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With all of this rain, I have been seeing a ton of snails, slugs, and worms about! High levels of humidity and moist environments help these soft-bodied critters thrive. Hard, dry terrain can damage their skin and prevent them from digging small holes or covering themselves to protect themselves from the elements. Moist air also helps them breathe properly and aids in reproduction! While they often aren't out during the storm itself - raindrops are super huge to critters so tiny - they come out in full force immediately after!
One of our favorite summertime activities is looking for cicadas shells, not just so the Velocitoddler can feed them to the dog (weird, I know....we compare it to humans enjoying the crunch of popcorn), but so we can observe cicada habitat, behavior, and use them for crafting!
Bees are so unique in where they live. Some create hives that hang from trees, some hang out in old logs or decaying trees, and others yet dig underground burrows!
I gotta say, I so love glitter stickers that mimic shiny stuff in nature! With my Southern Flying Squirrel stickers, I enjoy the glittery night sky effect. Did you know these animals, native to Pennsylvania, are very nocturnal, which is one reason why we don't see them very often?
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