Furrow Bee
Small bees, big pollination power
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Agricultural Expansion Animals
Milkweed aphids
Golden sap-sipper of milkweed
Bombardier Beetle
Tiny beetle, big chemical comeback
Black Aphids
Tiny bugs, huge plant impact
Sandworm
Bristle worms: engineers of the seafloor
Dragon Snake (Javan Tubercle Snake, Javan Mudsnake)
Dragon-hide scales in a leaf-litter life
Zebrafish
Striped minnow, giant science impact
Kamehameha Butterfly
Hawaii's royal forest flyer
Cane Rat
Grasscutters of Africa's tall reeds
Golden Trout
The Sierra's living gold
Blowfly
Nature's cleanup crew in metallic armor
Eastern Cottontail
Edge-habitat sprinter with a cotton tail
Yellow Bass
Striped schools of the Mississippi
Black Bass
Built for the strike, born to guard
Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
Dark tail. Quiet ambush. Rattle ready.
Western Rattlesnake (Northern Pacific Rattlesnake)
Heat-sensing hunter of the Northwest
Ornate Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
Dark tail, silent ambush, loud warning.
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Tiny rattle, vital predator
Tokay Gecko
The gecko that shouts and sticks
Nile Monitor
Tail-powered hunter of Africa's waters
Pallas' Cat
Flat-faced monarch of the steppe