The Woolly Apple Aphid! (Sorry about any color confusion in the pic—white wouldn’t show up well against the background, so for text, the...

Aphids! A fun Mini-Lesson about some fun Mini-Friends! And a little more elaboration on the ants farming aphids like cattle, some species...

The Vampire Ground Finch! Just in time for Halloween! These nos-finch-atus may seem like your average Darwinian finch, but don’t be...

The Upside-Down Jellyfish! The taxonomy of this critter is a little confusing, I’ll admit. The whole genus Cassiopea are known as the...

The Tuatara! A famous an ancient lil guy, and a real blast from the past! Fun fact, their name comes from the Maori language for “peaks...

The Scaly-Foot Snail! A deep-sea knight in shining armor and weirdo. Incredibly unique, the snail only has 2 tentacles, and cultivates...

The Rust Flatworm! A rather obscure critter, researching for these guys was a little difficult! The only real info out there is on...

The Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing! That’s a feather in my cap! Named after Alexandra of Denmark, these critters are one of 3 insects which...

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