Smooth Earth Snake
Smooth scales, secret life in leaf litter
Conservation Threats
Urbanization
Expansion of cities and human settlements into wildlife habitats
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Urbanization Animals
Damselfish
Small fish, big reef attitude
Beewolf wasp
Nectar sippers, bee hunters.
Coconut Crab
Biggest land crab. Biggest grip.
Box Jellyfish
Square bell, sharp vision, serious sting
Tree Cricket
Leaf-perched musicians of the night
Pompano Fish
Silver speedster of the surf
Chromodoris Willani
Bright colors, borrowed chemistry
Grunion
Moon-timed fish that spawn on sand
Bagworm Moth Caterpillar
A moth that grows up in a backpack
Morpho Butterfly
Flash of blue, heartbeat of the rainforest
Admiral Butterfly
Red bands. White tips. Power flight.
Rainbow Grasshopper
Nature's neon "don't-touch" hopper
Mudskipper
Fish that mastered the mud
Dwarf Gourami
Tiny air-breather, big personality.
Cobalt Blue Tarantula
Cobalt legs. Burrow life. Lightning fast.
Clock Spider
The sideways sprinter of your walls
Garden Spider
Big web. Bold stripes. Gentle hunter.
Urechis unicinctus (Penis Fish)
The mudflat innkeeper with a mucus net
Perch Fish
Spines up-freshwater's sharp hunters
Bigfin Reef Squid
Big fins. Bright signals. Reef-speed life.
Naegleria
Warm water, wrong way-protect your nose
Bark Scorpion
Climbs like a gecko, stings like a storm
Katydid
Leaf-mimics with night-time songs