Virgin Islands Dwarf Gecko
Tiny guardian of Virgin Islands leaf litter
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Natural System Modification Animals
Mallard
The adaptable original duck
Red-winged blackbird
Flash the red-rule the marsh
Crab Spider
Side-stepping ambush artists
Spinner Shark
Spin, surge, strike-coastal hunter
Garden Eel
Burrows, colonies, and current-fed eels
Sixgill shark
Six gills. Deep shadows. Slow lives.
Babirusa
The pig with deer-like tusks
Huntsman Spider
Sideways legs. Lightning-fast hunters.
Rodents
Born to gnaw, built to adapt
Tiger Moth
Bright wings, bold defenses
Walking Catfish
Breathes air. Walks away.
Haddock
Thumbprint of the North Atlantic
Yeti Crab
Hairy claws, bacterial farms, deep sea
Rock Crab
California's hard-clawed rock crab
Carpenter Ant
Big ants, smooth galleries, no wood-eating.
Barn Swallow
Mud-cup mason of the open skies
Great Blue Heron
Stand still. Strike fast. Fly blue.
Mekong Giant Catfish
Giant of the Mekong, fighting to return
Spider Wasp
Paralyze a spider, raise a wasp
Mackenzie Valley Wolf
Mackenzie's big-pack apex hunter
Dung Beetle
Nature's cleanup crew-on the roll
Mole Cricket
Built to dig, born to sing
Crappie Fish
Slabs in the shadows, springtime stars