of these wrong so if you missed some, don’t feel bad. It’s just for fun!
ANSWERS: 1. Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, England, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, two states & one territory in Australia, & four Indian states; 2. Chagas disease; 3. Mockingbird; 4. Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, & Arkansas; 5. The asp; 6. Yes; 7. 14; 8. Carnivores; 9. No; 10. Attwater’s prairie chicken
