Story
Cool light maker
The Firefly's Lantern
A firefly can glow without ever feeling warm, lighting up the summer night with a built-in lantern near its tail.
Size
Tiny as a nail wonders
Story
Tiny builders
The Coral City
A giant coral reef is built slowly over hundreds of years by animals smaller than your fingertip.
Story
Backward grower
The Time-Traveling Jelly
One tiny jellyfish can grow younger instead of older when life gets hard, essentially reversing its own aging.
Story
Talking with a wiggle
The Bee's Dancing Directions
A honeybee that finds a rich patch of flowers can tell her hivemates exactly where it is, just by dancing in the dark.
Story
Small but strong
The Mighty Ant Team
One tiny ant can lift many times its own body weight, and a whole colony can move things far too big for any single ant.
Story
A tiny, hungry helper
The Ladybug's Garden Duty
A single ladybug can eat dozens of plant-munching aphids in just one day.