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Nicrophorus americanus, also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. [3] It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae. The carrion beetle in North America is carnivorous, feeds on carrion and requires carrion to breed. It is also a member ...
Oklahoma City Museum of Art: Oklahoma City: Oklahoma: Central: Art: Collection includes American and European painting and sculpture, drawings and prints, photography, glass by Dale Chihuly, information: Oklahoma City National Memorial: Oklahoma City: Oklahoma: Central: History: Memorial and museum about the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19 ...
The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, in Osage County, Oklahoma near Foraker, Oklahoma, is the largest protected tract of tallgrass prairie in the world. . Managed by The Nature Conservancy, the preserve contains 39,650 acres (160 km 2) owned by the Conservancy and another 6,000 acres (24 km 2) leased in what was the original tallgrass region of the Great Plains that stretched ...
#87 Oklahoma City to Tulsa: While the drive won't be the highlight, the destinations are. This route blends urban attractions with historical sites. This route blends urban attractions with ...
Oklahoma: European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera: 1992 [47] Black swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio polyxenes: 1996 [47] Oregon: Oregon swallowtail: Papilio oregonius: 1979 [48] Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania firefly: Photuris pennsylvanica: 1974 [49] Rhode Island: American burying beetle: Nicrophorus americanus: 2015 [50] South ...
In 1987, the Oklahoma Legislature and governor approved a law (70 OK Stat §70-3309.1) that designated the Stovall Museum as the official Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. In the early 1990s, a group of concerned citizens in Norman, Oklahoma , began to lobby for a new museum facility to better care for the state’s collection of natural and ...
Route 66 and Associated Resources in Oklahoma AD MPS: 22: City Veterinary Hospital: City Veterinary Hospital: August 26, 2008 : 3550 S. Peoria Ave. Tulsa: Moderne-style work of Hungarian-American architect Joseph R. Koberling, Jr. 23
As of 2020, the American burying beetle (N. americanus) was reclassified from the endangered category to threatened by the Fish and Wildlife Service. [4] Burying beetles are important to the ecosystem and aid in nutrient recycling by burying dead animals. This allows for the nutrient-rich carcass to be recycled by the system. [15]