Plants > Rubiaceae & Epiphytic Ant Plants
Moseley’s Ant Plant (Hydnophytum moseleyanum) is an astonishing, tuberous epiphytic myrmecophyte belonging to the coffee family Rubiaceae. Perched high upon tree branches in coastal mangroves and lowland rainforests of Australasia, this remarkable plant develops...
Invertebrates > Prayidae & Deep-sea Siphonophores
The Flying Spaghetti Monster (Bathyphysa conifera) is an extraordinary, colonial deep-sea siphonophore whose bizarre, tangled appearance captured global public fascination when ROV footage emerged from deep-sea offshore operations. Resembling an ethereal mass of...
Fish > Derichthyidae & Longneck Eels
The Narrowneck Oceanic Eel (Derichthys serpentinus) is a distinctive, serpentiform deep-sea eel belonging to the family Derichthyidae. Cruising through the vast, sunless bathypelagic layers of the world’s oceans, this creature is immediately identifiable by a...
Amphibians > Rhacophoridae & Foam-nest Tree Frogs
The Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog (Chiromantis xerampelina), often called the Southern Foam-nest Tree Frog, is a legendary African amphibian renowned for its remarkable physiological adaptations to arid environments. Inhabiting hot, sun-baked bushveld and savannas, this...
Reptiles > Agamidae & Tree Agamas
The Black-necked Agama (Acanthocercus atricollis), also widely recognized as the Southern Tree Agama or Blue-headed Tree Agama, is a large, heavily armored arboreal agamid lizard native to the sun-drenched woodlands of eastern and southern Africa. Renowned for its...
