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  2. List of Illinois state symbols - Wikipedia

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    "State sovereignty, national union" 5 ILCS 460/5 [notes 2] 1818 [6] Nickname "The Prairie State" Traditional [3] Pet: Shelter dogs and shelter cats: 5 ILCS 460/47 2017 [1] Pie: Pumpkin pie: 5 ILCS 460/100 2016 [1] Prairie grass: Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) 5 ILCS 460/55 1989 [3] Reptile: Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) 5 ILCS 460/90 ...

  3. Colonus puerperus - Wikipedia

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    Colonus puerperus is a species of jumping spider commonly found in the eastern United States. Its range stretches along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, and north to Kansas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. [2] It is usually found in grassy areas during the warmer months of the year. [3] Adult females are between 7 and 11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) in ...

  4. Jumping spider - Wikipedia

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    Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, [1] making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. [2] Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and ...

  5. Fauna of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed). The state bird is the Northern cardinal. The state insect is the monarch butterfly. The state animal is the white-tailed deer. The state fish is the bluegill. The state fossil is the tully monster.

  6. List of birds of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    This list of birds of Illinois includes species documented in the U.S. state of Illinois and accepted by the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC). As of March 2024, there are 455 species and two species pairs included in the official list. [ 1 ]

  7. Platycryptus undatus - Wikipedia

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    The bodies of these spiders are rather compressed in the vertical direction, which allows them to hide themselves under the loosened bark of trees and in other tight places. They have a prominent chevron-like pattern on their abdomens which may make them more difficult to distinguish on mottled surfaces. [2] [1]

  8. Phidippus purpuratus - Wikipedia

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    Common Spiders of North America. University of California Press. Ubick, Darrell (2005). Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual. American Arachnological Society. Dean DA (2016). "Catalogue of Texas spiders". ZooKeys (570): 1–703. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.570.6095. PMC 4829797. PMID 27103878.

  9. Habronattus - Wikipedia

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    Habronattus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species are native to North America. They are commonly referred to as paradise spiders due to their colorful courtship ornaments and complex dances, similar to birds-of-paradise. [1] [2] Males display intricate coloration, while females are cryptic. [3]