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Fruit Fly

The tiny fly that mapped our genes

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.

Ambrosia Beetle

Farm fungi. Tunnel wood. Rule trees.

Jumping Spider

Big vision. Bold jumps.

Firefly

Living lanterns with coded light

Tick

Small bite, big impact

Biscuit Beetle

Small beetle, big pantry problem.

Common Furniture Beetle

Small beetle, big holes in history

Evening Bat

Beat the dusk-hunt like an evening bat

Hellbender

Wrinkles that breathe-rivers that live.

Fox Squirrel

Big squirrel, bold colors, buried acorns

Sand Crab

Built for the backwash

Shrew

Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.

Bushmaster Snake

Rainforest shadow with a heat-sense

Brown Water Snake

Big river snake, not a cottonmouth

Gaboon Viper

Leaf-litter ghost with 5-cm fangs

Indian Cobra

Hood up: the spectacled sentinel

Puff Adder

Stand still. Blend in. Puff loud.

Rock Python

Big. Silent. Africa's rock python.