Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda), male, family Paradisaeidae, endemic to western New Guinea
photograph by @dustinchen0728
Largeclasper cicada, Carineta diardi, Cicadidae
Found in Brazil and Paraguay. Photos 1-7 show normal coloration while 8-10 show coloration immediately after emerging.
Photo 1 by deniszabin, 2 by ricardomoyano, 3-4 by carlosalexandreraposo, 5 by rodrigo_m_ferronato, 6 by carlossch, 7 by joaopaulorosa, 8-9 by gabyfachinelli, and 10 by cbernz
Imagine waiting for the coast guard or whatever to show up and instead a replica of 18th century merchant ship pulls up and tows you to the coast.









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