Like Dustin Hoffman in 'Tootsie,' some males of this species infiltrate female society by imitating the ladies—then seduce from within the girlie ranks.
California’s state mammal can knock you on your fanny and its flower glows a vibrant orange. Taricha torosa, the unofficial state amphibian, does both, with poisonous skin as lethal as a grizzly bear’s strike and a belly as colorful as a poppy's petals.
