Pansy Orchid

Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids

The Pansy Orchid (Diuris magnifica) is widely celebrated as the largest and most spectacular member of the donkey orchid genus in Western Australia. Boasting flamboyant blossoms painted in vibrant golden yellow, violet, and deep purple-brown blotches that closely...

Tiger Orchid

Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids

The Tiger Orchid (Diuris sulphurea), also known historically as the Hornet Orchid, is one of the most vibrant and easily recognized donkey orchids in southeastern Australia. Featuring bright, glowing sulphur-yellow blossoms boldly marked with dark chocolate-brown...

Red-spotted Purple

Invertebrates > Butterflies & Moths

The Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) is an incomparably gorgeous forest butterfly celebrated as one of North America’s most brilliant examples of evolutionary Batesian mimicry. Gliding through sunlit woodland clearings with breathtaking iridescent...

Hornet Moth

Invertebrates > Insects

The Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis), also known as the Hornet Clearwing, is one of the most astounding and convincing examples of Batesian mimicry in the insect kingdom. Belonging to the clearwing moth family Sesiidae, this harmless, day-flying moth possesses no sting,...

Scarlet Kingsnake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) is an exquisitely beautiful, secretive, and brilliantly colored colubrid serpent native to the pine savannas and maritime forests of the southeastern United States. Renowned as the most celebrated textbook example of...