Fungi > Tooth Fungi
The Fir Coral Fungus (Hericium flagellum), also classified as Hericium alpestre, is a breathtaking wood-decay basidiomycete native to the primeval montane fir forests of Europe. Closely related to the well-known lion’s mane mushroom, this sculptural tooth fungus...
Plants > Bromeliads
The Powdery Catopsis (Catopsis berteroniana) is a remarkable epiphytic bromeliad native to tropical America, renowned in botanical science as one of the very few confirmed carnivorous plants in the pineapple family (Bromeliaceae). Growing perched high upon the...
Invertebrates > Beetles
The Red-necked Trilobite Beetle (Platerodrilus ruficollis) is one of the most astonishing examples of extreme sexual dimorphism and evolutionary paedomorphosis in the insect world. Belonging to the net-winged beetle family Lycidae, adult females of this species never...
Fish > Icefish
The Unicorn Icefish (Channichthys rhinoceratus) is a mesmerizing polar marine vertebrate belonging to the crocodile icefish family Channichthyidae. Native exclusively to the frigid waters surrounding the remote Kerguelen and Heard Islands in the southern Indian Ocean,...
Amphibians > Frogs
The Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda) is a peculiar, ground-dwelling amphibian native exclusively to the arid coastal sand dunes of Western Australia. Unlike almost all conventional frogs, which require open pools or freshwater streams for reproduction, the sandhill...
