What unusual creatures lurk in the wild? Are we humans, with a keen eye, capable of discovering and marveling at the species that share the world with us? In this book, tardigrades that seem from another planet, pseudo-immortal jellyfish, giant salamanders, hallucinogenic bees, and other unexpected creatures reveal the unwavering pact, the balanced link, between science and literature and unmask the inexhaustible inventiveness of nature. The essays by Andrés Cota Hiriart, gathered here, like a kind of lantern, illuminate key areas ranging from the depths of the oceans to tropical rainforests, raise our gaze to the heavens, or peer into the crevices of large cities—all home to organisms whose very existence seems to defy biological laws. Almost a mythological bestiary, heir to medieval manuscripts and the imagery of Jorge Luis Borges and Juan José Arreola, this edition of Faunologies, which includes new texts and new illustrations, will find among its readers both experienced naturalists and curious people committed to restoring the already eroded thread that unites us to natural ecosystems.