Millipede
Soil's quiet recyclers with many legs
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Natural System Modification Animals
Butterfly Fish
Color-coded courtiers of the coral reef
Angelfish
Reef royalty with a wardrobe change
Guppy
Small fish, big color, fast families
Tetra
Tiny schools, huge diversity
Seahorse
Dads who carry the ocean's babies
Cichlid
Nature's masters of rapid evolution
Sea Urchin
Spines, jaws, and ocean power
Barb
Barbs: big family, bigger variety
Lionfish
Beauty with a sting.
Sea Slug
Naked gills, wild skills.
Tang
Reef gardeners with a hidden blade
Shrimp
Small crustaceans, big ocean jobs
Snapping Turtle
Big bite, bigger ecosystem role.
Kiwi
New Zealand's night-walking icon
Salamander
Tails, trails, and total regeneration
Spadefoot Toad
Dig deep. Breed fast. Vanish again.
Barnacle
Crustaceans that live like living glue
Flamingo
Pink by diet, united by colonies
Woodpecker
Nature's carpenters and forest drummers
Beetle
Elytra on, world conquered.
Anteater
Built to raid ant cities
Hummingbird
Hover. Sip. Pollinate. Repeat.
Bull Shark
Master of Sea and River