Deathwatch Beetle
The beetle that built the deathwatch legend
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Agricultural Expansion Animals
Squash Beetle
A lady beetle with a taste for squash
Long-Tailed Tit
Long tail, tight flock, big personality
Eurasian Nuthatch
The headfirst trunk-climber
Devil's Coach Horse Beetle
The garden predator with a scorpion pose
Evening Bat
Beat the dusk-hunt like an evening bat
Hellbender
Wrinkles that breathe-rivers that live.
Fox Squirrel
Big squirrel, bold colors, buried acorns
Venus Flytrap
Snaps fast, eats smarter.
Shrew
Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.
Boomslang
Big eyes. Tree life. Serious venom.
Bushmaster Snake
Rainforest shadow with a heat-sense
Milk Snake
Bright bands, harmless bite-Milk Snake!
Blood Python
Short tail. Heavy muscle. Red power.
Gaboon Viper
Leaf-litter ghost with 5-cm fangs
Texas Rat Snake
Texas' climbing rodent patrol
Massasauga
Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.
Scarlet Kingsnake
Coral look-kingsnake calm.
Indian Cobra
Hood up: the spectacled sentinel
Garter Snake
Stripes you can trust
Puff Adder
Stand still. Blend in. Puff loud.
Rock Python
Big. Silent. Africa's rock python.
Banded Water Snake
Wetland hunter-harmless, not a cottonmouth
Spitting Cobra
Front fangs, fast venom, fierce defense