Facebook user Samantha Spaulding answers weekly riddle with a picture of a butterfly. Courtesy photo

DIXON, CA (MPG) - I creep and crawl with no eyes, legs, or ears, and in one acre of land, you may find a million of me and my peers, and to top it all off, you can eat me.

What am I?

Click on Dixon’s Facebook page to find the answer to the Parks and Recreation Department Bugs & Critters Scavenger Hunt. According to Public Information Officer Madeline Graf, the idea to hold the April event is all "the recreation team."

 Dixon's Parks and Recreation Departments Bugs & Critters Scavenger Hunt offers a Tire Pro's gift card for winners. Courtesy photo

"Our recreation team had the idea to start social media contests to engage with the public," Graf said." Our Recreation Supervisor, Kyla Scnitter, started last year with a St. Patrick's Day leprechaun scavenger hunt, and after seeing how successful it was, we continued."

Every Monday in April, the recreation department posts a riddle to be answered by Saturday of the same week. You are entered into the raffle if you answer the riddle correctly with an email or photo. The more correct answers, the more chances you have to win a Dixon Tire Pros gift card.

Answers are shared on Sundays, and fun facts about the critter that answers the riddle are available. Take, for example, Butterfly, week one's answer. Participants learned butterflies have two compound eyes containing thousands of lenses or ommatidia, and their brain collects information from each ommatidium and make one big image they see.

 Answer a weekly Dixon Parks and Recreation Department riddle and enter to win a Tire Pro's gift card in the contest that runs through April. Courtesy photo

 Answer a weekly Dixon Parks and Recreation Department riddle and enter to win a Tire Pro's gift card in the contest that runs through April. Courtesy photo

Schnitter said that while brainstorming low-cost ways to engage with the public, Public Works Director Louren Kotow suggested using social media contests to connect with the community.

"After some initial research and "RE-creation" from other cities who have been successful, we decided to bring this to Dixon," Schnitter said. "Dixon residents have a lot of pride in the community, and we hope this will provide them with an opportunity to share their knowledge of the city with other residents."

The recreation supervisor said the scavenger hunt peeks into the park system.

"During this competition, we're able to highlight the city's beautiful, well-maintained parks and the amenities that each one offers," Schnitter said.

Dixon features six parks including Hall, Northwest, Patwin, Conejo, Veterans, and Women's Improvement Club, which offers picnic tables and park benches and is available for special events.

Hall Park on Mayes & South Fifth is Dixon's largest park, touting tennis and basketball courts, group picnic areas, playground equipment, horseshoe pits, softball fields, a skate park, an outside amphitheater, and the Pat Granucci Aquatic Center and Jim B. Stevens Arena.

According to Schnitter and Graf, hunting down the answers to the riddles is a great way for families to spend time outside and enjoy the parks.

"Residents and families can participate in this competition free of charge while enjoying the outdoors, connecting with each other, and learning a few fun facts along the way," Graf said, thanking the contest sponsor. "We are extremely grateful to our sponsor, Dixon Tire Pros, and our past sponsors for making this competition possible."

For residents who may not partake in the cancer, earthworm is the answer to week one's riddle that started this report.