Adventures in Zoology (Comics)
I’ve decided to turn some of the stuff that I have learned/ am currently learning in my Zoology classes into some comics:
Ball State Cheerleaders as Brown Anoles
Based on the aggression displays of brown anoles, Anolis sagrei, these primarily brown lizards have a red dewlap to scare off any other lizard encroaching on their territory!
Moniter Lizard Costume Party
Moniter Lizards, such as the Komodo Dragon, are known as the Kings of Lizards!
Just Your Average Gecko- a comparison between Spider-Man and a gecko
Geckos use microscopic hairs on their toe pads in order to create Van der Waals forces with anything they want to climb on, giving the ability to “stick” to anything!
Amphisbaenians- Amphisbaenians are legless squamates (meaning they are in the same order as snakes and lizards), but they aren’t snakes. Their scales are arranged in a circular pattern, and despite their resemblance to earthworms, they are more closely related to lizards- hence their nickname, Worm Lizards!
Ambystoma mexicanum, the Mexican Axolotl
These are entirely aquatic salamanders from Mexico with paedomorphic traits (meaning it keeps its baby traits all life long without metamorphosis)!
Canada Goose
While many American birds have “American” followed by the type of bird (like the American Robin), Canadian birds have “Canada” followed by the type of bird (Canada goose, Canada jay, etc). I unfortunately found this out after having put Canadian Goose on a lab quiz in Ornithology instead of Canada Goose. Ope
