Temperate Grassland

Cockatiel

Crest up-Australia's whistling nomad

Bee

Small insects, massive pollination power

Housefly

Small fly, big public-health impact.

Cricket

Small insect, big night song

Pit Bull

Big heart, strong body, smart work

Writing Spider

The garden's original "web writer."

Fruit Fly

The tiny fly that mapped our genes

Maggot

Nature's recyclers in larval form

Aardwolf

The hyena that lives on termites

Woodrat

Midden builders of the North American night

Gazelle

Born to sprint the open plains

Blue Belly Lizard

Blue-belly push-ups on every fence

Praying Mantis

Built to sit, see, and seize

Gnat

Tiny flies, huge diversity.

Worm

Many lineages, one wormy shape

Song Thrush

Repeat the phrase-own the dawn.

Cocker Spaniel

Merry flusher, gentle retriever

Jumping Spider

Big vision. Bold jumps.

Harris's Hawk

The hawk that hunts as a team

Bed Bugs

Flat, fast, and hard to spot

Firefly

Living lanterns with coded light

Tick

Small bite, big impact

Squash Beetle

A lady beetle with a taste for squash

Biscuit Beetle

Small beetle, big pantry problem.