Four-spotted Chaser

Invertebrates > Insects

OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Four-spotted ChaserScientific Name: Libellula quadrimaculataCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: InsectsSize: Total body length: 40-48 mm (1.6-1.9 in); Wingspan: 70-85 mm (2.8-3.3 in)Weight: 0.8-1.4 gLifespan: Adult flying life: 1-2...

Water Spider

Invertebrates > Arachnids

OverviewThe Water Spider (Argyroneta aquatica), globally renowned as the diving bell spider, is one of the most astonishing evolutionary anomalies on Earth: it is the only known spider species that lives, feeds, mates, and reproduces almost entirely submerged...

Asp

Fish > Ray-finned Fish

OverviewThe Asp (Leuciscus aspius, formerly Aspius aspius) is one of the most astonishing evolutionary outliers in the freshwater world: the only truly specialized, exclusively predatory piscivorous cyprinid native to European waters. Inhabiting the powerful currents,...