Plains

Root Aphids

Small sap-feeders, big ecosystem impact

Yellow Aphids

Tiny sippers, big garden impact.

Gigantopithecus

Big teeth, big questions

Green Aphids

Tiny sapsuckers, huge plant impact

Woolly Aphids

Tiny bugs, big cottony colonies

Hovasaurus

Madagascar's Triassic water-runner

Sarkastodon

Eocene titan of tooth and bite

Fleckvieh Cattle

Two jobs. One hardy cow.

Machaeroides

Eocene saber-tooth-without the cat

Hamburg Chicken

Spangles, speed, and steady eggs.

Russel's Viper

Spots, hiss, and high-stakes venom

Norway Rat

Built for cities, born to burrow

Palm Rat

Ports, palms, and perfect climbing.

Pit Viper

Heat-sensing hunters with hidden fangs

Viper

Hinged fangs, hidden hunters

Saw-scaled Viper

Small snake. Big sizzle. Serious venom.

Io Moth

Big eyes. Bigger bluff.

Hobo Spider

Swift hunter of the funnel web

Gulper Catfish 

Frogmouth: the ambush gulper

Armored Catfish

Armored grazers of the Americas

Saddleback Caterpillar

Look, don't touch the saddle.

Asian Carp

Plankton powerhouses, river spawners

Yellow Perch

Schooling gold for hook and pan

Freshwater Sunfish

Spiny fins, sunny colors, fierce parents