Stuhlmann’s Elephant Shrew

Mammals > Sengis & Elephant Shrews

Stuhlmann’s Elephant Shrew (Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni), also recognized as Stuhlmann’s sengi, is a charismatic afrotherian mammal native to the humid equatorial rainforests of the Congo Basin. Characterized by an elongated, extraordinarily mobile proboscis...

Bat-voiced Treefrog

Amphibians > Tree Frogs

The Bat-voiced Treefrog (Dendropsophus ozzyi) is a miniature hylid frog discovered in 2014 in the Amazonian lowland rainforests of northern Brazil. Named by biologists in playful homage to rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, this delicate treefrog became famous for its...

Painted Sundew

Plants > Carnivorous Plants

The Painted Sundew (Drosera zonaria) is a mesmerizing tuberous carnivorous plant native to the ancient, nutrient-depleted silica sandplains of southwestern Western Australia. Renowned for its perfectly symmetrical, flat-growing rosette composed of dozens of...

Picture-winged Fly

Invertebrates > Flies & Dipterans

The Picture-winged Fly (Goniurellia tridens) is a captivating tephritid fruit fly native to the arid expanses of the Middle East and Mediterranean region. It is celebrated worldwide for possessing one of nature’s most intricate and startling visual illusions:...

Kirk’s Leaf-mimic Katydid

Invertebrates > Katydids & Crickets

Kirk’s Leaf-mimic Katydid (Eulophophyllum kirki) is a breathtaking orthopteran described in 2016 from the pristine dipterocarp forests of Danum Valley in Malaysian Borneo. Renowned for exhibiting one of the most astonishing examples of leaf mimicry in nature,...