Whitetail Deer
The edge-habitat expert with a white flag
Animal Habitats
Coastal
Shoreline areas where land meets sea, including dunes and coastal scrub
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Coastal Animals
Damselfish
Small fish, big reef attitude
Beewolf wasp
Nectar sippers, bee hunters.
Pyrosome
Glowing tubes that filter the sea
Coconut Crab
Biggest land crab. Biggest grip.
Blue Tang
Blue body, yellow tail-reef grazer
Pink Salmon
Two years. One run. Big impact.
Blue Dragon Sea Slug
Steal the sting. Ride the waves.
Box Jellyfish
Square bell, sharp vision, serious sting
Tree Cricket
Leaf-perched musicians of the night
Kokanee Salmon
Red in the fall, lake-born for life
Pompano Fish
Silver speedster of the surf
Chromodoris Willani
Bright colors, borrowed chemistry
Jack Crevalle
The bull-jack of the Atlantic
Ocean Perch
Deep, red, and built for the long haul
Quahog Clam
Quahog: the buried filter-feeder
Grunion
Moon-timed fish that spawn on sand
Bagworm Moth Caterpillar
A moth that grows up in a backpack
Thornback Ray
Spines on top, hunter below
Clearnose Skate
See-through snout, seafloor scout
Admiral Butterfly
Red bands. White tips. Power flight.
Mudskipper
Fish that mastered the mud
White Sturgeon
Ancient armored giant of the Pacific rivers
Giant Trevally
The Indo-Pacific's powerhouse jack