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Invertebrates

Animals without a backbone, including insects, spiders, worms, and jellyfish, making up most of Earth’s animal species.

Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Scientific Name Danaus plexippus
Weight LB 0.001 lb
Average Life Span 2–6 weeks (up to 8–9 months for migratory generation)
Fact A fun fact about monarch butterflies is their incredible, multi-generational migration, where the butterflies flying south in the fall are a special "super generation" that lives up to eight months (much longer than other monarchs) to fly thousands of miles to Mexico or California, a journey none of them have ever made before, relying on the sun and Earth's magnetic field to navigate.
Weight KG 0.0005 kg
Country United States
Continent North America
Habitat Grasslands
Diet Herbivore
Conservation Status Endangered
Region North America, Oceania, South America
Octopus
Octopus
Scientific Name Octopus vulgaris
Weight LB 0.001 oz to 110 lbs (The Giant Pacific Octopus is the largest)
Average Life Span 1–5 years (depending on the species)
Fact Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons are actually located in its arms, meaning its limbs can "think," taste, and touch entirely on their own without input from the central brain!
Weight KG 1.4 to 4.5 kg
Continent Asia
Smith’s Redknee Tarantula
Smith’s Redknee Tarantula
Scientific Name Brachypelma smithi
Weight LB 0.03–0.06 lb
Average Life Span Males: 5–10 years, Females: up to 25–30 years
Fact The most notable fun fact about the Smith's Redknee. Tarantula is its exceptionally long lifespan for a spider, with females living up to 25 to 30 years.
Weight KG 0.015–0.03 kg
Country China
Continent Asia
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Scientific Name Apis mellifera
Weight LB 0.00025 lb
Average Life Span Worker: 5–7 weeks (summer), Queen: 2–5 years
Fact They use a "waggle dance" to communicate the direction and distance of food sources to other bees.
Weight KG 0.0001 kg
Continent Europe
Habitat farms, forests, gardens, Meadows
Diet Herbivore
Conservation Status Data Deficient
Region Asia, Australia, North America, Oceania, South America