*Centipedes eat insect larvae and bed bugs.                        F/O?
*Millipedes need a humid habitat.                                          F/O?
*Centipedes are more beautiful than millipedes.                   F/O?
*Centipedes do not carry diseases.                                       F/O?
*Centipedes are scary.  ​                                                                           F/O?
*It's fun to take care of a pet.                                                        F/O?
*Millipedes make great pets.                                                        F/O?


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"The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line."
                                           ~ Alexander Pope
*All roaches carry pathogens. 
      ~ FACT =>  Only 1% of roaches carry pathogens. 

*Harvestmen (Daddy Long Legs) are the most venomous of all spiders. 
      ~FACT => Harvestmen don't have venom. They are arachnids, but they're not spiders. 

*Bats are blind.
       ~FACT => Bats aren't blind at all, and some species see exceptionally well. 

*Bats will get caught in your hair.
       ~FACT => Bats are professional navigators and won't fly into hair. They may fly near people while catching flying insects (like mosquitoes), but they're echolocation ability is excellent!  

*You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 
       ~FACT => Dogs who practice 15 minutes a day with their trainer or owner will learn new tricks - even if they're old!

 Mammals
*Bearded dragons are diurnal.                                                    F/O?
*Reptiles have backbones, so they are vertebrates.                   F/O?    *Milk Snakes are naturally non venomous.                                 F/O?
*Coral Snakes are venomous.                                                     F/O?
*Some geckos are carnivores (only eat meat).                            F/O?
*It's fun to hold pet snakes.                                                          F/O?
*Only 15% of all snakes in the US are venomous.                      F/O?
*It's easy to care for geckos.                                                        F/O?
*King Snakes aren't affected by pit viper venom.                        F/O?
  Arachnids
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​*Nutria damage wetlands in North America.                F/O?
*Field mice are creepy.                                                 F/O?
​*Dogs and cats are mammals.                                     F/O?
*Mammals are vertebrate critters.                                F/O?
*Zebras are the cutest of all mammals.                        F/O?
*Some mammals are omnivores.                                  F/O?
*Most mammals give birth to live young.                       F/O?
*Mammals are warm-blooded critters.                           F/O?
*Bears are scary.                                                           F/O?
*Capybara (up to 145 lbs.) are the largest rodent.        F/O?
Field Mouse in Central Texas
Nutria at Landa Park - New Braunfels, Texas
*Venomous animals inject toxins.                                         F/O?
*Tarantulas and scorpions are not poisonous.                      F/O?
*Emperor Scorpions are nocturnal.                                             F/O? 
*Tarantulas do not need special heating devices.                 F/O?
*Tarantulas are the best pets.                                               F/O?
*Scorpions make better pets than tarantulas.                       F/O?
*Harvestmen are arachnids, but they're not spiders.            F/O?
*Harvestmen have no venom.                                               F/O?
*Brazilian Black tarantulas are beautiful.                               F/O?
*Scorpions fluoresce in ultraviolet light.                                 F/O?
*Roaches are cute.                                                                     F/O?
*Some insects can damage plants in your yard.                         F/O?
*Ladybugs are helpful because they eat aphids.                        F/O?
*Only 1% of all roaches are invasive.                                          F/O?
*Insects have 3 body parts.                                                         F/O?
*Bees are great pollinators.                                                         F/O?
*The earth NEEDS bees & other pollinators!                              F/O?
*Studying bugs is cool.                                                                F/O?
*Entomology is the study of insects.                                            F/O?
Striped Bark Scorpions
Orange Baboon Tarantula 
Millipede 
Centipede
Katydid
Madagascar Hissing Roaches
Bearded Dragon
Sinaloan Milk Snake
 Reptiles
 FALSE! Critter Myths
Giant Cave Roaches ~The white one is molting. It will darken as its exoskeleton hardens. 
Sharing a secret! ~Murphey & Crockett
Not So Creepy Critters