The document lists various biotic and abiotic backyard features including a hybrid treefrog, carpenter bees, white-tailed deer, copperhead snake, brown thrasher, eastern cottontail, widow skimmer, earthworm, Masson's pine tree, and poison ivy. It also notes that rocks are an important feature for snakes and frogs as they provide hiding places for snakes to stalk prey or take shelter, and frogs can blend in on the rock surfaces to hide.

1. Backyard Features
THE BIOTIC & ABIOTIC

2. Hybrid “Gray” Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis X Hyla avivoca
C

3. Carpenter Bees
Xylocopa violacea
C

4. White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
C

5. Copperhead Snake
Agkistrodon contortrix
C

6. Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
C

7. Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
C

8. Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
C

9. Earthworm
Lumbricus terrestris
D

10. Masson’s Pine Tree
Pinus massoniana
P

11. Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
P

12. Rocks
The rocks in this area are
very important, specifically
to the snakes and frogs.
Snakes often use the rocks
to hide under or build their
homes below it. Rocks
form a convenient hiding
place for the snake while it
stalks its prey. They also
burrow beneath them as
temporary homes. Frogs
use the rocks as places to
hide because they blend
into the rock’s surfaces.

13. Sand in Soil

14. Temperature

15. Sunlight

16. Ground Moisture

17. Wind

18. Air Pressure

19. Rain

20. Humidity

21. Carbon Dioxide