Although many pests can wreak havoc on a lawn, the moles can be particularly damaging if left unchecked. This rodent-like insectivore is quite the digger and creates holes that go at least 10 inches ...

This slender-bodied, slate gray insectivore named for its long tail or habitat, depending on which common name one chooses, holds center stage among some small mammal specialists. Entire chapters of ...

The minute pirate bug (Orius insidiosus) is an insectivore; it kills and eats other small insects, spider mites and insect eggs. Protasov AN/Shutterstock Parasitoids are different from parasites.

The fence lizard has multiple different subspecies depending on location. The eastern fence lizard can be found in West Virginia and usually seeks shelter under wood piles, logs and rocks during the ...

A new genetic study suggests that the protein cryptochrome 4 in bird eyes is key to their magnetic navigation abilities, with evolutionary changes highlighting its role in adapting to different ...

One of those bats was a fruit bat. Another was an Angolan free-tailed bat, the same little insectivore that would later catch Fabian Leendertz’s attention in Méliandou. It was proof of ...

The possum has struct gold when it finds a fallen tree brimming with grubs, a favorite treat for this insectivore. Once it’s time to rest, it likes to stretch out on a bed of soft rainforest ferns or ...

Two Tawny Frogmouth chicks, one male and one female, are the first chicks at the zoo for their male, Dijon, while the female, ...

The Yellow-bellied flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) is a small insectivore of the tyrant flycatcher family that cannot produce the protein cryptochrome 4. The birds breed in North America and ...

It’s not a good strategy to be an insectivore in extended sub-freezing weather.) Vermilion Flycatchers are not as numerous as either the Western Kingbird or Scissor-tail. A few have recently ...

A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants An omnivore eats plants and animals A carnivore only eats animals An insectivore eats some animals such as insects and worms Put your knowledge of ...

During their first few weeks, they feed every 2-3 hours until 10 p.m., eating a mixture of pinky mice, cat food soaked in Pedialyte, and soaked, insectivore diet. “After a few days, their eyes ...