The raccoon has a distinctive shaggy, grayish-brown fur, unique black “bandit” faced mask, and black-and-white ringed bushy...
The termite is an insect with six legs and a body divided into three main constrictions, namely...
Squirrels, members of the rodent family, have feet well adapted to climbing and their bushy tails aid...
Spiders have two body regions connected by a restricted waist or pedicel. The fused head/thorax has two...
As a rule, bees and wasps are beneficial insects unmindful of the activities of man, as long as man makes it a point to disregard them. At times, however, the nests of these insects may be built in such close proximity to the home, or even in the home, as to make the area too confining for both insect and man. Many times the stings of bees and wasps are usually a painful experience …
Skunks are members of the weasel family. The striped skunk is about the size of an adult house cat, with mostly black fur with white on top of the head and neck. Litters of four to seven young are born in late spring or early summer. The young are weaned in six to seven weeks and the family breaks up by fall. They become mature in about a year and have been known to live for 10 to …
Fleas are tiny insects with bodies thin and flattened from side to side much as a fish is flattened. The flea is one of the most troublesome of insects and one of the most dangerous. This makes it easy for them to slip quickly about among the hairs of the animal upon which they live, for all fleas are parasitic.
Fleas have no wings, but their long, froglike hind legs make them wonderful jumpers. The head has a long, …
The termite is an insect with six legs and a body divided into three main constrictions, namely head, thorax and abdomen. On the head is situated a pair of antennae made up of many head-like segments. The thorax or chest consists of three segments, to each of which are attached a pair of legs. And in those termites that are winged, a pair of wings is attached to each of the last two segments of the thorax. The …
Mankind is not alone in living in organized communities. The most common of the social insects, the ant, also exhibits these...
The raccoon has a distinctive shaggy, grayish-brown fur, unique black “bandit” faced mask, and black-and-white...
The termite is an insect with six legs and a body divided into three main...
Squirrels, members of the rodent family, have feet well adapted to climbing and their bushy...
Spiders have two body regions connected by a restricted waist or pedicel. The fused head/thorax...
Skunks are members of the weasel family. The striped skunk is about the size of...
Silverfish are among the most common insects in the home and are of concern because...