Wild about green
1.
African flower beetle
Photo by Scott Thompson (and more about this beautiful creature)
2.
Planthopper (Eurybrachyidae) laying her eggs, Selangor, Malaysia
GIF made by Herp Guide Kurt from his one-minute-thirty-six-second video
Up Close with Nature blog: Beautiful Eurybrachyidae laying eggs (story, more GIFs, photos and the video)
3.
Veiled chameleon hatchlings, Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden, Stuttgart, Germany
Photo by Kerstin Molhagen
4.
Ninja slug, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Photo by Dariusz Kucharski & Kornelia Kucharska
Live Science: World’s Longest Bug and ‘Ninja’ Slug Discovered in Borneo (story about the slug and some other newly discovered animals in Borneo, with pics)
5.
Diomedes’ sapsucker sea slug, Sea of Cortez
Photo by Ashley Hauck
Ash Underwater Blog: The Sea of Cortez is Riddled with Nudibranchs (story and more photos)
6.
Green iguana
GIF by Oliver at Chalk and Water Tumblr (with more GIFs!), from the BBC nature documentary Life in Cold Blood, episode 3, “Dragons of the Dry”
Life in Cold Blood (more info about the series)
7.
Three-toed sloth, Cahuita, Costa Rica
Photo by Andres Morya
8.
Oleander hawk moth
Photo by Igor Siwanowicz (more of his awesome photos)
9.
Nepenthes ampillaria pitcher plants, Mulu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia
Photo by Andrea Schieber
10.
[GIF of roving spider under the cut]
Crab spider Ebrechtella tricuspidata on the hunt
GIF by Masaki Ikeda
11.
Resplendent quetzal, Costa Rica
Photo by Juan Carlos Vindas
12.
Waxy monkey tree frog, Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photo by Nick Procaylo
13.
Jellyfish, Florida Aquarium, Tampa, Florida, USA
Photo by Julia Putnam
14.
[GIF of carnivorous plant in action under the cut]
Sundew carnivorous plant engulfing prey
This is time-lapsed. (Although it’s even creepier in real time!)
Biomorphosis Tumblr (more info about sundews)
15.
Echeveria and Sempervivum succulents
Photo by Lee Yiu Tung
MNN: The spectacular world of succulents (article and more pics)
16.
Lady’s slipper orchids, Hong Kong
Photo by Michael McDonough
17.
Bioluminescent fungi, Singapore
Photo by Nicky Bay
18.
Green moray eel, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
Photo by Melinda Riger/Grand Bahama Scuba
Rolling Harbour Abaco: Forays With Morays (4) (more photos)
19.
Mary River turtle, Mary River, Queensland, Australia
Photo by Chris Van Wyk
Sunshine Coast Daily: Why our punk turtle is making international news (story about this fascinating but endangered reptile, with more pics)
20.
Four-minute-eighteen-second video clip from the nature documentary “Wings of Life”
Disneynature: Wings of Life (description, more clips and a photo gallery)
Also posted to randompictures and splodefromcute
African flower beetle
Photo by Scott Thompson (and more about this beautiful creature)
2.
Planthopper (Eurybrachyidae) laying her eggs, Selangor, Malaysia
GIF made by Herp Guide Kurt from his one-minute-thirty-six-second video
Up Close with Nature blog: Beautiful Eurybrachyidae laying eggs (story, more GIFs, photos and the video)
3.
Veiled chameleon hatchlings, Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden, Stuttgart, Germany
Photo by Kerstin Molhagen
4.
Ninja slug, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Photo by Dariusz Kucharski & Kornelia Kucharska
Live Science: World’s Longest Bug and ‘Ninja’ Slug Discovered in Borneo (story about the slug and some other newly discovered animals in Borneo, with pics)
5.
Diomedes’ sapsucker sea slug, Sea of Cortez
Photo by Ashley Hauck
Ash Underwater Blog: The Sea of Cortez is Riddled with Nudibranchs (story and more photos)
6.
Green iguana
GIF by Oliver at Chalk and Water Tumblr (with more GIFs!), from the BBC nature documentary Life in Cold Blood, episode 3, “Dragons of the Dry”
Life in Cold Blood (more info about the series)
7.
Three-toed sloth, Cahuita, Costa Rica
Photo by Andres Morya
8.
Oleander hawk moth
Photo by Igor Siwanowicz (more of his awesome photos)
9.
Nepenthes ampillaria pitcher plants, Mulu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia
Photo by Andrea Schieber
10.
[GIF of roving spider under the cut]
Crab spider Ebrechtella tricuspidata on the hunt
GIF by Masaki Ikeda
11.
Resplendent quetzal, Costa Rica
Photo by Juan Carlos Vindas
12.
Waxy monkey tree frog, Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photo by Nick Procaylo
13.
Jellyfish, Florida Aquarium, Tampa, Florida, USA
Photo by Julia Putnam
14.
[GIF of carnivorous plant in action under the cut]
Sundew carnivorous plant engulfing prey
This is time-lapsed. (Although it’s even creepier in real time!)
Biomorphosis Tumblr (more info about sundews)
15.
Echeveria and Sempervivum succulents
Photo by Lee Yiu Tung
MNN: The spectacular world of succulents (article and more pics)
16.
Lady’s slipper orchids, Hong Kong
Photo by Michael McDonough
17.
Bioluminescent fungi, Singapore
Photo by Nicky Bay
18.
Green moray eel, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
Photo by Melinda Riger/Grand Bahama Scuba
Rolling Harbour Abaco: Forays With Morays (4) (more photos)
19.
Mary River turtle, Mary River, Queensland, Australia
Photo by Chris Van Wyk
Sunshine Coast Daily: Why our punk turtle is making international news (story about this fascinating but endangered reptile, with more pics)
20.
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Four-minute-eighteen-second video clip from the nature documentary “Wings of Life”
Disneynature: Wings of Life (description, more clips and a photo gallery)
Also posted to randompictures and splodefromcute