2. TOAD Bufo americanus Found about thirty yards from the bus. Isn’t it cute?

3. Deer (White tailed) Odocoileus virginianus Found most often And almost everywhere except next to the creek where people fell in. Not to point anyone out.

4. Canadian Geese Branta canadensis In the water, with the ducks On that path near the road we found a few feathers as well.

5. Mallard Duck Cairina moschata Next to Canadian geese in the water Mallard are the most common to this area

6. Coyote Canis latrans Found in the form of scat Near the lake, in the sand

7. Frog Rana pipiens Found in the sand near the water, by the road, and in the underbrush where its very moist Also called The Northern Leopard Frog Tiny!

8. Lady bug Harmonia axydris Found near the water, crawling on a rock

9. Water strider Heteroptera gerridae Found striding and jumping across the creek water, about 20 yards from outlet

10. Red Earwig Labidura riparia Found on my shoe after slipping into a bush About twenty yards from creek ^ Wouldn’t you love to wake up with a million of them on your face?

11. Slug Arion vulgaris Found in a quantity of about 13 on a log, thirty yards from creek

12. Black bear Ursus americanus Found in the form of scat, 50 yards from bus, in a clearing

13. Fly Diptera Found everywhere along trail, but mostly around scat

14. Turkey Meleagris gallapavo Found in the form of a feather 20 yards from road

15. Owl Bubo virginianus Found in the form of scat 40 yards from road

16. Mosquito Anopheles quadrimaculatus Found around puddles by creek Probably because they breed in still water

17. Gambel’s Quail Callipepla gambelii Found in feather form 37 yards from road

18. Bee Apis mellifera Found circling Dalmation Toadflax

19. Black gnat (Mayfly) Leptophlebia cupida Found everywhere there’s plants

20. Hobo spider Tegenaria agrestis Found in a web spun fifteen yards from game camera

21. Fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren Found on path ten yards from road

22. Bibliography It’s not an animal, it’s a monster. And its on paper because I couldn’t fit 43 slides worth of citing into one slide. It’s 2:49 A.M. when I’m writing this. Thank you for your mercy.

23. THE END! WAKE UP!