Green

Cicada

Years belowground, weeks in the spotlight

Locust

Small hoppers, huge impact

Painted Turtle

Bright stripes, master basker.

Carolina Parakeet

The lost parrot of the American East

Mexican Alligator Lizard

A cloud-forest climber in living green armor

Lorikeet

Brush-tongued pollinators in technicolor

Caiman Lizard

The snail-crusher of the Guianas

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Tiny bird, huge journey

Mallard

The adaptable original duck

Senegal Parrot

West Africa's V-chested woodland parrot

Crab Spider

Side-stepping ambush artists

Jackson’s Chameleon

Three horns. Live birth. Tree-top hunter.

Dung Beetle

Nature's cleanup crew-on the roll

Crappie Fish

Slabs in the shadows, springtime stars

Japanese Beetle

Small beetle, big bite.

Parakeet

Budgie: the nomad that learned to talk

Parrotlet

Small body, big parrot attitude

Willow Warbler

Small bird, continent-spanning journey

Armyworm

Small moth, giant crop threat.

Turtles

Armored travelers of sea and land

Frogfish

Walk, vanish, lure, gulp.

Sea Anemone

Stinging "flowers" of the seafloor

Mantella Frog

Madagascar's living warning labels

Orb Weaver

Engineers of the night sky web