THIS FEELS REALLY WEIRD
Full Moon, Rio Grande Valley
Photograph by George G. Mobely
At the easter edge of the Rio Grande Valley, a full moon shines on the slopes of...
Ballerinas, Berlin
Photograph by Maria Helena Buckley
Ballerinas prepare to hit the stage at a theater in Berlin. In the past decade, an...
Flag-Footed Bug and Passionflower
Photograph by Christian Ziegler
A bird zeroing in on a flag-footed bug perched on a passionflower might see...
Translucent Ocean Creatures: Jelly Larva (photo: Ingo Arndt)
The flower-shaped larva of a scyphomedusa jelly drifts in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea....
Lightning, Arizona
Photography by Richard T. Cole
This is a time exposure of four lighting strikes over Scottsdale, Arizona.
Cuban Tree Frog, Florida
Photograph by James Snyder
This is a Cuban tree frog on a tree in my backyard in southern Florida. How and why he ate...
Morning Fog, Adirondacks
Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic
Morning fog shrouds the surface of Bear Pond and the valleys below St. Regis Mountain.
Blue-Tongued Lizard, Austrailia
Photograph by Kathy Parker
Australian blue-tongued lizards are widespread over our great country. This particular species is a “common” or “Eastern” blue-tongued lizard, found in the eastern parts of Australia. Living on a farm in the South East of South Australia, we find many of these lizards lazily crawling around our yard, especially during the warmer months. This lizard was courtesy of our hunter-gatherer cat, which is brave enough to bring all sorts of amazing creatures to our back door for inspection and approval!
Octopus, Hawaii
Photograph by Joshua Lambus
An octopus I came across on a dive sometimes referred to as a “blackwater hang.” About three miles off the coast of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Sea Starts, British Columbia
Photograph by Thomas P. Peschak
Purple sea stars and eelgrass flourish in the waters off the coast of British Columbia.
Lotus Rainbow
Photo and caption by Danielle Witte
There is beauty in even the darkest niche.
Stag Beetle, Sumatra
Photograph by John Seamons
I found this stag beetle (Cyclommatus elaphus) as the sun was setting over Gunung Leuser National Park in Sumatra. I captured it almost in silhouette, to accentuate its incredible horns.