Western Australian Christmas Tree

Plants > Trees

The Western Australian Christmas Tree (Nuytsia floribunda), known to the Indigenous Noongar people as Moodjar, is a botanical wonder of the world and the largest parasitic mistletoe plant on Earth. Growing not as an arboreal aerial clump like typical mistletoes, but...

Red-spotted Assassin Bug

Invertebrates > True Bugs

The Red-spotted Assassin Bug (Platymeris rhadamanthus), also widely known as the red-eyed assassin bug or spitting assassin bug, is an imposing, formidable predatory hemipteran native to the coastal forests and wooded savannas of East Africa. Instantly recognizable by...

Cuckoo Catfish

Fish > Catfish

The Cuckoo Catfish (Synodontis multipunctatus) is one of the evolutionary marvels of East Africa’s ancient Lake Tanganyika and the only non-avian vertebrate documented to practice obligate brood parasitism in the wild. Sporting an elegant, shimmering...

Yellowhead Jawfish

Fish > Jawfish

The Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) is one of the most delightful and visually captivating residents of Caribbean coral reef flats. Renowned among scuba divers and marine biologists for its inquisitive behavior, brilliant pastel coloration, and...

Mink Frog

Amphibians > Frogs

The Mink Frog (Lithobates septentrionalis) is a hardy, cold-adapted ranid frog endemic to the pristine boreal wilderness, sphagnum bogs, and kettle lakes of northern North America. Highly specialized for an almost entirely aquatic existence among floating lily pads...