Warty Sea Star

Image: Ratha Grimes
Echinaster callosus

Oh, no! There's been a terrible accident in the biological waste bin.
The warts are alive. Repeat: the warts are alive!

Deep Sea Dragonfish

Image: Fran Martín de la Sierra

My name is Deep Sea Dragonfish, eater of worlds.

Look on my face, ye Mighty, and despair!

Snowplant

Image: David Iliff
Sarcodes sanguinea

In the months of spring, mysterious spikes of bloody flesh point to the sky.

Red-spotted Horseshoe

Image: Alfiero Brisotto
Protula tubularia

Surely, it's a peacock?

Australian Hornet

Image: James Niland
Abispa ephippium

I get that wasps use bright colours to warn predators of their painful sting. It's a great way to ward off attacks without having to physically do anything, and everyone loves not having to physically do anything...

But surely this is just showing off?

Shovel-nosed Salamander

Image: Todd Pierson
Desmognathus marmoratus

Hmmm...

I think I would call it the People-eyed Salamander.