A bubble of air collected and stored under their wings allows these beetles to stay underwater for extended periods. Thanks to flash floods which are common in the desert, dry creek beds and gulches fill and create perfect habitats for these aquatic beetles. Despite being a “diving beetle,” they have wings and will fly to find a new water source if their current one dries up.
Ptilinopus pulchellus Fruit doves are an ecologically important part of the rainforest environment because they swallow fruit whole and, after digestion, drop the seeds,…
Urolestes melanoleucus Magpie shrikes use several hunting techniques to capture their prey of insects and reptiles. Mainly hunting from the ground, this species will…