Swallowtail Butterfly
Big wings, bold tails, secret defenses
Conservation Threats
Disease
Pathogens, parasites, and disease outbreaks threatening wildlife populations
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Disease Animals
Swallowtail Caterpillar
Pop the osmeterium-stay alive!
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.
Deer Mouse
Bicolored tail, big-range survivor
Mountain Beaver
The "beaver" that never builds dams
Bamboo Rat
Asia's underground bamboo engineers
Agouti
The forest's seed-burying sprinters
Diving Duck
Built to dive, born to roam
Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee
All buzz-no workers.
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee
No nest. No workers. All takeover.
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumblebee (formerly Fernald's Cuckoo Bumblebee)
The nest-hijacking bumblebee
Lemon Cuckoo Bumblebee
No workers. No pollen. All infiltration.
Field Cuckoo Bumblebee
No workers. Just takeover.
Red-Tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee
The bumblebee that steals a colony
Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee
Pollinator and colony hijacker.
Barbut's Cuckoo Bumblebee
No workers-just a well-timed takeover
Potato Beetle
Striped. Stubborn. Potato's nemesis.
Spongy Moth
Spotty caterpillar, spongy egg-big impact
Yellow-faced Bee
Masked bees, hidden pollen power
Wool Carder Bee
Soft wool, hard brawler.
Mason Bee
Mud-built nurseries, mighty pollinators