Crocodile
by Justin Graham
Answers: DRUMS, PROTECTOR
Use the left-hand-side number to index into the genus of the caged animal on the left. Each animal on the top is named for a real celebrity (living or dead).
| Agra katewinsletae | Kate Winslet | is married to someone whose last name (until he changed it in 2019) described the work of | R | 3 |
| Phialella zappai | Frank Zappa | changed the name of a song to the danger cry of | I | 3 |
| Calponia harrisonfordi | Harrison Ford | shot first in a scene with | N | 6 |
| Agra liv | Liv Tyler | played the love interest of a hero who went on to team up with | G | 2 |
| Zaglossus attenboroughi | Attenborough | read Chapter 105 of the audiobook of | O | 5 |
| Avahi cleesei | John Cleese | nearly lost his head playing a permanent resident of | I | 5 |
| Conobregma bradpitti | Brad Pitt | played an interviewee who claimed to be similar to | N | 3 |
| Eristalis gatesi | Bill Gates | would be embarrassed to be caught searching on | S | 4 |
| Strigiphilus garylarsoni | Gary Larson | imagined accordions distributed by minions of | T | 2 |
| Pristimantis jamescameroni | James Cameron | created a language from scratch during the production of | R | 2 |
| Tetramorium adamsi | Douglas Adams | described a "doubleheader" called | U | 10 |
| Ophiohamus georgemartini | George RR Martin | will probably never finish writing the story of | M | 8 |
| Shireplitis tolkieni | JRR Tolkien | gave a ring to | E | 5 |
| Litarachna lopezae | Jennifer Lopez | dedicated a song to a fiancé who later starred in several movies as | N | 9 |
| Cryptocercus garciai | Jerry Garcia | might be thankful that his head was sold posthumously to | T | 5 |
The animals on the bottom are named for things or people that have been imagined or created; these are hinted by the clues in the list above. Use the order in which the animals are presented; index into the genus by the right-hand-side number above:
| dedicated a song to a fiancé who later starred in several movies as | Batman | Otocinclus batmani | N | 6 |
| gave a ring to | Gollum | Ingerophrynus gollum | E | 4 |
| described a "doubleheader" called | Zaphod Beeblebrox | Erechthias beeblebroxi | R | 2 |
| played an interviewee who claimed to be similar to | Dracula | Danionella dracula | D | 1 |
| created a language from scratch during the production of | Avatar | Arctesthes avatar | S | 10 |
| would be embarrassed to be caught searching on | Proceratium google | P | 1 | |
| nearly lost his head playing a permanent resident of | Gryffindor | Eriovixia gryffindori | O | 4 |
| imagined accordions distributed by minions of | Satan | Colobus satanas | C | 1 |
| shot first in a scene with | Greedo | Peckoltia greedoi | K | 4 |
| is married to someone whose last name (until he changed it in 2019) described the work of | Pink Floyd | Synalpheus pinkfloydi | E | 8 |
| will probably never finish writing the story of | Khalessi | Tritonia khaleesi | T | 1 |
| read Chapter 105 of the audiobook of | Moby Dick | Voeltzkowia mobydick | W | 9 |
| played the love interest of a hero who went on to team up with | Thor | Scutisorex thori | E | 9 |
| changed the name of a song to the danger cry of | Tarzan | Calumma tarzan | A | 2 |
| might be thankful that his head was sold posthumously to | GoldenPalace.com | Plecturocebus aureipalatii | R | 7 |
Your two answers are: Ringo Instrument = DRUMS and Nerd’s Pocket Wear = PROTECTOR.