Water Beetle
Coleoptera's freshwater engineers
Conservation Threats
Habitat Loss
Destruction or degradation of natural environments through development, deforestation, or land conversion
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Habitat Loss Animals
Ten-Lined June Beetle
Ten stripes. One big night flier.
Bark Beetle
Under-bark engineers of the forest
Elephant Beetle
Big horn, bigger recycler
Soldier Beetle
Leatherwings on flowers, hunters below
Hornet
True hornets: paper architects, insect hunters
Christmas Beetle
Australia's shimmering summer scarabs
Flea Beetle
Small beetles, big jumps, shot-holes
Goliath Beetle
Giants of Africa's forest canopy
Asian Longhorn Beetle
Spot it early. Save the hardwoods.
Blister Beetle
Handle with care: nature's blister chemists
Powderpost Beetle
Fine frass, hidden hardwood borers
Asian Lady Beetle
Spotted survivor, aphid devourer
Blue Death Feigning Beetle
Powder-blue. Plays dead. Lives tough.
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Small hawk, big speed in the woods
Linnet
Little finch, big spring blush
Towhee
Double-scratchers of the understory
May Beetle
Spring's buzzing May flyer
White-Eyed Vireo
Bright-eyed singer of the thickets
Goldcrest
Tiny crown, huge energy
Muscovy Duck
The tree-perching duck with attitude
Brown Headed Cowbird
North America's nest-hitchhiker
Turkey Vulture
Smell it. Soar to it. Clean it.
Rufous Hummingbird
Small bird, epic migration.