Solitary

Bark Beetle

Under-bark engineers of the forest

Elephant Beetle

Big horn, bigger recycler

Soldier Beetle

Leatherwings on flowers, hunters below

Hornet

True hornets: paper architects, insect hunters

Christmas Beetle

Australia's shimmering summer scarabs

Flea Beetle

Small beetles, big jumps, shot-holes

Goliath Beetle

Giants of Africa's forest canopy

Asian Longhorn Beetle

Spot it early. Save the hardwoods.

Blister Beetle

Handle with care: nature's blister chemists

Powderpost Beetle

Fine frass, hidden hardwood borers

Asian Lady Beetle

Spotted survivor, aphid devourer

Blue Death Feigning Beetle

Powder-blue. Plays dead. Lives tough.

Sharp-Shinned Hawk

Small hawk, big speed in the woods

Towhee

Double-scratchers of the understory

May Beetle

Spring's buzzing May flyer

White-Eyed Vireo

Bright-eyed singer of the thickets

Goldcrest

Tiny crown, huge energy

Muscovy Duck

The tree-perching duck with attitude

Brown Headed Cowbird

North America's nest-hitchhiker

Turkey Vulture

Smell it. Soar to it. Clean it.

Rufous Hummingbird

Small bird, epic migration.

Anna's Hummingbird

Magenta-crowned speedster of the coast

Triggerfish

Lock, load, and guard the reef

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

The sap-well specialist of the woods