Carnivores

  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography

Coyote

common name: Coyote
scientific name: Canis latrans
phylum: Chordata
class: Mammalia
order: Carnivora
family: Canidae
Sacramento Splash - Helping children understand and value their natural world picture
VICTORY - Splash Lives!

Thanks to an outpouring of community support, the Board of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (SRCSD) voted UNANIMOUSLY to continue funding the Splash program.

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Sacramento Splash - Helping children understand and value their natural world picture
Did you know there are tigers in vernal pools?

This is an Aquatic Beetle larva, more commonly known as a "Water Tiger." It's pincers are like hypodermic needles and it uses them to suck the fluid out of its prey. Yummy!