Temperate Rainforest

Fritillary Butterfly

Four legs, endless wing stories

Saturniidae Moth

Big wings, brief lives, brilliant cocoons.

Trapdoor spider

Hidden door, lightning strike.

Limpet

Cling hard, graze smart, ride the tide.

Ostracod

Tiny shells, huge history

Africanized bee (killer bee)

Same species-different attitude.

Sequined Spider

Nature's tiny living disco ball

Spanish Water Dog

Curly-coated worker: land and water.

Khao Manee

Thailand's White Gem with jewel eyes

Kissing Bugs

Night feeder, public-health sentinel

Oregon Spotted Frog

Warm-shallow wetland specialist of the PNW

Chigger

Six legs now, eight legs later

Slovak Cuvac

White coat. Mountain heart. True guardian.

Aussiepom

Small body, big herder-brain.

Cormorant

Dive deep. Hunt sleek. Dry proud.

Bullboxer

Powerful heart, playful paws.

Treehopper

Helmets on, vibrations on.

Nematode

Roundworms: small bodies, huge impact

Tarantula

Big spiders, quiet ambush masters

Giant Wood Moth

Big moth, long childhood in wood

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.