Snow Plant

Plants > Parasitic Plants

The Snow Plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) is an astonishing, otherworldly parasitic wildflower endemic to the high-elevation conifer forests of the western North American mountains. Emerging through melting snowbanks and deep pine needle mulch in late spring, its fleshy,...

Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab (Uca pugilator, also classified as Leptuca pugilator) is an iconic intertidal crustacean that inhabits the sun-drenched sandy flats and salt marshes of the eastern United States. Celebrated for the colossal, oversized claw of the...

Purple Land Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Purple Land Crab (Gecarcinus ruricola), also known as the Black Land Crab or Caribbean Land Crab, is a terrestrial crustacean renowned for its spectacular coloration and mass annual breeding migrations across Caribbean islands. Dwelling deep within forested...

Atlantic Blue Tang

Fish > Surgeonfish

The Atlantic Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) is an iconic, vibrant reef surgeonfish found abundantly throughout the coral ecosystems of the western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Celebrated for its deep royal-blue coloration and bright yellow caudal spine, this tireless...

Scrawled Filefish

Fish > Filefish

The Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus), also known as the Broomtail Filefish, is the largest member of the filefish family (Monacanthidae). Famous for its strikingly compressed body, broom-like caudal fin, and dazzling electric-blue squiggles and spots, this...