The Bog Turtle is North America's smallest turtle, reaching up to 4.5 inches in length, and is easily identified by the distinctive orange or yellow patches on the sides of its head. These shy, semi-aquatic reptiles live in open, groundwater-fed wetlands like bogs and wet meadows, and their populations are declining due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and illegal collection for the pet trade. The bog turtle is federally listed as a threatened species. Bog turtle ( Glyptemys muhlenbergii) with Mo

The spiny skate, Bathyraja spinosissima, is a large skate found in deep water rocky habitat, at depths of up to 2,900 meters (9,500 feet). This species is especially common in rocky lava fields and is known to reproduce near hydrothermal vents. The vents | Tazer.art