Fungi > Cyttariaceae & Golfball Fungi
Darwin’s Golfball (Cyttaria darwinii), known locally in Spanish as ‘pan de indio’ (Indian bread), is an extraordinary, golfball-shaped parasitic ascomycete fungus endemic to the pristine subantarctic forests of southern Patagonia and Tierra del...
Invertebrates > Tettigoniidae & Katydids
The Armoured Bush Cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis), often known across southern Africa as the armoured ground cricket or koringkriek, is a formidable, tank-like orthopteran famous for its spiny exoskeleton and dramatic defensive tactics. Inhabiting the harsh arid...
Fish > Macrouridae & Grenadiers
The Abyssal Grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus), also known as the armed rattail, is one of the dominant top predators and scavengers inhabiting the pitch-black abyss of our planet’s oceans. Ranging across vast oceanic basins at crushing depths between 2,000 and...
Invertebrates > Euphaeidae & Damselflies
The Taiwan Gossamerwing (Euphaea formosa) is an exquisite, jewel-toned damselfly endemic exclusively to the island of Taiwan. Inhabiting turbulent, forest-shaded mountain streams and rocky rapids, this spectacular odonate is famed for its broad, iridescent ruby-orange...
Fungi > Geastraceae & Earthstars
The Pectinate Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is one of the most architectural and instantly recognizable gasteroid fungi found throughout temperate forest floors. Resembling an intricate miniature star landed upon woodland mulch, this remarkable basidiomycete emerges...
