Blister Beetle
Handle with care: nature's blister chemists
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Natural System Modification Animals
Powderpost Beetle
Fine frass, hidden hardwood borers
Asian Lady Beetle
Spotted survivor, aphid devourer
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
Rufous Hummingbird
Small bird, epic migration.
Triggerfish
Lock, load, and guard the reef
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
The sap-well specialist of the woods
Pine Siskin
The nomad finch with a yellow flash
Sandhill Crane
Hear the wild roll of the Sandhill
Snow Bunting
The Arctic's drifting "snowflake"
Rhino Beetle
Nature's armored jousters
Dinosaur Shrimp
Hatch fast. Grow fast. Survive the drought.
Rove Beetle
Short elytra, big ecological impact
Northern Flicker
The ant-eating woodpecker next door
Archerfish
Nature's original sharpshooters
Eastern Hognose Snake
All bluff, no bite.
Bird Snake
Disappearing twigs with a hidden bite
IMG Boa Constrictor
Powerful hug, no venom needed.
Cow Reticulated Python
The net-patterned giant of SE Asia
Tentacled Snake
Tentacles that trick fish
Kangaroo Mouse
Small hopper, big desert survivor