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An Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) in Georgia, USA
by Greg Brashear
#eastern indigo snake#cribos#colubrids#snakes#reptiles#drymarchon couperi#drymarchon#colubridae#serpentes#squamata#reptilia#chordata#wildlife: georgia#wildlife: usa#wildlife: north america
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Hypselodoris bullocki, a nudibranch, in the Phillipines
by Aaron Bloch
#nudibranches#sea slugs#hypselodoris bullocki#hypselodoris#chromodorididae#nudibranchia#gastropoda#mollusca#wildlife: phillipines#wildlife: asia
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Female eiders (Somateria sp.) in Jökulsárlón glacier lake, Iceland
by Allan Drewitt
#eider#ducks#waterfowl#birds#somateria#anatidae#anseriformes#aves#chordata#wildlife: iceland#wildlife: europe
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A male lesser bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) displays for females in Papua New Guinea
by Allan Drewitt
#lesser bird-of-paradise#birds-of-paradise#birds#paradisaea minor#paradiseaea#Paradisaeidae#Passeriformes#aves#chordata#wildlife: papua new guinea#wildlife: oceania
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A golden fringe tarantula (Ornithoctonus aureotibialis) in Thailand
by Arthur Anker
#golden fringe tarantula#tarantulas#spiders#arachnids#ornithoctonus aureotibialis#ornithoctonus#theraphosidae#araneae#arachnida#arthropoda#wildlife: thailand#wildlife: asia
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A pair of princely tiger moths (Chrysocale principalis) mating in Michoacán, Mexico
by Gerardo Ochoa
#princely tiger moth#butterflies and moths#chrysocale principalis#chrysocale#erebidae#lepidoptera#insecta#arthropoda#wildlife: mexico#wildlife: north america
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Zebra plant (Goeppertia zebrina) in Tayutic, Costa Rica
by Tom Murray
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A group of long billed corellas (Cacatua tenuirostris) take flight in Robe, South Australia
by Ian Colley
#long billed corella#cockatoos#parrots#birds#cacatua tenuirostris#cacatua#cacatuidae#psittaciformes#aves#chordata#wildlife: australia#wildlife: oceania
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A green huntsman spider (Micrommata virescens) in Sourbrodt, Belgium
by Frank Vassen
#green huntsman#huntsman spiders#spiders#arachnids#micrommata virescens#micrommata#sparassidae#araneae#arachnida#arthropoda#wildlife: belgium#wildlife: europe
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Pygmipanda kershawi, Kershaw's Panda-snail. Alpine National Park, Victoria.
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"This photo shows a single spotted salamander embryo encased in an egg, which is green due to the presence of symbiotic algae." Photo by Roger Hangarter
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A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) takes flight in a field of marsh knotweed at Lake Cuyamaca, California, USA
by Robyn Waayers
#great blue heron#herons and egrets#birds#Ardea herodias#ardea#ardeidae#pelicaniformes#aves#chordata#wildlife: california#wildlife: usa#wildlife: north america
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A red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama) in Mokala National Park, South Africa
by Bernard Dupont
#red hartebeest#hartebeest#antelopes#bovines#alcelaphus buselaphus caama#alcelaphus buselaphus#alcelaphus#bovidae#artiodactyla#mammalia#chordata#wildlife: south africa#wildlife: africa
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A rainbow over Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile
by Ngaire Hart
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An old world swallowtail (Papilio machaon) in Belgium
by Bart Wursten
#old world swallowtail#swallowtail#butterflies and moths#papilio machaeon#papilio#Papilionidae#lepidoptera#insecta#arthropoda#wildlife: belgium#wildlife: europe
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A bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in Bandhavgarh National Park, India
by Giovanni Mari
#bengal tiger#tiger#tigers#big cats#felines#Panthera tigris ssp tigris#panthera tigris#panthera#felidae#carnivora#mammalia#chordata#wildlife: india#wildlife: asia
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An American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) with a damaged jaw in Orlando Wetlands Park, Florida, USA
by Matthew Paulson
#american alligator#predation#crocodilians#reptiles#alligator mississippiensis#alligator#Alligatoridae#crocodilia#reptilia#chordata#wildlife: florida#wildlife: usa#wildlife: north america
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