Tiger Swallowtail
Striped speedster of eastern forests
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Tent Caterpillar
Silk tents, teamwork, and tree-top dramas
Asp Caterpillar
Looks like fur-stings like fire.
Puss Caterpillar
Soft look, sharp sting.
Luna Moth Caterpillar
Eat leaves, spin silk, become moonlight
Southern Flannel Moth
Fluffy look, fierce sting.
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
Giant Golden Mole
Gold in the soil, ghost of the forest
Ground Squirrel
Burrow smart. Whistle loud. Survive.
Golden Mole
Not true moles-Africa's sand swimmers
Florida Mouse
Florida's scrubland burrow mouse
Mouse-Deer (Chevrotain)
Small body, big forest secrets
Spalax
Masters of life underground
Deer Mouse
Bicolored tail, big-range survivor
Patagonian Cavy
Patagonia's long-legged "hare" rodent
Bamboo Rat
Asia's underground bamboo engineers
Agouti
The forest's seed-burying sprinters
African Elephant
Big ears, bigger impact.
Diving Duck
Built to dive, born to roam