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Fishing spiders eat insects and other food items on land, but they are also able to submerge their bodies under the surface of water and hunt for small fish and tadpoles. The bristly hairs on their body trap air bubbles that they use to breathe wile underwater and waiting for something to swim by.

Ground Beetles are known for their defensive ability to squirt a jet of hot foul-smelling liquid from their abdomens.

Norway rats are not really from Norway. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, they are actually a native of Asia that arrived in England via Norwegian ships.  

Shrew is one of the rare venomous mammals. American short-tailed shrew contains enough venom to kill 200 mice.

You can usually find blue mud daubers nests on the sides of buildings or other structures.

Voles are excellent swimmers. Species of voles that live near the water can survive periodical tides and flooding thanks to ability to swim and to climb to the nearby vegetations. Voles can also dive.

Pharaoh ants are known to spread infection especially in private nursing facilities, clinics and  hospitals and can cause contamination of sterile equipment.

While American dog ticks choose habitats that maximize their exposure to potential hosts, they can survive for about 2-3 years unfed.

After a blood meal, female Northern mosquitoes lay eggs in rafts of 140–340. These eggs typically hatch in one to two days.

Bald-face hornets build aerial nests as big as a basketball.