Telegraph Plant

Plants > Legumes

The Telegraph Plant (Codariocalyx motorius), previously classified as Desmodium gyrans and popularly known as the dancing plant or semaphore plant, is a legendary botanical marvel native to tropical Asia. Famous since the era of Charles Darwin—who studied it...

Bark Crab Spider

Invertebrates > Chelicerates

The Bark Crab Spider (Bassaniana versicolor), also known as the varied bark crab spider, is a master of camouflage belonging to the crab spider family Thomisidae. Inhabiting mature deciduous and mixed forests throughout eastern North America, this flat-bodied arachnid...

Jewel Caterpillar

Invertebrates > Insects

The Jewel Caterpillar (Acraga coa), the larval form of the orange slug moth, is one of the most visually breathtaking and enigmatic juvenile insects in the world. Inhabiting humid tropical canopies across Central and northern South America, this astonishing...

Valdivia Scaleless Black Dragonfish

Fish > Dragonfish

The Valdivia Scaleless Black Dragonfish (Melanostomias valdiviae) is a sleek, terrifyingly adapted apex micropredator of the ocean’s twilight zone, belonging to the deep-sea family Stomiidae. Named in honor of the historic German deep-sea Valdivia expedition,...

Spinetooth Dreamer

Fish > Deep-Sea Anglerfish

The Spinetooth Dreamer (Oneirodes eschrichtii) is an iconic, globose deep-sea anglerfish belonging to the family Oneirodidae, inhabiting the pitch-black, freezing depths of the world’s oceans. Residing in the bathypelagic ‘midnight zone’ thousands of...