Coastal

Dunkleosteus

Armor-plated apex of Devonian seas

Helicoprion

Permian seas' spiral-toothed slicer

Xiphactinus

Not a dinosaur-Cretaceous sea predator

Sequined Spider

Nature's tiny living disco ball

Feather Star

Feathery arms, drifting meals

Spanish Water Dog

Curly-coated worker: land and water.

Khao Manee

Thailand's White Gem with jewel eyes

Opaleye (Rudderfish)

The kelp-forest fish with an opal eye

Yellow Crazy Ant

Small ant, supercolony impact

Snailfish

Snailfishes: clingers of the cold deep

Nutria

Orange teeth, big impact on wetlands

Kissing Bugs

Night feeder, public-health sentinel

Oregon Spotted Frog

Warm-shallow wetland specialist of the PNW

Owl Butterfly

Big wings. Bold eyes. Dusk flyers.

Elephant Fish

Probe the seafloor, chimaera-style

Killifish

Small fish, big survival strategies

Eagle Ray

Wings that crack shells

Emperor Angelfish

Reef royalty in stripes and rings

Oribi

The grassland ghost on tiptoe

Kelp Greenling

Kelp forests' colorful egg-guarder

Kudzu Bug

Small bug, big swarms-beware kudzu's hitchhiker.

Vole

Small rodents, big ecosystem impact

Ulysses Butterfly

Electric blue over rainforest edges

Orchid Dottyback

Small purple fish, big reef attitude