Milkweed aphids
Golden sap-sipper of milkweed
Conservation Threats
Habitat Loss
Destruction or degradation of natural environments through development, deforestation, or land conversion
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Habitat Loss Animals
Bamboo Shark
Small sharks, big reef specialists
Blacktip Shark
Black-tipped fins, built for speed.
Bombardier Beetle
Tiny beetle, big chemical comeback
Black Aphids
Tiny bugs, huge plant impact
Sea Trout
One fish, two worlds
Sandworm
Bristle worms: engineers of the seafloor
Golden Shiner
The classic golden baitfish.
Dragon Snake (Javan Tubercle Snake, Javan Mudsnake)
Dragon-hide scales in a leaf-litter life
Antiguan Racer Snake
Antigua's comeback snake
Liopleurodon
Jurassic seas' power-jawed predator
Zebrafish
Striped minnow, giant science impact
Kamehameha Butterfly
Hawaii's royal forest flyer
Cane Rat
Grasscutters of Africa's tall reeds
Disco Clam
Reef crevice clam with a strobe show
Eelpout
Cold seas, long fins, deep lives
Golden Trout
The Sierra's living gold
Titanosaur
Cretaceous giants, sometimes armored
Blowfly
Nature's cleanup crew in metallic armor
Eastern Cottontail
Edge-habitat sprinter with a cotton tail
Ocean Pout
Cold-water bottom dweller with antifreeze
Yellow Bass
Striped schools of the Mississippi
Lake Trout
Deep-lake char, built for the cold
Black Bass
Built for the strike, born to guard