Nature

Credit: Jack Swynnerton

The Three Graces, Early Renaissance masterpiece (circa 1482) by the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli

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My, my… what big teeth you have! Meet the Pacific stargazer (Astroscopus zephyreus). Found in coastal waters from California to Peru, this fish is an ambush hunter. Spending most of its life buried beneath the sand, the stargazer’s upturned face is an adaptation that allows it to see even when most of its body is concealed. What’s more? This species is capable of stunning prey with electrical shocks of up to 50 volts! Photo: alboertoalcala, CC BY 4.0 iNaturalist

Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy

Le Grand Café, Paris

What a privilege

photograph by R. Jaffrey