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White Peacock, Botanical Garden, Lisbon, Portugal

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Ole Petter Rust Photography

This is a smaller Connellia bromeliad on the summit of Mount Roraima (compared to C. augustae). It is a clump-forming lithophyte, almost like a cushion plant on rocks, with bright rose-pink flowers that are pollinated by hummingbirds.

Pleurobranchaea californica, also known as California sea owls, spend their days cruising the seafloor in search of a meal. Their diet consists of anemones, squids, worms, and other sea slugs. They’re not picky eaters!⁠ ⁠ This species is typically found from the surface to 1,830 meters (6,000 feet) deep. This fabulous floof was observed at 404 meters (1,325 feet).

Pink Fluorite with Aquamarine on Muscovite - Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Snail photography by Zheng Yi Liu, 2020

Kohleria tigridia is a bat-pollinated species native to Central America and the Andean regions of South America. It’s thought that their large, bowl-shaped flowers offer echo information for bats to orient to the location for easier pollination.

Karol Majewski photography: tumblr / flickr / Instagram / Redbubble

July 2016, Banff National Park

January 2017, Banff

dmitry dubikovskiy