Plants > Bromeliads & Bromeliaceae
The Blue Puya (Puya berteroniana) is an awe-inspiring terrestrial bromeliad endemic to the sun-drenched rocky slopes of central Chile. Often hailed as one of the botanical world’s most spectacular floral wonders, this colossal succulent rosette spends decades...
Fish > Pipefishes & Syngnathidae
The Wide-bodied Pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra) is a master of mimicry inhabiting the temperate seagrass beds of southern Australia and New Zealand. Belonging to the family Syngnathidae alongside seahorses and seadragons, this slender fish exhibits remarkable...
Reptiles > Vipers & Viperidae
The Baja California Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) is an endemic pit viper native exclusively to the rugged, sun-drenched desert landscapes of the Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico. Distinctive among North American rattlesnakes for its relatively slender...
Fungi > Milkcaps & Russulaceae
The Weeping Milkcap (Lactarius volemus, also classified as Lactifluus volemus), colloquially known as the Bradley mushroom or tawny milkcap, is a revered and distinctive basidiomycete fungus native across temperate broadleaf forests of the Northern Hemisphere....
Invertebrates > Sea Cucumbers & Holothuroidea
The Gummy Squirrel (Psychropotes longicauda) is one of the most remarkable and visually iconic denizens of the deep abyssal seafloor, an immense, semi-gelatinous elpidiid sea cucumber that roams the pitch-black ocean plains miles beneath the surface. Named for its...
