Solitary

Woolly Aphids

Tiny bugs, big cottony colonies

Hovasaurus

Madagascar's Triassic water-runner

Pelagornithidae

Giants of the wind, teeth of bone

Sarkastodon

Eocene titan of tooth and bite

Nuralagus

The Balearic King Rabbit

Leptocephalus

Leaf-larva today, eel tomorrow

Machaeroides

Eocene saber-tooth-without the cat

Tusoteuthis

The deep sea's long-armed giant

Russel's Viper

Spots, hiss, and high-stakes venom

Tree Viper (Bamboo Viper)

Hook-tailed hunters of African forests

Pit Viper

Heat-sensing hunters with hidden fangs

Viper

Hinged fangs, hidden hunters

Spiny bush viper

Spines in the leaves, fangs in reserve

Viperfish

Fangs, lights, and life in the dark

Saw-scaled Viper

Small snake. Big sizzle. Serious venom.

Io Moth

Big eyes. Bigger bluff.

Cockle

Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats

Hobo Spider

Swift hunter of the funnel web

Gulper Catfish 

Frogmouth: the ambush gulper

Dungeness Crab

White-tipped claws, West Coast pride.

Armored Catfish

Armored grazers of the Americas

Saddleback Caterpillar

Look, don't touch the saddle.

John Dory

Big eye, snap-mouth, seabed hunter

Goby Fish

Tiny fish, big partnerships.