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1. What type of chemical will an ant will lay down to lead others to a food source?

2. Due to its underdeveloped sense of smell, the Great Horned Owl is one of the few birds of prey known to attack what North American mammal within the Mephitidae family?

3. Although the color differs drastically from its animalian namesake, the whitespot giant arum plant is nicknamed as the foot of what large animal?

4. Digitaria is a genus of grass plants most often known by what animal-sounding name? These plants spread very easily, are typically considered lawn pests in North America, and come in the 'hairy' or 'smooth' variety.

5. What is the 'T' name given to fossils that consist not of animal body parts but rather their footprints, nests, poop, and other associated objects?

6. Roquefort is a French blue cheese made from the milk of what animal?

7. Whittier Street in Columbus is home to a public park and nature preserve, part of the Scioto Mile network, called the Scioto ______ Metro Park. Fill in the one word blank, a nature society known for its connection to birds.

8. What fruit do the Portuguese call abacaxi? The English term for this fruit was first used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees. (Hint: Costa Rica, Brazil, and the Philippines collectively account for nearly one third of the fruit's global production.)

9. What larger variant of the 'sweet' banana is frequently used for cooking?

10. Types of which natural phenomenon include: intracloud, sheet and cloud-to-ground?

11. There is a Panthera tigris tigris population in the Russian Far East and Northeast China (and possibly North Korea) that had a total wild population of ~560 as of 2014. By what name is this specific type of large cat better known? We're looking for a two-word answer.

12. Speaking of neutral: Cowa is a nature-friendly Bitcoin mining company, based out of what Alpine country that William Tell called home?

13. The natural light display named Aurora Australis is also known by what more common name?

14. Lake Hillier in Australia and Dusty Rose Lake in Canada are notable examples of lakes that have what color water?

15. What bird, extinct by 1681, was named for the Portuguese word for 'stupid'?

16. What 2000s sci-fi series starred Jennifer Garner as CIA agent Sydney Bristow, who had to hide the nature of her job from her friends and family?

17. Taken straight from Wikipedia, 'naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions in the atmosphere or ground temporarily equalize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of as much as one billion joules of energy' is the definition of what natural phenomenon?

18. Also found in Central and South America, what is the name of the only marsupial in North America?

19. Biology is the field of science concerned with life and living organisms, but what is the name for the scientific field focused the relationships between organisms and their environments?

20. How many fingers does a raccoon have on each front paw? The raccoon's scavenging nature might get them this type of discount on your trash.

21. Lepidopterology is the branch of biology dedicated to the study of what winged creatures?

22. The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. What species of whale, named after a part of its body, is the second largest?

23. There is a horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge with a glass walkway in the U.S. that opened to the general public in 2007. It is popularly deemed a 'Skywalk.' Where will you find this engineering marvel? We're looking for a specific place, not just a state.

24. What 'U' word is the more-famous name for Ayers Rock in Australia? The large standalone rock formation is sacred to the area's Aboriginal people.

25. What do epiphytic and parasitic plants grow on?