Today we have an unusual bird that is most frequently known as a secretary bird (suggested by Guest Doodlewasher, Kathrin Werner). The scientific name for this one is a sagittarius serpentarius, which translates […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Written by Charlie O'Shields
This uncommon creature has an official name that sounds like one of Harry Potter’s spells, but it is sometimes called a treehopper or thorn bug. This delightfully strange bug has scientists rather […]
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Here’s another uncommon creature that was spotted just last year by Postdoctoral Fellow Stephanie Bush and her team from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I’ve not seen whether it’s received its official […]
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It’s time again for Draw A Bird Day (hosted by Kerfe and Nina at Method Two Madness and originally championed by Laura at Create Art Everyday) so staying in my uncommon series, […]
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Today’s uncommon creature is an axolotl (Suggested by Rebecca Evans). It also has been called a Mexican salamander or a Mexican walking fish, but whatever you decided to call it, it’s certainly […]
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This weekend has inadvertently been about featuring animals with interesting bums as we move on to the okapi. After yesterday’s color explosion, I decided to try a quick little doodlewash with a […]
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This colorfully uncommon creature comes to us from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It gets its name of peacock mantis shrimp because it resembles a mantis in the front with a […]
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Today’s uncommon creature comes to us from the southeast Asian island of Borneo and is called a proboscis monkey (suggested by Guest Doodlewasher Sharon Mann). You can literally spot a […]
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Today’s uncommon creature is a stinkbird, which is more formally known as a hoatzin (suggested by Guest Doodlewasher, Kathrin Werner). This unusual creature from the swamps in South America is about the size […]
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Today we have a kooky and spooky looking creature direct from the island of Madagascar called an aye-aye (suggested by previous Guest Doodlewasher Barbara Nigg!). They are super rare animals that are actually primates, which […]
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During last month’s ABC adventure, there were lots of great suggestions for creatures that I’d never heard of or even seen before. These creatures are not only unique in real life, but uncommon […]
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Happy Leap Day everyone! A couple of my doodlewashes just wouldn’t work in the final collection for this month’s adventure. First, while Grumpy Cat was fine as fan art, I […]
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