Animals A-Z
Browse the full collection of animals at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens. Filter by animal group, region, or conservation status to find the species you’re looking for.
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Use the filters to browse by animal group, region, or conservation status, or explore the full directory to discover species you may want to visit next.
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Red harvester ant
Red harvester ants are often mistaken for fire ants, but are not related to any fire ant species, native or introduced.
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Velvet ant
Their name refers to the dense pile of speciaized hairs called setae, and the bright colors function as a defense against predators and helps deflect against bees and wasps.
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White-eyed assassin bug
These large assassin bugs are voracious predators that sneak up on their prey and use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to inject a variety of digestive enzymes.
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