Worm
Many lineages, one wormy shape
Pair Bond Durations
Transient
Brief associations lasting only for copulation with no extended pair bond
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Transient Animals
Ambrosia Beetle
Farm fungi. Tunnel wood. Rule trees.
Jumping Spider
Big vision. Bold jumps.
Bed Bugs
Flat, fast, and hard to spot
Firefly
Living lanterns with coded light
Tick
Small bite, big impact
Deathwatch Beetle
The beetle that built the deathwatch legend
Squash Beetle
A lady beetle with a taste for squash
Biscuit Beetle
Small beetle, big pantry problem.
Devil's Coach Horse Beetle
The garden predator with a scorpion pose
Goldfish
More than a "starter fish."
Common Furniture Beetle
Small beetle, big holes in history
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.
Brown Water Snake
Big river snake, not a cottonmouth
Milk Snake
Bright bands, harmless bite-Milk Snake!
Blood Python
Short tail. Heavy muscle. Red power.
Gaboon Viper
Leaf-litter ghost with 5-cm fangs
Massasauga
Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.
Scarlet Kingsnake
Coral look-kingsnake calm.
Indian Cobra
Hood up: the spectacled sentinel