Colony

Rodents

Born to gnaw, built to adapt

Yeti Crab

Hairy claws, bacterial farms, deep sea

Carpenter Ant

Big ants, smooth galleries, no wood-eating.

Barn Swallow

Mud-cup mason of the open skies

Great Blue Heron

Stand still. Strike fast. Fly blue.

Crappie Fish

Slabs in the shadows, springtime stars

Ghost Crab

The night sprinters of the sand

Northern Fur Seal

Bering Sea breeder, ocean wanderer.

Banana Spider

Golden webs, gentle giant.

Common House Spider

The quiet corner pest-controller

Man of War Jellyfish

A colony that sails and stings

Sea Anemone

Stinging "flowers" of the seafloor

Zebra Mussels

Clean, Drain, Dry-Stop Zebra Mussels

Australian Gecko

Tiny toes, big survival tricks

Orb Weaver

Engineers of the night sky web

Mealybug

Tiny waxy sap-thieves of the plant world

Fiddler Crab

Wave. Burrow. Rule the mudflat.

Earthworm

Nature's living soil mixers

Burrowing Owl

The owl that lives underground

Chartreux

The Quiet French Blue Charmer

Jackdaw

Pale eyes, loud flocks, city-smart corvids

Joro Spider

Golden web, giant female, tiny male

Bobolink

Bubbling song over hayfields, Southbound by night

Stork

Big wings, long legs, wetland lives