Fish > Scorpaenidae & Scorpionfishes
The Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) is widely celebrated as one of the most spectacularly camouflaged and visually eccentric marine creatures in the ocean. Native to the warm waters of the Indo-West Pacific, this master of mimicry blends seamlessly into...
Fungi > Physalacriaceae & Gilled Fungi
The Golden-coin Scruffy Collybia (Cyptotrama chrysopepla) is one of the most vividly colorful, radiant saprotrophic agaric mushrooms encountered in warm-temperate and subtropical forests worldwide. Perched like a glowing golden beacon upon decaying, moss-covered logs...
Invertebrates > Papilionidae & Swallowtails
The Purple Spotted Swallowtail (Graphium weiskei) is celebrated across entomology as one of the most vividly unique and visually captivating butterflies in the Southern Hemisphere. Native to the cool, mist-veiled cloud forests along the central cordillera of New...
Fungi > Gelatinodermataceae & Jelly Fungi
The Beech Jelly Roll (Ascotremella faginea) is a fascinating, gelatinous ascomycete fungus that fruits on the decaying logs and bark of fallen hardwoods in temperate deciduous forests. Resembling a convoluted, translucent cluster of pinkish-purple jelly or folded...
Fish > Scorpaenidae & Scorpionfishes
The Lacy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes) is widely considered one of the most magnificent, bizarre, and visually ornate marine fishes swimming on tropical coral reefs. Native to the rich, current-washed outer reef walls of the Coral Sea and Papua New Guinea, this...
