Orchid Dottyback
Small purple fish, big reef attitude
Animal Habitats
Coastal
Shoreline areas where land meets sea, including dunes and coastal scrub
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Coastal Animals
Chigger
Six legs now, eight legs later
Rottle
Brains, brawn, and curls-maybe.
Slovak Cuvac
White coat. Mountain heart. True guardian.
Danish Swedish Farmdog
Small dog. Big farm skills.
Labrottie
Big-hearted athlete with a watchful side
Cosmic Caterpillar
The moth that sips through fruit skins
Cormorant
Dive deep. Hunt sleek. Dry proud.
Bullboxer
Powerful heart, playful paws.
Treehopper
Helmets on, vibrations on.
Pig-Nosed Turtle
Sea-turtle flippers, river-turtle soul
Pacific Spaghetti Eel
The eel that lives like a worm
Spotted Garden Eel
The plankton-picker of the sand flats
Comb Jellyfish
Eight comb rows, endless glow
Nematode
Roundworms: small bodies, huge impact
Leafcutter Ant
Farmers of the forest floor
Underwing Moth
Beautiful underneath, invisible on bark
Uromastyx (Spiny-Tailed Lizard)
Spiny tails, desert scales, plant power.
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.
Pacific Coast Tick
Ornate hunter of the Pacific slopes
Western Blacklegged Tick
Pacific Coast tick, outsized impact.