Plants > Araceae & Aroids
The Elephant Foot Yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), celebrated across South and Southeast Asia as ‘Ool’ or ‘Suran,’ is a monumental herbaceous aroid famed for its colossal underground tuber, gargantuan umbrella-like solitary leaf, and...
Invertebrates > Cerambycidae & Longhorn Beetles
The Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) is one of the most magnificent, iconic, and visually elaborate insects in the Neotropical rainforest. Belonging to the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae, this giant arboreal beetle is renowned for the mesmerizing,...
Fish > Ogcocephalidae & Batfishes
The Pancake Batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus) is one of the most anatomically bizarre and charismatic benthic teleosts in the Western Atlantic. Belonging to the anglerfish family Ogcocephalidae, this unusual marine creature has completely abandoned open-water...
Fungi > Cortinariaceae & Webcaps
The Patagonian Webcap (Cortinarius magellanicus) is one of the most striking and ecologically vital macrofungi of the southern hemisphere. Blanketing the pristine, moss-carpeted floors of Patagonia’s ancient subantarctic rainforests, this spectacular...
Plants > Droseraceae & Sundews
The Paradoxical Sundew (Drosera paradoxa) is one of the most spectacular and structurally distinctive carnivorous plants in the Southern Hemisphere. Belonging to the specialized ‘Petiolaris complex’ of tropical Australian sundews, this remarkable perennial...
