Alpine

Tussock Moth

Tussocks, toxins, and treetops

Tent Caterpillar

Silk tents, teamwork, and tree-top dramas

Swallowtail Butterfly

Big wings, bold tails, secret defenses

Swallowtail Caterpillar

Pop the osmeterium-stay alive!

Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Fuzzy forecast-or forest forager?

Ground Squirrel

Burrow smart. Whistle loud. Survive.

Golden Mole

Not true moles-Africa's sand swimmers

Deer Mouse

Bicolored tail, big-range survivor

Diving Duck

Built to dive, born to roam

Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee

All buzz-no workers.

Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee

No nest. No workers. All takeover.

Yellowish Cuckoo Bumblebee (formerly Fernald's Cuckoo Bumblebee)

The nest-hijacking bumblebee

Lemon Cuckoo Bumblebee

No workers. No pollen. All infiltration.

Field Cuckoo Bumblebee

No workers. Just takeover.

Red-Tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee

The bumblebee that steals a colony

Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee

Pollinator and colony hijacker.

Bagworm Moth

Nature's moths in mobile armor

Carpet Beetle

Tiny beetles, big appetite for "dry"

Carrion Beetle

Nature's cleanup crew with a nose

Cucumber Beetle

Small beetles, big plant impacts

Yellow-faced Bee

Masked bees, hidden pollen power

Wool Carder Bee

Soft wool, hard brawler.

Mason Bee

Mud-built nurseries, mighty pollinators

Leafcutter Bee

Nature's tiny leaf-cutting architects