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• Post #4390056

  Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis). Endemic to Costa Rica/western Panama. As important pollinators, they evolved alongside many highland plants and help those flowers reproduce in the cloud forests. #birds #wildlife #biology #photo #nature

• Post #4358483

  Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus), a small toucan native to Neotropical southern Mexico to Colombia. The hard to reach berry is probably from a tropical palm tree. #birds #wildlife #nature #biology

• Post #4197195

  #ice #epstein #meme #law #politics

• Post #4197194

  Nakatsugawa Gorge, Nakatsugawa Keikoku), located in the Urabandai (Bandai Highlands) region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan...w/Japanese maple (reds), beech (gold) & birch/oak (yellows). #geography #japan #photo #nature #autumn #waterfall

• Post #4197193

  St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome. The Dome designed by Michelangelo. Bernini's Baldachin (Baldacchino), the massive, gilded bronze canopy standing over the Papal Altar. Michelangelo's Pietà.The High Renaissance sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Christ. #architecture #art #history #culture

• Post #4197192

  Crab Spider (Thomisus onustus) preying on a Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera). Though it can take a couple days Thomisus onustus can actively change its body color to match its host flower. #biology #science #nature #bees #spiders #photo

• Post #4197191

  Female Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), native to South and Southeast Asia. Feeds by picking insects from moss-covered trunks, epiphytes & decaying branches high in the forest canopy rather than drilling like other woodpeckers #birds #wildlife #nature #biology #photo

• Post #4197190

  Weedy or Lace Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa). While it looks like a dramatic yawn, it’s actually testing the vacuum pressure it uses to suck whole fish into its throat in a fraction of a second. #biology #wildlife #nature

• Post #4197189

  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/billionaires-wealth-soars-as-workers-struggle US billionaire wealth soared 31.8% to $9.2T across 989 billionaires in 2026, yet US workers struggled. May 2026's 4.2% inflation rate wiped out the year's 3.4% wage growth. Late stage capitalism😖 #Economy #News #politics #taxes #business

• Post #4197188

  Self explanatory. #science #physics #space #Reels

• Post #4197187

  Canada’s Moraine Lake’s luminous, almost unreal turquoise color stems from fine mineral dust known as "rock flour". #canada #nature #earth #lake #geography

• Post #4197186

  Hamnøy (also spelled Hamnøya), a small, historic fishing village in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland County, Norway. #norway #nature #geography #photography

• Post #4173965

  Mallow pollen germinating on a stigma while being parasitized by a filamentous fungus. Dr. Siwanowicz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, USA. #science #biology #nature #plants #fungi

• Post #4171812

  Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California. #geography #nature #photo #california #beach

• Post #4146684

  Juvenile male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna). During courtship dives, male Anna's hummingbirds plunge 130 feet and endure 9g of force pulling up—an acceleration high enough to knock out a human fighter pilot. #birds #science #wildlife #biology

• Post #4112306

  Lake Powell within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, looking over the sheer Navajo Sandstone cliffs. The reddish-orange walls are composed primarily of Jurassic-era Navajo Sandstone. #geography #park #nature #geology #photo #utah

• Post #4032499

  Lesser Bird-of-Paradis (Paradisaea minor). Northern and Western New Guinea. Paradisaea stems from 16th-century European traders receiving legless bird skins, which sparked a myth that they lived perpetually aloft in heaven. #birds #biology #nature #wildlife #science #culture

• Post #3966043

  Common Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides).Ventral Side (Underwing), the upper side is iridescent blue.When threatened by predators they can emit a foul-smelling, deterrent odor from a specialized gland located on its forelegs. #butterfly #wildlife #nature #biology

• Post #3898904

  Male Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)...the Palearctic, ranging from the British Isles & Europe across Asia to the Pacific coast of Japan. Known for their quiet, "mournful" whistled call, described as a soft "pew" or "piping" sound. #birds #wildlife #nature #biology #photo

• Post #3875824

  Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes). They can be attracted to backyards with rotting fruit like mangoes, citrus, bananas & tree sap #butterflies #insects #nature #photo #nature

• Post #3847387

  Science fact of the day. Pistol shrimp can mimic the temperature of the sun: When a pistol shrimp snaps its claw, it shoots a jet of water so fast it creates a cavitation bubble. When that bubble collapses, it generates a flash of light and temperatures reaching over 4,700 ∘C (5,000 K, 8493•F)nearly as hot as the surface of the sun.🌞 #science #wildlife #physics #biology #sun

• Post #3847363

  Walking Iris flowers (Neomarica caerulea). They earned their nickname via their unique propagation method: the flower dies, a new plantlet forms on the tip of the flowering stalk. As the stalk grows heavy, it bends to the ground & lets the new plantlet to take root away from the parent plant, effectively "walking" across the garden over time. #flowers #nature #biology #photo #plants #garden

• Post #3847311

  A Flying fox (Pteropus) holding onto that fruit using the sharp, hooked claw on its thumb—or pollex—which sits right at the top bend of its wing...they use them like hands to grab & steady their food while hanging upside down to eat. #nature #wildlife #biology #ecology #photo

• Post #3778014

  Fjaðrárgljúfur, a massive, steep-walled canyon located in South Iceland. It was carved out roughly 9,000 years ago during the last Ice Age as glacial meltwater eroded the soft volcanic bedrock. #geography #geology #nature #photo #moss

• Post #3751612

  The Imperial Katydid (Imperial Bush-Cricket) uses two clever defenses: at rest, its green, leaf-like wings provide perfect camouflage. When threatened, it suddenly flashes bright red or orange hindwings with bold dark markings to startle predators and buy time to escape. #nature #biology #science #insects

• Post #3730061

  Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber). Their vibrant red color is entirely diet-dependent. If they don’t eat enough carotene-rich food, like shrimp and small crabs, its feathers will eventually fade to a dull pink or white during its next molt. #birds #wildlife #nature #biology

• Post #3609140

  #humor #meme #irony #reflectingpool

• Post #3609120

  They have all three branches of government and are the majority in most state governments. They have about 20 billionaires to our 2. They pardoned criminals who committed more crimes. They have to be the most pampered victims in history. #humor #Election #republicans #meme #

• Post #3587043

  Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja). Found in some of my favorite places; coastal marshes, lagoons, mangroves, and mudflats. The bill is very sensitive, it detects small fish, shrimp, crab, or aquatic insects-on contact the bill snaps shut automatically in milliseconds. #birds #wildlife #biology #nature #conservation

• Post #3557918

  Himalayan blue poppy, Tibetan blue poppy (Meconopsis). Endemic to the Himalayas, including parts of Tibet, southwestern China, Myanmar, and Bhutan.They achieve that striking color through aninternal pH balance within its petals that interacts with co-pigments, turning what would normally be a purple anthocyanin pigment into a vivid sky blue. #flowers #nature #biology #chemistry #plants #photo #science