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Since I've made myself into a guy people ask about urban nature, I've noticed a bunch of recurring characters in the questions people ask. I thought it might be interesting or useful to make a list of the creatures that most often inspire a "what the hell is that?" reaction. These animals have a special value as gateways to an interest in nature ( Read more... )

I occasionally get comments to old entries, and recently I've gotten two to my 365 urban species post about the wandering broadhead planarian, affectionately known as the "landchovy" by my readers. This terrestrial flatworm is an predator of earthworms, an alien native to Indonesia or thereabouts, accidentally introduced into North America in ( Read more... )

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