Pot O’ Gold: 11 Species You Might Find at the End of a Rainbow
from Wildlife Promise
You don’t have to be a leprechaun to enjoy this Pot O’ Gold. This St. Patrick’s Day, take a moment to browse through and learn about these golden species. Plus, reading this is much easier than waiting for a rainbow, tracking down its end, and searching for golden wildlife.
Golden Poison Dart Frog
The golden poison dart frog is only one of three dart frogs with poison lethal to humans. It is reported that an amount of poison equal to 2-3 grains of table salt is enough to cause the death of a human.
Photo by Leighton Pritchard
Banana Slug
Banana slugs have primitive eyesight, which means they can only see light, dark and movement. The eyes fold in when they sense a shadow. Also, please don’t lick them; I’m sure they don’t like it.
Photo by Joao Paulo Krajewski
Bearded Dragon
Bearded dragons have a beard of spikes and thorns that they’ll puff out at predators as a defense mechanism. Also, when in danger, these lizards will run on the hind legs.
Photo by Bryce Gandy
Goldenrod Spider
These spiders jump on their prey, ambush style, which means they don’t have a reason to spin webs.
Photo by Christophe Quintin
Golden Lion Tamarin
Female tamarins usually give birth to twins and sometimes triplets. That’s a lot of weight to carry around alone, which is why the father and siblings share the load.
Photo by Nelson Wu
Yellow Rat Snake
These snakes are arboreal, which means they climb trees. Like the black rat snake, they are non-venomous constrictors that suffocate their prey.
Photo by Flickr/vladeb
Goldfinch
A goldfinch’s diet is vegetable based, and they are the strictest vegetarians in the bird world (aside from an occasional insect cheat meal).
Photo by Flickr/TCDavis
Seahorse
Seahorses are unique creatures not only have a kangaroo-like pouch, but the dads are the ones to have the babies.
Photo by Vic DeLeon
Fiery Skipper
Fiery skipper have the ability to hold their wings in a triangular position, which is thought to help better absorb the sun’s rays.
Photo by Ronnie Pitman
Golden Eagle
The name implies that they should look more gold, but I decided to include them anyway. Mostly I wanted to tell you that despite being the largest bird of prey in North America, golden eagles can dive upon their victim at speeds over 150 miles per hour!
Photo by Ed Gaillard
Red Foxes
What else is there to say, just enjoy this golden pile of fluff.
Photo by Canon Chris
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