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Cat-Faced Spider

Big web. Cat face. Harmless hunter.

Mouse Spider

Small burrows, big attitude

Aoudad Sheep

Shaggy-chapped climber of the cliffs

Tiger Trout

Built for bites, not breeding.

Guadalupe Bass

The Hill Country's native black bass

Coues Deer

Sky-island whitetail, canyon-smart

Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Hairy larvae, big forest impact

Tussock Moth

Tussocks, toxins, and treetops

Black Swallowtail

The Parsley Worm in a Black Cape

Tent Caterpillar

Silk tents, teamwork, and tree-top dramas

Gypsy Moth Caterpillar

Blue then red spots-forest defoliator

Swallowtail Butterfly

Big wings, bold tails, secret defenses

Swallowtail Caterpillar

Pop the osmeterium-stay alive!

Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Fuzzy forecast-or forest forager?

Tenrec

Many forms, one Malagasy family

Crab-Eating Fox

Adaptable 'not-a-fox' of South America

Bush Dog

The pack-hunting swimmer of the Amazon

Ground Squirrel

Burrow smart. Whistle loud. Survive.

Golden Mole

Not true moles-Africa's sand swimmers

Spalax

Masters of life underground

Diminutive Woodrat

Desert's master hoarder and builder

Deer Mouse

Bicolored tail, big-range survivor

Patagonian Cavy

Patagonia's long-legged "hare" rodent

Bamboo Rat

Asia's underground bamboo engineers