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[strangeskeletonboy]

oh I'm so glad nobody knows I'm a sick little freak

[herpsandbirds]

THE BLACK WITCH (Ascalapha odorata), family Erebidae, Managua, Nicaragua

This moth is huge, with females attaining a wingspan of up to 24 cm (9.45 in).

photograph by Copris Lugubris

[hideki-koga]

アオバト（White-bellied green-pigeon）

[phantastische-illustrationen]

'Yggdrasil' from 'The Secret Teachings of All Ages' by Manly P. Hall, 1928 (John Augustus Knapp)

[herpsandbirds]

can I ask for some cute frogs? cute is subjective but I'm really fond of tree frogs (but feel free to share any frogs)

Let's dig into the ol frog box and see what we have for you...

Borneo Giant River Toad (Phrynoidis juxtasper), family Bufonidae, found in Borneo and Sumatra

Poisonous.

photograph by The Bio Dude

Pacific Horned Frog aka Ecuadoran Horned Frog (Ceratophrys stolzmanni), family Ceratophryidae, Ecuador

photograph by Santiago Ron

Tiger-striped Tree Frog (Callimedusa tomopterna), family Hylidae, French Guiana

photograph by Bernard DuPont

Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis), family Brevicipitidae, West Coast of South Africa

photograph by Paul Bester

Crucifix Toad aka Holy Cross Frog (Notaden bennettii), male, family Limnodynastidae, New South Wales, Australia

photograph by JJ Harrison 

Chocolatefoot Tree Frog (Phasmahyla cochranae), family Hylidae, Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil

photograph by Eco Terra Adventures

Indian Black Narrowmouth Frog aka “Space Frog” (Melanobatrachus indicus), family Microhylidae, endemic to the Western Ghats, India

photograph by Davidvraju

Zombie Narrowmouth Frog (Synapturanus zombie), family MIcrohylidae, French Guinana

photograph by Vincent Prémel

[toshihiko-okuya]

251005(559) - Toshihiko Okuya

[xaoca]

John Kahrs: Radiosity Ellipses with Depth of Field, 1993, Iris print

[toshihiko-okuya]

251114(556) - Toshihiko Okuya

[world-beauty]

Enhanced Color Caloris

Credits: NASA, Johns Hopkins Univ. APL

[witchrealms]

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[herpsandbirds]

Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea), family Columbidae, endemic to New Caledonia

photograph by Lev Frid

[snototter]

A Formosan white-headed flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus lena) in Taiwan

by Dash Huang

[femminabalba]

paysage à l'estaque

georges braque

[archiveroll]

shoutout to the >2,000 year-old 120ft-long Nazca Lines cat geoglyph

[weepingwidar]

William Darkdrac (Spanish, 1995) - Ghost Horse (2024)

[zegalba]

[requiem-on-water]

“Storm at Sea off the Norwegian Coast” (details, 1837) by Andreas Achenbach