Gray

Housefly

Small fly, big public-health impact.

Woodrat

Midden builders of the North American night

Blue Belly Lizard

Blue-belly push-ups on every fence

Gnat

Tiny flies, huge diversity.

Blackpoll Warbler

Tiny warbler, ocean-crossing athlete

Jumping Spider

Big vision. Bold jumps.

Tick

Small bite, big impact

Nicobar pigeon

The rainbow pigeon with a white flag tail

Eurasian Nuthatch

The headfirst trunk-climber

Hellbender

Wrinkles that breathe-rivers that live.

Fox Squirrel

Big squirrel, bold colors, buried acorns

Sand Crab

Built for the backwash

Leech

Two suckers, many lifestyles.

Shrew

Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.

Boomslang

Big eyes. Tree life. Serious venom.

Texas Rat Snake

Texas' climbing rodent patrol

Massasauga

Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.

Indian Cobra

Hood up: the spectacled sentinel

Garter Snake

Stripes you can trust

Banded Water Snake

Wetland hunter-harmless, not a cottonmouth

Spitting Cobra

Front fangs, fast venom, fierce defense

Northern Water Snake

Not a cottonmouth-just a water snake.

Stiletto Snake

The snake that stabs sideways

Crested Gecko

The eyelash gecko of New Caledonia