The "tiger musky" is a hybrid fish, created by biologists to add a gamefish to environments where fishermen want a large, powerful fish to fish for. The tiger musky is a hybrid between two closely related pike species, the northern pike (esox lucius), and the muskellunge (esox masquinongy). The "tiger" in the name comes from the stripes on the fish's flanks. Can grow to thirty pounds, even more.

Has been stocked in many cool water environments, including lakes and rivers in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

• Great Northern Pike;
• Pickerel (this can some time be use to refer to Walleye)
• Snake
• Gator
• Hammer Handle (used to describe small Pike)
• Jack fish
• Snot rocket (these fish can be very slimy)
• Wolf

The northern pike (known as the pike in Britain, sometimes known as jack / jackfish in Canada), Esox lucius, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and freshwaters of the northern hemisphere (i.e. holarctic in distribution).

Being carnivorous means that they eat other fishes.

Here is a minor list of some common organisms and their scientific names:

Human: Homo sapien
Rat: Ratus ratus
Fruit fly: Drosophila melanogaster
Lion: Leo panthera
Striped hyena: Hyena hyena
American cockroach: Periplaneta americana
Cat: Felis familiaris
Malaria parasites: Plasmodium malaraea
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium falciperum
Cholera parasite: Vibrio choleraea
House fly: Musca domestica

In 2009 North Dakota produced about 34% of the dry edible beans in the U.S. (US Census Bureau, 2010)

North Dakota is the second largest wheat producing state (Kansas is number one).

The United States produced 2.1 billion bushels of wheat in 2007. Kansas and North Dakota combined accounted for 28% of the nation's wheat production.

(USDA)

North Dakota grows more sunflowers than any other state.

In 1904 North Dakota was a prohibition state but Montana wasn't. In Sidney, Montana a bar was built on the state line, so you could buy your drink in Montana, and drink it in North Dakota.

A former world record hamburger was made in Rutland, North Dakota. In 1982 the town made what was then the World's Largest Hamburger, 3,591 pounds, which was consumed by some 8,000 people.

· In 2011 North Dakota designated the Convergent Lady Beetle [Ladybug] (Hippodamia convergens) the Official State Insect.

· In 2007 North Dakota designated the Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) the Official State Fruit.

· In 1983 North Dakota designated Milk as the Official State Beverage.

· In 1977 North Dakota designated Western Wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii) the Official State Grass.

· In 1969 North Dakota designated the Northern Pike (Esox lucius) the Official State Fish.

· In 1947 North Dakota designated the American Elm (Ulmus americana) the Official State Tree.

(1912) described this species as omnicarnivorous. Its diet includes mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, snakes, small turtles and small alligators. Cannibalism has also been reported. Normally, though, the bulk of its diet consists of fish and frogs. On occasion, juvenile specimens feed on invertebrates.[5] Catfish are often eaten, although the sharp spines sometimes cause injuries. Toads of the genus Bufo are apparently avoided.[3] A. p. piscivorus, light-colored adult.

Many authors have described the prey items taken under natural circumstances. Although fish and frogs are their most common prey, they will eat almost any small vertebrate. Campbell and Lamar (2004) provide an exhaustive list of species that have reportedly been preyed upon by A. piscivorus, including cicadas, caterpillars, land snails (Euglandina rosea), catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), pike (Esox ssp.), sunfishes (Lepomis ssp.), bass (Micropterus ssp.), sirens (Siren sp.), eastern newts (Notophthalmus viridescens), brook salamanders (Eurycea sp.), Ouachita dusky salamanders (Desmognathus brimleyorum), spadefoot toads (Scaphiopus), eastern narrowmouth toads (Gastrophryne carolinensis), northern cricket frogs (Acris crepitans), West Indian treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis), treefrogs (Hyla sp.), true frogs (Rana sp.), green anoles (Anolis carolinensis), skinks (Eumeces sp.), eastern glass lizards (Ophisaurus ventralis), ground skinks (Scincella lateralis), mudsnakes (Farancia abacura), hog-nosed snakes (Heterodon platirhinos), kingsnakes (Lampropeltis sp.), watersnakes (Nerodia sp.), crayfish snakes (Regina sp.), brown snakes (Storeria dekayi), gartersnakes and ribbonsnakes (Thamnophis sp.), other cottonmouths (A. piscivorus), rattlesnakes (Crotalus sp.), common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina), mud turtles (Kinosternon sp.), common musk turtles (Sternotherus odoratus), Florida cooters (Pseudemys floridana), sliders (Trachemys scripta), eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina), Florida softshell turtles (Apalone ferox), baby American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), wood thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina), chickadees (Parus sp.), cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), unidentified passerines, small ducks, juvenile anhingas (Anhinga anhinga), common egrets (Ardea alba), egrets, glossy ibises and their eggs (Plegadis falcinellus), tricolor herons (Egretta tricolor), herons and their eggs, pied-billed grebes (Podilymbus podiceps), short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda), least shrews (Cryptotis parva), southeastern shrews (Sorex longirostris), eastern moles (Scalopus aquaticus), muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), rice rats (Oryzomys palustris), hispid pocket mice (Perognathus hispidus), black rats (Rattus rattus), squirrels (Sciurus sp.), rabbits (Sylvilagus sp.) and bats.[3] Fish are captured by cornering them in shallow water, usually against the bank or under logs. They take advantage when bodies of water begin to dry up in the summer or early fall and gorge themselves on the resulting high concentrations of fish and tadpoles. A study by Savitsky (1992) found that they were surprisingly unsuccessful at seizing either live or dead fish underwater.[3] They are opportunistic feeders and will sometimes eat carrion. Campbell and Lamar (2004) describe having seen them feeding on fish heads and viscera that had been thrown into the water from a dock. Heinrich and Studenroth (1996) report an occasion in which an individual was seen feeding on the butchered remains of a wild hog (Sus scrofa) that had been thrown into Cypress Creek.[3] Conant (1929) gives a detailed account of the feeding behavior of a captive specimen from South Carolina. When prey was introduced, the snake quickly became attentive and made an attack. Frogs and small birds were seized and held until movement stopped. Larger prey was approached in a more cautious manner; a rapid strike was executed after which the snake would withdraw. In 2.5 years the snake had accepted three species of frogs, including a large bullfrog, a spotted salamander, water snakes, garter snakes, sparrows, young rats and three species of mice.[5] Brimley (1944) described a captive specimen that ate copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix), as well as members of its own species, keeping its fangs embedded in its victims until they had been immobilized.[5] Young individuals have yellowish or greening tail tips and engage in caudal luring. The tail tip is wriggled to lure prey, such as frogs and lizards, within striking distance. Wharton (1960) observed captive specimens exhibiting this behavior between 07:20 and 19:40 hours, which suggests that it is a daytime activity.[3] - Adapted from wikipedia

-from Cj