Sandy

Sixgill shark

Six gills. Deep shadows. Slow lives.

Harp Seal

Born on ice, built for the North

Huntsman Spider

Sideways legs. Lightning-fast hunters.

Rodents

Born to gnaw, built to adapt

Tiger Moth

Bright wings, bold defenses

Haddock

Thumbprint of the North Atlantic

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.

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

Ghost Crab

The night sprinters of the sand

Key Deer

Small deer, big Keys legacy

Parakeet

Budgie: the nomad that learned to talk

Anglerfish

Lure, lunge, and vanish.

Teddy Bear Hamster

Fluffy coat, big cheeks, wild spirit

Gopher Tortoise

Digging homes for hundreds of neighbors

Northern Fur Seal

Bering Sea breeder, ocean wanderer.

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Small. Silent. Seriously venomous.

Potoroo

Diggers, hoppers, fungal spore spreaders

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Hawaii's rare reef-roaming seal

Eastern Fence Lizard

The blue-bellied sentinel of fences

Baleen Whale

Baleen giants: ocean's living filters