Island

Eagle Ray

Wings that crack shells

Emperor Angelfish

Reef royalty in stripes and rings

Kelp Greenling

Kelp forests' colorful egg-guarder

Vole

Small rodents, big ecosystem impact

Ulysses Butterfly

Electric blue over rainforest edges

Chigger

Six legs now, eight legs later

Aussiepom

Small body, big herder-brain.

Labrottie

Big-hearted athlete with a watchful side

Cosmic Caterpillar

The moth that sips through fruit skins

Cormorant

Dive deep. Hunt sleek. Dry proud.

Bullboxer

Powerful heart, playful paws.

Treehopper

Helmets on, vibrations on.

Pacific Spaghetti Eel

The eel that lives like a worm

Spotted Garden Eel

The plankton-picker of the sand flats

Comb Jellyfish

Eight comb rows, endless glow

Nematode

Roundworms: small bodies, huge impact

Tarantula

Big spiders, quiet ambush masters

Leafcutter Ant

Farmers of the forest floor

Underwing Moth

Beautiful underneath, invisible on bark

Yellowjacket (Yellow Jacket)

Paper nests, sharp teamwork, bold stripes

Mollusk

One phylum, endless forms

Inchworm

Loop, look like a twig, and live on leaves

Owlfly (Ascalaphidae)

Big eyes. Clubbed antennae. Pure predator.

Gourami

Gulp air, build nests, rule the shallows