“Fire rainbows” are technically known as circumhorizontal arcs which occur when the sun is higher than 58° above the horizon and its light passes through high-altitude cirrus clouds made up of hexagonal plate ice crystals. When optimally aligned, the ice crystals act as a prism, and the resulting refraction is reminiscent of a rainbow.
The Waitomo Glowworm Caves attraction is a cave at Waitomo on the North Island of New Zealand. It is known for its population of Arachnocampa luminosa, a glowworm species found exclusively in New Zealand.
This recently discovered frog looks more like a splatter painting than a real animal. But it is real! Part of a genus of true toads known as “harlequin toads,” this little neon guy was discovered on the Nassau Plateau in Suriname in 2006.
Sphaerocoris annulus, commonly known as the Picasso bug, is found in the grasslands of tropical Africa. The bug with the loud pattern is actually quite small – about the size of an iPhone home button. Although these tiny creatures are appealing to look at, they do have one drawback – they stink. When threatened, they will emit a pungent odour to ward off attackers.
@Keira Moths, Bugs might be creepy-crawly but they are full of some amazing details, art and evolution mysteries. The Fire Rainbow is awesome, I have seen the Malabar Squirrel, it was around 2 feet, kinda massive. The art is pretty surreal work.
In the dark cold of the night, the Volcano glows out
Jupiter Big Bro to Earth. Without that Planet, we would not even exist. All the red bits are debris it pulls can keep them from reaching inner circles towards the sun.