Northern Seadevil

Fish > Anglerfishes

The Northern Seadevil (Ceratias holboelli), also known as Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish, is the undisputed giant and sovereign leviathan of the deep-sea anglerfishes, reigning as the largest ceratioid species on planet Earth. Prowling the eternal, freezing...

Violet Sabrewing

Birds > Hummingbirds

The Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is the undisputed heavyweight titan of the Central American hummingbird kingdom, reigning as the largest hummingbird species found outside of South America. Inhabiting the misty, epiphytic cloud forests and deep...

Alpine Jelly Cone

Fungi > Jelly Fungi

The Alpine Jelly Cone (Guepiniopsis alpina), affectionately known among mountain foragers as ‘Poor Man’s Gumdrop,’ is an enchanting, jewel-like jelly fungus native to high-elevation conifer forests across the mountainous American West. Emerging...

Flask Pitcher Plant

Plants > Pitcher Plants

The Flask Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes ampullaria) is one of the most evolutionary revolutionary and unconventional carnivorous plants in the botanical world, widely celebrated as the planet’s premier ‘vegetarian’ pitcher plant. Native to the soggy,...

Water-holding Frog

Amphibians > Burrowing Frogs

The Water-holding Frog (Cyclorana platycephala) is one of the most astonishingly resilient desert survivors in the amphibian kingdom, an iconic burrowing species endemic to the arid, sun-scorched outback of central and eastern Australia. Confronting prolonged droughts...