What is Street Creatures? This is the game I run on Twitter every Friday. I’ve
collected all the past quizzes here in one place so you can either relive them, or play
them for the first time.
How does it work? Provided are four, seemingly unrelated clues, that are all
connected by a wild organism that can be found in a city. Look at the four clues,
do some research, and when you think you’ve figured it out, click on ‘Answer’
to reveal what connects the clues, and how they are connected.
Follow me on Twitter to play #StreetCreatures live every Friday at 9am PST.
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Books
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Books
Hitchhiker
Silk
Aristotle
Pseudoscorpion
Books:
Pseudoscorpions are also known as ‘book scorpions’ because they are a book’s best friend. They prey on book pests like book mites and book worms.
Hitchhiker:
Pseudoscorpions are phoretic, meaning they disperse by hitching a ride on other animals. They commonly travel on flies and beetles this way.
Silk:
Although pseudoscorpions aren’t what you’d connect with silk, they do spin it, both as a cocoon to overwinter in and males use it to attach their spermatophore for the females to find.
Aristotle:
The first description of pseudoscorpions was by Aristotle in De historia animalium. He likely first encountered them amongst his books.
