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Play: Can eat mammals. Has a MOVE of 2.

Fact: The food chain in the boreal forest would collapse without the hordes of mosquitoes that provide food for many mammals.

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Play: Can eat mammals. Has a MOVE of 2

Fact The clouds of mosquitoees in the boreal forest are due to the abundance of wetlands, which mosquitoes require for breeding.

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Play: This dragonfly has a MOVE of 2.

Fact: As the apex preadators of the insect world, you can watch dragonflies catch mosquitoes in flight (hopefully around your head).

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Fact: This beetle is found in postfire areas because its larvae eat dead wood, which in turn helps return nutrients to the soil.

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Fact: Swallowtails are often seen in groups at mud puddles-these are males “puddling” to collect salts necessary for reproduction.

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Play: Only on trembling aspen or paper birch.

Fact: Boletes rely on the roots of specific trees species for food. There are aspen boletes and birch boletes in the boreal forest.