Wildlife Feature

Unusual small animal behavior of the world (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Clicking the Organism name shows the images, and pointing the Organism name shows the tooltip with three links at the left-top corner.
Some of Animals have unusual behavior related to courtship rituals, nesting and mimicry. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
  • Kingdom Animalia
    • Phylum Annelida (Ringed worms)
      Ringed worm (Tomopteris pacifica)   (North Pacific; Bioluminescence)
    • Phylum Cnidaria
      • Class Hydrozoa
        Hhydroid Crystal Jelly   (West coast of North America; Bioluminescence)
    • Phylum Arthropod
      • Subphylum Chelicerata (Horseshoe crabs, Scorpions, Spiders, Mites)
        • Class Araneae (Spiders; 409.1～0 Mya)
          Spider Diving bell spider   (Eurasia; Aquatic spider), Nepenthes Crab Spider   (Borneo; Lives inside Pitchers)
      • Subphylum Hexapoda (Insects, others)
        • Class Insecta (Insects)
          Mantis Orchid mantis   (Southeast Asia; Mimicking orchid), Giant Malaysian Stick Mantis (Southeast Asia; Mimicking dead branch), Giant dead leaf mantis (Southeast Asia; Mimicking dead leaf), Leaf Mantis   (South America; Mimicking leaf)
          Leaf insect Leaf insect   (Indonesia; Mimicking leaf), Leaf insect   (Indonesia; Mimicking leaf)
          Grasshoper Dead leaf grasshoper   (Southeast Asia; Mimicking leaf)
          Treehopper (Spiky wasp treehoppers)   (Central and South America; Mimicking wasp), (Dropping-mimicking treehoppers)   (Central and South America; Mimicking dropping), Thorn bug   (Central and South America; Mimicking thorn), (Ant-mimicking treehoppers)   (Central and South America; Mimicking ant)
          Moth Lappet   (Eurasia; Mimicking dead leaf), Pine Processionary   (Processionary caterpillars)
          Butterfly Orange Oakleaf   (Asia; Mimicking dead leaf)
      • Subphylum Crustacea (Crabs, Lobsters, Crayfish, Shrimp, Krill, Barnacles)
        • Class Malacostraca (Lobsters, Crabs, Shrimps; 516 Mya～)
          Seed shrimp Sea-firefly (Japanese waters; Bioluminescence)
          Crab Decorator crab   (Indo-Pacific), Boxer crab   (Tropical seas; Mutualism with sea anemones)
    • Phylum Chordate
      • Subphylum Vertebra
        • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
          • Class Actinopterygii (Most living fishes; 421.3 Mya～)
            Seahorse Pygmy seahorse   (West Pacific; Mimicking soft coral), Leafy sea dragon   (Australia; Mimicking leaf)
            Pipefish Leaffish (Amazon; Mimicking leaf), Guyana leaffish (South America; Mimicking leaf)
          • Class Amphibia
            Frog (Marsupial Frogs)   (Central and South America; Dorsal brood pouch)
          • Class Sauropsida (Non mammal-like reptiles)
            • Subclass Diapsida (Two arches near the temples)
              • Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha (Lizards, Snakes, Tuatara)
                Gecko Giant Leaf-tail gecko   (Madagascar; Mimicking leaf)
                Chameleon Bearded Pygmy Chameleon (Tanzania; Mimicking leaf)
                Lizard Plumed basilisk   (Americas; Running in water), Carolina anole (North America; Courtship display with dewlap), Frill-necked lizard (Australia and New Guinea; Courship with frill)