Plains

Tarantula

Big spiders, quiet ambush masters

Leafcutter Ant

Farmers of the forest floor

Underwing Moth

Beautiful underneath, invisible on bark

Keyhole Cichlid

Small cichlid, big-family devotion

Giant Wood Moth

Big moth, long childhood in wood

Uromastyx (Spiny-Tailed Lizard)

Spiny tails, desert scales, plant power.

Zokor

Engineers of the Asian underworld

Uaru Cichlid

Amazon's gentle giant with a triangle badge

Yellowjacket (Yellow Jacket)

Paper nests, sharp teamwork, bold stripes

Khapra Beetle

Tiny beetle, massive quarantine threat.

Mollusk

One phylum, endless forms

Hartebeest

Built for the long run on the plains

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

Yabby

Burrow. Endure. Thrive.

Kissing Gourami

Not a kiss-it's a contest.

Pacific Coast Tick

Ornate hunter of the Pacific slopes

Western Blacklegged Tick

Pacific Coast tick, outsized impact.

Ornate Bichir

Maze-Patterned Air-Breathing Predator

Assassin Snail

Banded burrower, snail-eating sniper

Spotted Skunk

Small skunk, big attitude.

Enchi Ball Python

Enchi: Golden glow, cleaner pattern

Groundhog Tick

The burrow-dwelling bite you don't see