Think rattlesnakes or scorpions. Poisonous animals are harmful when you touch or eat them, such as Sonoran Desert toads or blister beetles. From the excruciating sting of the tarantula hawk wasp to ...

The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...

Lesser long-nosed bats are migratory animals. They spend the winter in ... They can also be found in the Sonoran Desert and throughout Mexico. While they travel, these bats gather by the thousands ...

The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a sprawling natural sanctuary showcasing the Sonoran Desert's rugged beauty ... more than 1,000 types of plants and animals have been identified here, including ...