Delaware State Animals

Delaware State Bird

Learn all about the fascinating history of Delaware’s blue hen chicken. From revolutionary war cock fights, to chicken behavioral traits and plumage colors, this site has it all.
Source: Flying Mobiles

Delaware State Butterfly

Learn about Delaware’s butterfly, the Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. This site has information on its adoption as a state symbol, as well as its appearance and habitat.
Source: State fo Delaware

Delaware State Butterfly (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail)
This has good information on the tiger swallowtail, now known as the eastern tiger swallowtail. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Delaware State Bug Story (Adobe Acrobat Required)
This is the story of the ladybug’s adoption as written by the school teacher of that class. She tells the story in its entirety, including what inspired her students and how it all went down.
Source: Mollie Brown, Lulu Ross Elementry School Teacher.

Delaware State Fish

For detailed information on the state fish, the weakfish, this site is a great resource. It has the date it was adopted and tons of interesting information such as their average length. There are photos at the bottom of the page along with state fishing records for largest weakfish.
Source: Old Dominion University

Delaware State Macroinvertebrate

A fun article about the class that made gave the stonefly a place amidst Delaware’s symbols in May 2005.
Source: DelawareGOP

Delaware’s State Marine Animal

For the many reasons that the horseshoe crab is being honored as Delaware’s marine animal, this site is the place to go. Did you know horseshoe crabs are over 500 million years old, or that Delaware Bay hosts more of them than anywhere else in the world? Find out all about it here.
Source: Delaware Audubon

 

 

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