Return of the Cicadas

Samuel Orr

Here's a fantastic video of the Periodical Cicadas. The Magicicadas!

Red Triangle Slug

Image: Michael Murphy/AFP/Getty Images
Triboniophorus graeffei

Oh dear! Someone's been swimming in the nail polish!

Cicada Killer Wasp

Image: Mike Keeling
Sphecius speciosus

Does exactly what it says on the tin! Such honesty is scant comfort if you're a Cicada.

Lamprey

Image: NOAA

Pray, little lamb! Pray for your tiny soul!

Cookeina Mushroom

Image: Geoff Gallice

Fairy bath!

Borneo Forestdragon

Image: Bernard DUPONT
Gonocephalus borneensis

Oh, dear. Fashion is such a fickle business. After all that time growing a mohawk from your neck up, it turns out you should have been growing it from your neck down! Darn... and you only just waxed your back after getting rid of the dorsal dreadlocks.