Muddy

Sixgill shark

Six gills. Deep shadows. Slow lives.

Huntsman Spider

Sideways legs. Lightning-fast hunters.

Rodents

Born to gnaw, built to adapt

Tiger Moth

Bright wings, bold defenses

Walking Catfish

Breathes air. Walks away.

Haddock

Thumbprint of the North Atlantic

Yeti Crab

Hairy claws, bacterial farms, deep sea

Rock Crab

California's hard-clawed rock crab

Carpenter Ant

Big ants, smooth galleries, no wood-eating.

Great Blue Heron

Stand still. Strike fast. Fly blue.

Mekong Giant Catfish

Giant of the Mekong, fighting to return

Spider Wasp

Paralyze a spider, raise a wasp

Dung Beetle

Nature's cleanup crew-on the roll

Crappie Fish

Slabs in the shadows, springtime stars

Irish Water Spaniel

Ireland's curly-coated water retriever

Key Deer

Small deer, big Keys legacy

Anglerfish

Lure, lunge, and vanish.

Stabyhoun

Friesland's do-it-all gundog

Chinese Alligator

China's little "earth-dragon" alligator

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Small. Silent. Seriously venomous.

Baleen Whale

Baleen giants: ocean's living filters

Antarctic Scale Worm

Armored Antarctic hunter on the seafloor

Turtles

Armored travelers of sea and land

Yellow Sac Spider

Night hunters in a silken sleeping bag