Temperate Forest

Leafcutter Ant

Farmers of the forest floor

Underwing Moth

Beautiful underneath, invisible on bark

Giant Wood Moth

Big moth, long childhood in wood

Zokor

Engineers of the Asian underworld

Yellowjacket (Yellow Jacket)

Paper nests, sharp teamwork, bold stripes

Mollusk

One phylum, endless forms

Inchworm

Loop, look like a twig, and live on leaves

Owlfly (Ascalaphidae)

Big eyes. Clubbed antennae. Pure predator.

Gourami

Gulp air, build nests, rule the shallows

Yabby

Burrow. Endure. Thrive.

Olympic Marmot

Olympic Mountains' whistling burrower

Pacific Coast Tick

Ornate hunter of the Pacific slopes

Western Blacklegged Tick

Pacific Coast tick, outsized impact.

Spotted Skunk

Small skunk, big attitude.

Groundhog Tick

The burrow-dwelling bite you don't see

Lykoi Cat

The "werewolf look," pure housecat heart

Sichuan Takin (Tibetan Takin)

The cliffside bovid of Sichuan

Boskimo

Spitz fluff, Boston charm.

Teacup Miniature Horse

Big horse spirit, pocket size

Golden Jackal

Eurasia's adaptable, omnivorous canid

Desert Wolf

Built to run, born to howl

Turtle Frog

Built like a turtle, lives like a mole

Long-Winged Kite Spider

Spines out, web set-kite spider ready

Daug

Big personality on short legs