Invertebrates > Scolopendridae & Giant Centipedes
The Giant Waterfall Centipede (Scolopendra cataracta), formally described by entomologists in 2016, holds the distinction of being the first fully amphibious centipede known to modern biological science. Native to the remote tropical river valleys of Southeast Asia,...
Fish > Opisthoproctidae & Barreleyes
The Javelin Spookfish (Bathylychnops exilis) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary creatures swimming in the ocean’s twilight zone. Belonging to the barreleye family Opisthoproctidae, this slender, lance-shaped pelagic predator possesses what is widely...
Fish > Chaunacidae & Sea Toads
The Pink Frogmouth (Chaunax pictus), frequently termed the Rose Sea Toad, is a globular, delightfully eccentric deep-sea anglerfish that resides along the bathyal continental slopes of the world’s oceans. Resembling a plump, rosy aquatic toad more than a typical...
Birds > Sapayoidae & Broad-billed Sapayoas
The Broad-billed Sapayoa (Sapayoa aenigma) is one of the most intriguing evolutionary mysteries in modern ornithology. Inhabiting the hyper-humid, rain-drenched lowland forests of the Chocó region across Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador, this olive-drab passerine long...
Plants > Apocynaceae & Ant Plants
The Kangaroo Pocket Plant (Dischidia vidalii), also known as the Ant Pocket or Kangaroo Succulent, is an extraordinary epiphytic climbing vine endemic to the humid rainforest canopies of the Philippines. Renowned in botanical ecology for its elaborate mutualistic...
