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Photo of a blusher, a tan gilled mushroom, showing injured spot turning rust red

Amanitas

Amanita spp. (about 600 species, worldwide)

Poisonous

Marbled orbweaver spider in web

Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers

Araneus spp.

several yellow aphids on plant

Aphids

More than 1,300 species in North America north of Mexico

image of Assassin Bug crawling on a leaf

Assassin Bugs

Nearly 200 species in North America north of Mexico

Venomous

Photo of cluster of bleeding mycenas, small, capped, reddish mushrooms

Bleeding Mycena

Mycena haematopus

Photo of a meloe blister beetle, female, on ground

Blister Beetles

More than 400 species in North America north of Mexico

image of greenbottle fly on carcass

Blow Flies (Bottle Flies)

About 84 species in North America.

Image of a broad-banded watersnake

Broad-Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata confluens

Several regal fritillaries feeding on butterfly weed

Butterflies and Skippers

More than 700 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a Cajun dwarf crayfish.

Cajun Dwarf Crayfish

Cambarellus puer

Image of a Cecropia moth.

Cecropia Moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Image of a five-lined skink

Common Five-Lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Photo of a spothanded crayfish viewed from above on white background.

Crayfishes

About 36 species in Missouri

Photo of an adult damselfly on a twig next to water.

Damselflies

Species in the suborder Zygoptera

Orangethroat darter male in spawning colors, side view photo with black background

Darters

Etheostoma, Percina, Ammocrypta, and Crystallaria spp.

Photo of a male Banded Pennant dragonfly

Dragonflies

Species in the suborder Anisoptera

Image of an american toad

Eastern American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus americanus (formerly Bufo americanus)

Photo of an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Eastern Hog-Nosed Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Image of a false morel

False Morels

Gyromitra spp. (false morels); Helvella spp. (elfin saddles)

Poisonous

Photo of a flat-headed snake held in someone’s hands

Flat-Headed Snake

Tantilla gracilis

Monkey Face Mussel

Freshwater Mussels

Bivalve molluscs in order Unionoida

Polyphemus Moth, Belton MO

Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths

About 75 species in North America north of Mexico

Goldfish side view photo with black background

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

image of Fiery Searcher on dead leaves

Ground Beetles

About 2,400 species in North America north of Mexico

A metallic green sweat bee gathering pollen on a yellow flowerhead

Halictid Bees (Sweat Bees)

More than 500 species in North America north of Mexico

hellbender, a large brown salamander resting in gravelly streambed

Hellbender

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Endangered

image of a Honey Locust Moth

Honey Locust Moth

Syssphinx bicolor (syn. Sphingicampa bicolor)

image of an Ichneumon Wasp on tree trunk

Ichneumon Wasps

More than 5,000 species in North America

Seven-spotted lady beetle on a flower

Lady Beetles (Ladybird Beetles; Ladybugs)

Nearly 500 species in North America north of Mexico

Land Snails and Slugs

Approx. 150 species of land snails and slugs in Missouri

Swamp milkweed leaf beetle on a leaf it has chewed on.

Leaf Beetles

About 2,000 species in North America

image of a Leafhopper on leaf

Leafhoppers

More than 3,000 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a leech

Leeches

Various species in the subclass Hirudinea

Red milkweed beetle eating a common milkweed leaf.

Longhorned Beetles (Borers; Sawyer Beetles)

About 1,000 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a magdalen underwing moth

Magdalen Underwing

Catocala illecta

Marbled orbweaver spider in web

Marbled Orbweaver

Araneus marmoreus

Photo of a midge fly larva crawling on a rock in an aquarium

Midge Fly Larvae

Nearly 1,100 species in North America

Narceus Millipede crawling across gravel

Millipedes

More than 900 species in North America north of Mexico

Southern redbelly dace male in spawning colors, side view photo with black background

Minnows

Notropis, Cyprinella, Hybognathus, Luxilus, and others

mosquito resting on a white fabric

Mosquitoes

About 50 species of mosquitoes in Missouri

Forage looper moth perched on a brick wall, viewed from side

Moths

More than 12,000 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a Nessus Sphinx

Nessus Sphinx

Amphion floridensis

image of a Dagger Moth

Noctuid Moths

More than 2,500 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a northern crab spider

Northern Crab Spider

Mecaphesa asperata

Photo of a northern red-bellied snake on a rock.

Northern Red-Bellied Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata

A reddish-brown salamander with an orange stripe down its back is curled on a moss-covered rock.

Ozark Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon angusticlavius

Tachinid fly visiting a mint flower

Parasitic Flies (Tachinid Flies)

About 1,350 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a Polyphemus Moth

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

image of a Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth

Pyralid Moths

More than 680 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a ramshorn snail on a wet rock.

Ramshorn Snails

Gyraulus, Helisoma, Menetus, Micromenetus, Planorbula spp.

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