Puget Sound King Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Puget Sound King Crab (Lopholithodes mandtii), also known as the box crab or painted king crab, is a magnificent, heavily armored marine crustacean belonging to the king crab family Lithodidae, native to the cold, surge-swept temperate coastal waters of the...

Veraguan Mango

Birds > Hummingbirds

The Veraguan Mango (Anthracothorax veraguensis) is a captivating, stout-billed hummingbird belonging to the family Trochilidae, endemic to the sun-drenched Pacific lowlands of western Panama and the Golfo Dulce basin of southwestern Costa Rica. Once considered...

Yellow Fieldcap

Fungi > Agarics

The Yellow Fieldcap (Bolbitius titubans), also widely recognized as the yellow cow-pat mushroom, is a delicate, vibrantly colored agaric belonging to the family Bolbitiaceae. Renowned among field mycologists for its dazzling, luminous egg-yolk yellow cap and extremely...

Giant Shipworm

Invertebrates > Mollusks

The Giant Shipworm (Kuphus polythalamia) is one of the most enigmatic and scientifically groundbreaking marine invertebrates discovered in recent evolutionary biology. Despite its common name, it is neither a worm nor a typical wood-boring shipworm; it is an enormous...

Yellow Moray

Fish > Eels

The Yellow Moray (Gymnothorax prasinus) is a striking, robust moray eel native to the cool-temperate rocky reefs and kelp forests of the southwestern Pacific Ocean, encompassing the coastal waters of southern Australia and northern New Zealand. Instantly identifiable...