New Caledonia

Firefly

The firefly produces some of the most efficient light in the world

Sand Crab

The sand crab burrows beneath the sand with its tail

Crested Gecko

The crested gecko can walk on glass and even has a prehensile tail.

Sable Ferret

Ferrets were used during the Revolutionary War to keep down the rat population.

Dog Tick

Dog ticks feed on dogs and other mammals

Owl

The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees

Hawk Moth Caterpillar

Many hawk moth caterpillars eat toxins from plants, but don’t sequester them the way milkweed butterflies do. Most toxins are excreted.

Codling Moth

Pupae are able to undergo diapause to survive poor fruit yield years and winter.

Gargoyle Gecko

Gargoyle Geckos are about an inch long and weigh as little as 3 grams when they hatch!

Apple Moth

In Australia the LBAM causes $21.1 million annually in lost production and control costs

Dusky Shark

The Dusky Shark sometimes eats trash discarded by humans.