Fish > Bullhead Sharks
The Whitespotted Bullhead Shark (Heterodontus ramalheira) is an exquisite, deep-water benthic elasmobranch native to the continental shelves and upper insular slopes of the western Indian Ocean. Belonging to the ancient, primitive shark family Heterodontidae—a lineage...
Fungi > Jelly Fungi
The Fan-shaped Jelly Fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) is a vivid, cosmopolitan wood-decay basidiomycete belonging to the jelly fungus family Dacrymycetaceae. Instantly recognizable by its miniature, brilliant orange to golden-yellow spatulate or paddle-shaped fruiting...
Invertebrates > Beetles
The Namib Desert Beetle (Stenocara gracilipes) is a world-famous darkling beetle (family Tenebrionidae) native to the hyper-arid coastal sand seas of the Namib Desert in southwestern Africa. Enduring one of the driest and most unforgiving environments on Earth—where...
Invertebrates > Wasps
The American Pelecinid Wasp (Pelecinus polyturator) is an unmistakable, glossy black parasitoid hymenopteran native to the temperate woodlands and fields of eastern North America. Belonging to the ancient, relictual family Pelecinidae (of which it is the only species...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Smooth-backed Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon lionotum) is a master of arboreal aerodynamics and cryptic concealment native to the tropical evergreen rainforests of mainland Southeast Asia. Also known as the Burmese flying gecko, this remarkable nocturnal lizard is famed...
