The Petroleum Fly! “One of the chief biological curiosities of the world,” these critters spend their larval to pupal lives entirely in...

Cetomimidae! Our second ever Mini Lesson (and a much longer one, at that)! A little mystery wrapped into three(?) fish that, even today,...

The Opah! A weird and wonderful fish, famous for its Regional Endothermy (which, contrary to popular belief, is not actual warm-blooded...

The Numbat! Or, alternatively, the Banded Anteater, Marsupial Anteater, or the Walpurti! Because of their highly specialized...

The Monkfish Angelshark! Also known as just the Monkfish or just the Angelshark, these critters are more than just a slurry of confusing...

The Lichen Weevil! An incredibly mysterious species, they live only in forests above 700 feet in Papua New Guinea. Why they have their...

The Kerengga Ant-Like Jumper! A poor, timid little spider species making their way in the world by pretending to be scary, angry weaver...

The Jumping Bean Moth! The little fellers responsible for (and, arguably *are*) Mexican Jumping Beans. As moths, they have no jaws (hence...

The Indigo Velvet Worm! A truly wonderful fellow, to be sure, but I worry I haven’t quite done them justice. See, pretty much every fact...

The Hellbender! Yet another Critter with an association with the infernal, this guy looks more like a charming Bosch demon than a big...

The Golden Tortoise Beetle! A rather gorgeous little critter with a fantastical fecal origin. These guys are really masters of defense;...

Our first ever Mini Lesson! How exciting! Despite not being as visually pleasing, I have a lot of fun doing these, and can cram in a...

The Feather Star Squat Lobster! A close companion(?) of our previous crinoidal critter, these guys take up residence in our Feather Star...

The Elegant Feather Star! Our very first invertebrate, and a rather unique one at that. A Crinoid! Being echinoderms, their closest...

The Demon Mole-Rat! Only 4 animals in and we already seem to have a theme going here. We have Jesus Birds, Holy Cross Frogs, and now...

The Crucifix Toad! A real miracle-worker, considering this amphibian is able to eke out a living in the dry Australian grasslands! Their...

The Blobfish! Our second ever critter, and probably the most famous of the bunch. However, I thought it would be good to spread some more...

The African Jacana! Our first critter, so I hope it’s not too confusing! Alongside the common and scientific names, I’ve also included...

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The earliest example of any work I've ever uploaded! Welcome to Critter Catalogues! This is a little project where I’ll be posting (or...