Green Hermit

Birds > Hummingbirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Green HermitScientific Name: Phaethornis guyCategory: BirdsSubcategory: HummingbirdsSize: Body length: 5.1–6.0 in (13–15 cm); Wingspan: 2.6–3.0 in (6.5–7.5 cm)Weight: 0.18–0.24 oz (5.0–6.8 g)Lifespan: 4–7 years in montane cloud forestsDiet:...

Tarantula Cordyceps

Fungi > Hypocreales

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Tarantula CordycepsScientific Name: Cordyceps ignotaCategory: FungiSubcategory: HypocrealesSize: Fruiting stroma length: 2.0–4.5 in (50–115 mm); Stroma diameter: 0.1–0.3 in (3–8 mm)Weight: Biomass: 0.1–0.4 oz (3–12 g) including host-derived...

Tricolor Pinwheel Mushroom

Fungi > Agaricales

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Tricolor Pinwheel MushroomScientific Name: Marasmius tageticolorCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Cap diameter: 0.4–1.0 in (10–25 mm); Stem length: 0.8–1.6 in (20–40 mm)Weight: Biomass: 0.01–0.03 oz (0.3–0.8 g) per fruiting...

Swiss Cheese Plant

Plants > Araceae & Alismatales

OverviewThe Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera deliciosa), celebrated globally as the split-leaf philodendron, hurricane plant, or Mexican breadfruit, is a colossal, evergreen climbing hemiepiphyte belonging to the arum family Araceae within the order Alismatales....