Silky Rosegill

Fungi > Gilled Mushrooms

The Silky Rosegill (Volvariella bombycina) is widely celebrated by mycologists and foragers as one of the most breathtakingly elegant wood-inhabiting mushrooms on Earth. Fruiting high up from knots and decay wounds of ancient deciduous hardwood trees, this rare fungal...

Prickly Waterlily

Plants > Water Lilies

The Prickly Waterlily (Euryale ferox), celebrated across Asian wetlands as the ‘Fox Nut’ or ‘Makhana,’ is a monumental aquatic plant and the sole living species in its ancient genus. Resembling a fearsome, armored counterpart to the legendary...

Wild Maracuja

Plants > Vines & Climbers

The Wild Maracuja (Passiflora foetida), also widely known as the Stinking Passionflower, Love-in-a-Mist, or Bush Passionfruit, is an extraordinary, creeping climbing vine native to the American tropics. Famous for its intricate, ornate blossoms surrounded by a mossy...

Two-Margined Flatworm

Invertebrates > Flatworms

The Two-Margined Flatworm (Pseudoceros bimarginatus) is a breathtakingly vibrant, paper-thin marine polyclad flatworm renowned for its dazzling chromatic display and graceful swimming motions. Gliding effortlessly across coral reef walls throughout the tropical...

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Striped Bumblebee Shrimp (Gnathophyllum americanum) is a tiny, vividly patterned marine decapod celebrated among macro photographers and marine biologists alike. Featuring striking alternating black-and-gold stripes reminiscent of a foraging bumblebee, this...