Flame Box Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Flame Box Crab (Calappa flammea), delightfully known as the ‘Shame-faced Crab,’ is a heavily armored marine crustacean celebrated for its remarkable, tight-fitting defensive anatomy. When alarmed, it tucks its immense, rooster-combed claws flush...

Sonoran Desert Tortoise

Reptiles > Tortoises

The Sonoran Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) is an iconic, armored keystone herbivore that reigns over the rugged, boulder-strewn foothills of the Sonoran Desert. Genetically distinct from the Mojave desert tortoise, this tough, ancient survivor makes its home...

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat

Mammals > Diprotodontia

The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii), affectionately known in Australia as the Yaminon, is the largest and rarest of the three living wombat species and one of the most critically imperiled marsupials on Earth. Once roaming across vast swathes of...

Common Yabby

Invertebrates > Crayfish

The Common Yabby (Cherax destructor) is Australia’s most famous and beloved freshwater crayfish. Described scientifically with the fearsome species name ‘destructor’ for its notorious habit of burrowing into and undermining the earthen walls of farm...

Blue Land Crab

Invertebrates > Crabs

The Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi), celebrated across the Caribbean as the Great Land Crab, is a colossal, heavy-clawed terrestrial crustacean native to the coastal lowlands of the tropical Americas. Instantly distinguished by its striking powder-blue or...