| WETA | Large insect species endemic to New Zealand (4) |
| KIWI | Flightless birds endemic to New Zealand word craze |
| ANTS | About 12,000 insect species |
| AGUA | Large insect-eating toad native to Central America (4) |
| BLUEDUCK | Waterfowl also known as the whio, endemic to New Zealand (4,4) |
| IBIS | Bird starts to ingest big insect slowly |
| TUATARA | Greenish-brown lizard-like reptile endemic to New Zealand (7) |
| MOA | Extinct flightless bird endemic to New Zealand (3) |
| MATAI | Coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand (5) |
| SHRIMP | Paratya curvirostris, freshwater decapod endemic to New Zealand (6) |
| POHUTUKAWA | The coastal evergreen tree Metrosideros excelsa, which is endemic to New Zealand |
| KOKOPU | Any of various fish of the genus Galaxias, endemic to New Zealand |
| EMPEROR | ? penguin, tallest of the species endemic to Antarctica (7) |
| ADELIE | One of two penguin species endemic to Antarctica |
| NGAIO | Evergreen shrub endemic to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands, also known as the mousehole tree (5) |
| ROCKLILY | Another name for Arthropodium cirratum, a herbaceous perennial plant endemic to New Zealand |
| GOLDEN | The insect Synemon plana, one of Australia's most endangered insect species due to the loss of its habitat |
| GOLDENSUNMOTH | The insect Synemon plana, one of Australia's most endangered insect species due to the loss of its habitat |
| ARMYANT | Any of various small predatory insect species that forage in large aggressive groups and form no permanent nest (4,3) |
| BEETLES | About 350,000 insect species |
