Anglerfish
Lure, lunge, and vanish.
Conservation Threats
Invasive Species
Non-native species that outcompete, prey on, or spread disease to native wildlife
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Invasive Species Animals
Gopher Tortoise
Digging homes for hundreds of neighbors
Blue-Ringed Octopus
Small. Silent. Seriously venomous.
Potoroo
Diggers, hoppers, fungal spore spreaders
Christmas Island Red Crab
Red tide on land-then back again
Dik-Dik
Small antelope, big territory.
American Robin
Spring's orange-breasted songster
House wren
Big song, tiny tail-cocker
Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The gecko that becomes a leaf
Banana Spider
Golden webs, gentle giant.
Turtles
Armored travelers of sea and land
Common House Spider
The quiet corner pest-controller
Yellow Sac Spider
Night hunters in a silken sleeping bag
Frogfish
Walk, vanish, lure, gulp.
Sea Anemone
Stinging "flowers" of the seafloor
Brookesia Micra
Big camouflage, micro chameleon
Slug
Mucus-powered recyclers of the land
Mantella Frog
Madagascar's living warning labels
Polyphemus Moth
Big wings. Bold eyes. Brief life.
Darwin's fox
Chile's hidden fox of the rainforests
Australian Gecko
Tiny toes, big survival tricks
Orb Weaver
Engineers of the night sky web
Mealybug
Tiny waxy sap-thieves of the plant world
American Cockroach
Sewer sprinter with a global passport