Root Aphids
Small sap-feeders, big ecosystem impact
Conservation Threats
Infrastructure
Roads, dams, power lines, and buildings causing mortality or habitat fragmentation
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Yellow Aphids
Tiny sippers, big garden impact.
Green Aphids
Tiny sapsuckers, huge plant impact
Woolly Aphids
Tiny bugs, big cottony colonies
Hovasaurus
Madagascar's Triassic water-runner
Leptocephalus
Leaf-larva today, eel tomorrow
Tusoteuthis
The deep sea's long-armed giant
Russel's Viper
Spots, hiss, and high-stakes venom
Palm Rat
Ports, palms, and perfect climbing.
Tree Viper (Bamboo Viper)
Hook-tailed hunters of African forests
Pit Viper
Heat-sensing hunters with hidden fangs
Viper
Hinged fangs, hidden hunters
Spiny bush viper
Spines in the leaves, fangs in reserve
Viperfish
Fangs, lights, and life in the dark
Saw-scaled Viper
Small snake. Big sizzle. Serious venom.
Cockle
Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats
Gulper Catfish
Frogmouth: the ambush gulper
Dungeness Crab
White-tipped claws, West Coast pride.
Armored Catfish
Armored grazers of the Americas
Goby Fish
Tiny fish, big partnerships.
Pea Puffer
Small puffer, big attitude.
Beluga Sturgeon
Ancient giant, modern warning
Vampire Crab
Small crab, big attitude.
Yellow Tang
Reef lawnmower in sunshine-yellow