Fish > Stomiidae & Barbeled Dragonfishes
The Toothed Dragonfish (Grammatostomias dentatus) is a formidable deep-sea predator belonging to the specialized barbeled dragonfish family (Stomiidae). Inhabiting the perpetual, sunless midnight zones of the world’s oceans between 1,600 and 6,500 feet beneath...
Birds > Nectariniidae & Sunbirds
The Scarlet-tufted Sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni), also known as Johnston’s sunbird, is an astonishing high-altitude avian marvel endemic to the freezing afroalpine ‘sky islands’ of East Africa. Thriving on the rugged, glaciated volcanic slopes of...
Fungi > Entolomataceae & Pinkgills
The Yellow Unicorn Entoloma (Entoloma murrayi), also known as the unicorn pinkgill, is an enchanting and vividly colored forest fungus native to the damp, shaded woodlands of eastern North America. Named for the distinct, sharp conical protrusion or ‘horn’...
Invertebrates > Tettigoniidae & Spiny Katydids
The Armor-headed Cricket (Cosmoderus femoralis), also classified as the spiny armored katydid, is an astonishing orthopteran native to the dense tropical rainforests of Central Africa. Resembling a prehistoric fortress on legs, this formidable-looking invertebrate is...
Reptiles > Viperidae & Asian Pit Vipers
The White-lipped Island Pit Viper (Trimeresurus insularis), also known as the Indonesian pit viper, is an exquisite, arboreal venomous snake native to the volcanic islands of eastern Indonesia. While most populations across Java and Bali display vivid emerald-green...
