Fungi > Hygrophoraceae & Waxcaps
The Vermilion Waxcap (Hygrocybe miniata) is a radiant, jewel-like basidiomycete fungus that illuminates damp, mossy meadows and ancient semi-natural pastures across the temperate world. Bearing small, fiery cinnabar-red to scarlet caps with delicate scurfy scales and...
Plants > Sarraceniaceae & Pitcher Plants
The Beautiful Sun Pitcher (Heliamphora pulchella) is an exquisite and compact carnivorous plant endemic exclusively to the misty, prehistoric sandstone summits of the Chimantá Massif in southern Venezuela. Meaning ‘beautiful marsh pitcher’ in Latin, this...
Invertebrates > Nudibranchs & Sea Slugs
The Pikachu Nudibranch (Thecacera pacifica) is one of the most instantly recognizable, charming, and visually iconic sea slugs roaming the coral reef ecosystems of the Indo-Pacific. Gaining viral international fame due to its uncanny, unmistakable resemblance to the...
Fish > Lophiiformes & Deep-sea Anglerfishes
The Illuminated Netdevil (Linophryne arborifera) is universally regarded as one of the most bizarre and terrifyingly magnificent predators lurking within the bathypelagic abyss. Inhabiting the perpetual, freezing darkness between 2,500 and 6,500 feet beneath the open...
Amphibians > Hylidae & Tree Frogs
The Orange-thighed Frog (Litoria chloris), frequently celebrated as the Australian Red-eyed Treefrog, is one of the most vividly gorgeous amphibians inhabiting the lush rainforest corridors of eastern Australia. Residing high in the humid canopies from the Wet Tropics...
