For the month of November we’re doing something special… a comment contest!
We want to liven up the conversations here on the blog, and to do that we need your participation! To enter the contest, all you have to do is post a comment here on the blog. At the end of the month, the user who has commented the most will win a prize. Second place goes to the commenter who makes the most insightful and quality comment that furthered discussion (determined by number of responses, comment likes, and editor discretion). Only substantive comments that add to the discussion will be counted (e.g., single word or letter posts will not count, and off topic comments will not count).
What will you win???
The winners will get to choose the next organism featured on our Life in the City stickers drawn by Kristin. We will also send you some sweet swag featuring the organism you chose (stickers and more!).
So get to it, starting here! Let us know that you’ll be participating by telling us what urban organism you would pick if you win!
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I’m struggling to choose between red fox or grey squirrel. I study urban grey squirrels, so I guess it’s got to be them! I’m in the U.K. where both species are pretty abundant in urban areas, with both seemingly successful at adapting to life close to humans. I think for many people living in urban areas these are the mammals they are most likely to see.
Good point, at least in the Northern Hemisphere squirrels are probably the most ubiquitous urban mammal. I would love to have a squirrel sticker!
If I win I think we should put cane toads on the sticker because they can often be found in urban areas, they’re super cool, super invasive, and one of my favorite heros!
Agreed, plus they look very dignified in their posturing
Team invertebrate. I would choose the ligated sweat bee (Halictus ligatus), one of the most common bees in urban gardens across the US.
I second that motion! We have far too many vertebrates, not enough invert love.
Definitely the house sparrow- they’re reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, succeed in urban habitats, and are actively expanding their range.
House mouse for me! 🙂