Loblolly Bay

Plants > Theaceae

The Loblolly Bay (Gordonia lasianthus) is an elegant, evergreen wetland tree belonging to the tea family (Theaceae), native to the mystical blackwater swamps and pocosins of the American Southeast. Celebrated for its handsome, leathery dark green foliage and its...

Common Yabby

Invertebrates > Crayfish

The Common Yabby (Cherax destructor) is Australia’s most famous and beloved freshwater crayfish. Described scientifically with the fearsome species name ‘destructor’ for its notorious habit of burrowing into and undermining the earthen walls of farm...

Blue Spiny Stick Insect

Invertebrates > Stick Insects

The Blue Spiny Stick Insect (Achrioptera manga) is universally hailed as one of the most breathtakingly gorgeous insects on Earth. While almost all stick insects rely on drab brown or green camouflage to hide as twigs, adult males of this colossal Malagasy species...

Antelope Jackrabbit

Mammals > Lagomorphs

The Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni) is an extraordinary, long-eared desert hare native to the scorching heart of the Sonoran Desert. Famous for its colossal, translucent ears that measure up to seven inches long and its unique ability to flash brilliant white flank...

White Saddle

Fungi > Cup Fungi

The White Saddle (Helvella crispa), also famously known as the Elfin Saddle, is an architectural, bizarre ascomycete fungus native to temperate deciduous forests across the Northern Hemisphere. Instantly distinguished by its lobed, contorted white cap resembling a...