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It isn’t just a spy movie trope: secret messages often show up as microdots. [The Thought Emporium] explores the history of microdots and even made a few, which turned out to be — to quote the ...

and — like the best secret agents — Hvaldimir never left any firm evidence to confirm whether he was a spy, his story is only the latest in a long history of nations using animals as spooks.

Before Spy Guy became a famous detective, he was dedicated to helping others from a young age. Alfred Moritz is trying to capture all the animals in the world to lock them in his private zoo.