This is NOT a reptile! This is the larva of the Hemeroplanes triptolemus moth.

On the 7th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a Tesla Christmas tree.

Kooteninchela deppi was announced this past spring

Pareidolia is a phenomenon that allows us to "see" faces and other objects in completely unrelated objects and settings.

This little Cuban tree frog made a meal out of a Christmas light in southern Florida.

This unique design is about 35 more efficient than current solar panels and can even work on cloudy days.

The Abracadabra rose is a hybrid with maroon and soft yellow coloring, with no two blooms looking the same.

This is a Baobab tree, Tree of Life, found throughout Africa, Madagascar, some parts of Asia and in Australia.

This gives them an incredibly deep call that would be expected from an animal the size of an elephant.

These bees are about 98 accurate. Their acute sense of smell is able to tease out cancer biomarkers in breath, urine, and other bodily fluids.

HD macro shots of a bee covered in pollen

Frost flowers are formed by capillary action at times when the air is freezing, but the ground isnt. The stem of a plant will expand in the cold weather and crack, but water will still be drawn up and will freeze when exposed to the air.

These two blocks are the same shade of gray. Dont believe me? Use your finger to cover the line and the shading in the middle and see for yourself!

Snowflakes photographed under a Scanning Electron Microscope.

Several "pure bred" dogs are now so incredibly inbred they have many genetic problems that severely reduce their quality of life.

The mandarin fish have unique skin that leaves them highly resistant to parasites that cause marine ich.

Though it looks really cute and cuddly, the Lonomia caterpillar from southeast Brazil is highly venomous and has been responsible for at least 500 human deaths.

Creating flowers that glow under UV light is really simple! Place cut flowers into highlighter fluid. As the flower draws the liquid up, the veins of the petals and leaves become very distinct when viewed under a black light.

Scanning electron microscope image of salt and pepper.

Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit - innovation inspired by nature.

This chicken is black. Not just its feathers - its skin, muscles, bones and organs are ALL black. The breed is called Ayam Cemani, and it has a kind of hyper-pigmentation is known as fibromelanosis.

Pancake sea creatures

This isnt carved out of stone, this is actually an image of a horse fetus, 85 days after conception.

This billboard is for the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru. The air there is incredibly humid, and this billboard uses that humidity to produce drinking water from thin air.

This picture shows a green lightning bolt that was spotted near a volcanic eruption in Chile look to the right. The green coloration is created by excited oxygen atoms.

The smallest snowman ever - just 10 m across, or 15th the width of a human hair.

Our solar system to scale.

The Florida horse conch is one of the largest univalve gastropods in the entire world.

The structure of a snowflake is a function of temperature and humidity.