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• Libellula semifasciata • Fast flying dragonfly • Brightly colored • Incomplete bands across wings • Wingspan noticeably greater than body length • Hovers • Live near ponds and swamps
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There are different groups of animals. One way to classify or group animals is by taking a look at their physical characteristics. Animals can be vertebrates (have a backbone) or invertebrates (have no backbone)
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Black saddlebags are species of dragonflies
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This red-headed woodpecker is strikingly colored with its entire head red.
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Along the Road - NatureScenes hosts follow the road and come upon a Copperhead snake.
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Melanerpes erythrocephalus Strikingly colored with entire head red Blue-black wings and tail with white below Immature bird resembles adult except for gray head Fond of groves of dead or dying trees...
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Bufo quercicus • Smallest toad in North America - 1.9 - 3.3 cm (0.75 - 1.25 inches) • White to orange stripe down middle of back • 4 - 5 pairs of dark blotches on back • Cranial crests not apparent •...
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The snake adds a section to its rattle each time it sheds its skin, which can be up to 2 to 3 times a year.
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River otters are playful animals who are in the same family as weasels, mink and skunks.
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We have two vulture species in South Carolina: the turkey vulture and the black vulture.
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They osprey, also known as fish hawk, has only one species and is found pretty much all over the world.