Schönherr’s Blue Weevil

Invertebrates > Beetles

Schönherr’s Blue Weevil (Eupholus schoenherrii) is an astonishingly vivid, flightless curculionid beetle native exclusively to the untamed equatorial rainforests of the island of New Guinea. Named in honor of the famed Swedish entomologist Carl Johan Schönherr,...

Red Coral Fungus

Fungi > Gomphales

The Red Coral Fungus (Ramaria araiospora) is an extraordinarily vibrant, multi-branched macrofungus native to the lush, ancient conifer rainforests of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Renowned among mycologists and forest ecologists for its breathtaking...

Red Ink Sundew

Plants > Carnivorous Plants

The Red Ink Sundew (Drosera erythrorhiza) is a spectacular, tuberous carnivorous plant endemic strictly to the nutrient-depleted sandplains and jarrah woodlands of Southwest Australia. Celebrated for its flat, ground-hugging rosettes of glandular, ruby-red carnivorous...

Medusa Orchid

Plants > Orchids

The Medusa Orchid (Bulbophyllum medusae), also classified as Cirrhopetalum medusae, is an iconic, epiphytic botanical marvel native to the sweltering, humid lowland rainforests of Southeast Asia. Revered by botanists and horticulturists globally, this remarkable...

Dragon Mantis

Invertebrates > Mantises

The Dragon Mantis (Stenophylla lobivertex) is an astonishingly rare and sculpturally bizarre praying mantis belonging to the family Acanthopidae, native to the humid tropical understories of the western Amazon basin. Renowned throughout the entomological world for its...