Green June Beetle
The loud green fruit-bandit of June
Conservation Threats
Pollution
Contamination from chemicals, plastics, noise, and light affecting wildlife health and behavior
1,683
Animals
69/71
Page
Pollution Animals
Carrion Beetle
Nature's cleanup crew with a nose
Cucumber Beetle
Small beetles, big plant impacts
Yellow-faced Bee
Masked bees, hidden pollen power
Southeastern Blueberry Bee
The blueberry's native buzz specialist
Wool Carder Bee
Soft wool, hard brawler.
Ashy Mining Bee
Spring's ashen-striped soil miner
Mason Bee
Mud-built nurseries, mighty pollinators
Box-Headed Blood Bee
Red-backed nest raider of Europe
Squash Bee
Dawn's dedicated squash pollinator
Ivy Bee
Autumn's ivy-powered plasterer bee
Leafcutter Bee
Nature's tiny leaf-cutting architects
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Spring's orange-booted speedster
Furrow Bee
Small bees, big pollination power
Tawny Mining Bee
Spring's ginger miner of the garden
Milkweed aphids
Golden sap-sipper of milkweed
Bamboo Shark
Small sharks, big reef specialists
Blacktip Shark
Black-tipped fins, built for speed.
Crocodile Shark
Big eyes, open ocean, tiny lamniform
Bombardier Beetle
Tiny beetle, big chemical comeback
Black Aphids
Tiny bugs, huge plant impact
Sea Trout
One fish, two worlds
Sandworm
Bristle worms: engineers of the seafloor
Golden Shiner
The classic golden baitfish.