Invertebrates > Chitonidae & Polyplacophorans
The West Indian Chiton (Acanthopleura granulata), known locally across the Caribbean as the ‘curb’ or ‘sea cradle,’ is an ancient, armor-plated marine mollusk that clings to wave-pounded intertidal limestone rocks throughout the Caribbean Sea....
Fish > Channichthyidae & Crocodile Icefishes
The Blackfin Icefish (Chaenocephalus aceratus) is one of the most astonishing evolutionary anomalies in the vertebrate world, a predatory teleost native to the freezing marine waters of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. Belonging to the family Channichthyidae...
Reptiles > Diplodactylidae & Geckos
The Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus ciliaris) is a visually spectacular and biologically defensive nocturnal reptile native to the arid interior of northern and central Australia. Belonging to the endemic Australasian gecko family Diplodactylidae, this...
Birds > Ptilonorhynchidae & Bowerbirds
The Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata) is a celebrated avian architect and artisan native to the semi-arid interior woodlands of eastern Australia. Belonging to the family Ptilonorhynchidae, this medium-sized passerine is globally renowned for the extraordinary...
Fungi > Nidulariaceae & Bird's Nest Fungi
The Dung-loving Bird’s Nest Fungus (Cyathus stercoreus) is an enchanting and mechanically ingenious gasteroid fungus found worldwide on enriched agricultural soils, herbivore dung, and organic garden mulch. Belonging to the family Nidulariaceae, this diminutive...
