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Aesop shrimp, Striped shrimp
The Aesop shrimp moves around quite gracefully using only 6 of its 10 walking legs (pereiopods).
ClassCrustaceaOrderDecapodaFamilyPandalidae -
Amblyseius
This small pale-brown acari moves quickly through leaves. Its flattened, pear-shaped body has eight legs.
ClassArachnidaOrderAcariFamilyPhytoseiidae -
American bullfrog
The american bullfrog is the largest anura in North America. It is green, olive or brown, sometimes with darker spots on its back. Its abdomen is cream or white, often with grey flecks.
ClassAmphibia (Batracia)OrderAnuraFamilyRanidae -
American goldfinch
This species is no longer at the Biodôme.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyFringillidae -
American lobster
The American lobster has 10 legs, the first two ending in enormous claws. The left claw is usually bigger and is used for crushing food, while the right one is used for tearing.
ClassCrustaceaOrderDecapodaFamilyNephropidae -
American redstart
In nuptial plumage, the male is almost all black, with bright orange spots on the wings and tail. The female's back is olive brown. She has similar, but yellow, spots.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyParulidae -
American robin
The American robin has a grey-brown back and a rusty orange breast.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyTurdidae -
American shad
Resembling herring, shad are in fact anadromous type of herring. The American shad has a laterally compressed, silvery body with a steel-blue back.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderClupeiformesFamilyClupeidae -
American white ibis
The american white ibis are medium to large-sized wading birds with a rather long neck and legs. The adult has white plumage and a bare, dark pink face (no feathers). Like all ibises, they have a
ClassBirdsOrderamphipodesFamilyThreskiornithidae -
Aphidius
This is a tiny, delicate black wasp, with a marked indentation between the thorax and abdomen (giving it a wasp waist).
ClassInsectaOrderHymenopteraFamilyAphididae