Black

Tarantula

Big spiders, quiet ambush masters

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

Uaru Cichlid

Amazon's gentle giant with a triangle badge

Xingu River Ray

Rio Xingu's Black Diamond Stingray

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.

Olympic Marmot

Olympic Mountains' whistling burrower

Western Blacklegged Tick

Pacific Coast tick, outsized impact.

Ornate Bichir

Maze-Patterned Air-Breathing Predator

Volcano Snail

Armored snail of the iron vents

Spotted Skunk

Small skunk, big attitude.

Enchi Ball Python

Enchi: Golden glow, cleaner pattern

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

Long-Winged Kite Spider

Spines out, web set-kite spider ready

Daug

Big personality on short legs