Common Water Flea

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Common Water Flea (Daphnia pulex) is an iconic, microscopic freshwater planktonic crustacean belonging to the order Cladocera. Despite its tiny, millimetric stature, this glassy, translucent creature is universally celebrated in ecology, genetics, and toxicology...

Red Sea Crown Jellyfish

Invertebrates > Jellyfish

The Red Sea Crown Jellyfish (Thysanostoma loriferum) is a mesmerizing scyphozoan jellyfish belonging to the family Thysanostomatidae. Inhabiting the calm, azure waters of Red Sea lagoons and outer fringing reefs, this graceful pelagic cnidarian is characterized by a...

Thornless Dragonfish

Fish > Deep-Sea Dragonfishes

The Thornless Dragonfish (Grammatostomias flagellibarba) is an astonishing, fearsome deep-sea predatory teleost belonging to the barbeled dragonfish family (Stomiidae). Inhabiting the sunless bathypelagic depths of the North Atlantic Ocean, this nightmarish yet...

Polka-Dot Tree Frog

Amphibians > Tree Frogs

The Polka-Dot Tree Frog (Boana punctata) made global scientific headlines in 2017 when international researchers discovered it to be the first naturally biofluorescent amphibian known to science. Distributed widely across the humid, flood-prone river basins of the...

Snouted Cobra

Reptiles > Elapid Snakes

The Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera), historically classified as a subspecies of the Egyptian cobra, is a large, highly formidable elapid snake endemic to the arid and moist savannas of southern Africa. Renowned for its imposing size, prominent pointed snout scale, and...