Tarantula Hawk Wasp
Species principle: Skilled Courage
Sting with skill.
Courage grows larger when it is carried by exact skill.
Tarantula Hawk Wasps hunt tarantulas, paralyze them with a sting, and use the spider as food for their larvae.
Animal Powers
Courage
Sting with skill.
Animals grouped here express a similar power through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.
24 species
Three-spined Stickleback
Species principle: Nest Courage
Defend the nest.
Protection grows larger when it is attached to care and construction.
Three-spined Sticklebacks build nests, court mates, and defend eggs despite their tiny size and exposed shallow-water habitats.
Velvet Swimming Crab
Species principle: Velvet Snap
Snap bigger than size.
Attitude becomes protection when size is not enough.
Velvet Swimming Crabs are agile coastal crabs with paddle-like rear legs and a famously defensive posture.
White-throated Dipper
Species principle: River-Floor Courage
Walk the current.
Adaptation becomes confidence when movement fits resistance.
Dippers forage in cold streams by walking underwater, using strong legs and dense plumage to hunt aquatic insects in fast flow.
Wood Duck
Species principle: Descent
Drop toward water.
The first passage into life sometimes begins by falling toward the world below.
Wood Ducks nest in tree cavities near water. After hatching, ducklings leave the elevated nest by jumping down and then following the mother to water.
Yellow-throated Marten
Species principle: Bold Pursuit
Rush the opening.
Bold energy opens paths that hesitation never sees.
Yellow-throated Martens are agile, fearless mustelids that move through trees and ground, hunting and foraging with speed and confidence.