Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat

Mammals > Rodents

Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami) is an extraordinary, bipedal desert rodent native to the arid desert basins of North America. Renowned for its kangaroo-like hopping locomotion and its astonishing ability to live its entire life without ever taking a...

Speckled Alder

Plants > Trees & Shrubs

The Speckled Alder (Alnus incana), also known as the Grey Alder, is a hardy, wetland pioneer shrub and small tree ubiquitous across the stream corridors and bogs of northern North America and Eurasia. Instantly identified by its smooth, grey-brown bark marked by...

Engelhardia

Plants > Trees & Shrubs

Engelhardia (Engelhardia roxburghiana), celebrated across Asian botany as the Yellow Basket Tree, is an elegant, majestic canopy tree belonging to the walnut family (Juglandaceae). Native to the lush subtropical and montane evergreen forests of southern China and...

Northern Kelp Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta), also known as the Shield-backed Kelp Crab, is a magnificent spider crab native to the sprawling kelp forests of the Pacific Coast of North America. Perfectly adapted for life suspended in towering underwater kelp canopies,...

Flat Porcelain Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Flat Porcelain Crab (Petrolisthes cinctipes) is a charming, wafer-thin intertidal crustacean native to the rocky, wave-swept shores of the Pacific Northwest and California. While resembling a true crab, it is an anomuran closely related to squat lobsters, renowned...