quark electron atom magnetic molecule
amino acid protein amoeba paramecium
bacteria virus yeast mold mushroom
fungus spirochete cytoplasm organelle
ooze plasma blood guts nerve respiration light



plankton coral octopus scallop clam squid
horseshoe crab crawdad
shrimp snail jellyfish sponge
nautilus lobster slug leech mussel

trout salmon steelhead gar piranha pike
barracuda catfish guppy shark marlin
manta ray herring lox anchovy smelt
goldfish tuna carp bass shad crappie
clownfish parrotfish mackerel flying fish
seahorse sawfish swordfish remora
coelacanth sturgeon
tetra beta eel chub
mahi-mahi cod
halibut

butterfly firefly moth flea mosquito centipede
lacewing locust louse tick cricket gnat
ladybug beetle leaf hopper aphid
earwig stink bug termite spider
scorpion mantis grasshopper chigger
honey bee hornet bumblebee wasp
roach weevil yellow-jacket mud dauber ant millipede
silverfish mayfly
pupa larva chrysalis imago

salamander frog toad horny toad skink
monitor anole chameleon bearded dragon
alligator crocodile caiman adder asp
turtle gecko dinosaur iguana boa python
rattle snake coral snake cobra gila monster
bull snake gopher snake garter snake
fer-de-lance copperhead sea snake tortoise

prairie hen roadrunner
chicken heron crow
robin jay sparrow
eagle wren flicker
hammerkop falcon hawk
stork towhee titmouse
crane finch kite quail ern tern junco
flamingo swan ostrich thrush
oriole grouse weaver goose
owl pheasant peacock
nuthatch tanager
emu brown creeper vulture
condor turkey plover humming bird
gull cedar waxwing killdeer duck swift meadowlark

manatee cow porpoise whale impala human
elephant mouse shrew cat dog horse rhino
pangolin capybara llama anteater
jaguar lemur armadillo skunk
meerkat mangabey hamster pig stoat
wolverine beaver seal hyrax gorilla
kangaroo potoroo sea lion rat
lion yak bison camel giraffe
squirrel boar leopard fox
duiker ape donkey mule
hippopotamus
orangutan chimpanzee
cheetah wolf platypus
sloth bat rabbit
hedgehog
koala panda
bear

buzz click chirp
hiss croak splash
screech caw warble tweet
peep cock-a-doodle
moo, moo-oo
neigh, whinny, neigh
roar, meow, grrrrr, bark, howl, yip

cogito ergo sum—i think, therefore i am
ehyeh asher ehyeh—i am that i am
oh, yeah—oh, yeah—oh, yeah

finis

Recommended listening for the reverie Animalia: “One Candle” by J. Ralph & SIA and “Manta Ray” by J. Ralph & Antony from the film “Racing Extinction”[1]

[1] On Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyx9wMrmgXM “Manta Ray” and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FttNi9-S1E “One Candle”. Join Bentari and curse the darkness!