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The coconut crab is the largest land-based arthropod in the world 🦀 National Geographic

The Milky Way moving over the summit of Mount Everest at 22,000 feet (6,700 m). Airglow, faint planetary emissions of light, reflect off the ancient glacier ice below. National Geographic

Synchronizing their display, a pair of male Goldie’s birds of paradise try to attract females. This is one of the bird of paradise species with the most limited home range, found on only two small islands off the far eas…

Photographer Javier Aznar captured a prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) sounding off in New Mexico. The snake's camouflage obscures its presence, but when a predator draws near—or in this case, a photographer—the rat…

Bottlenose dolphins breach and surf in a boat's wake in Tarpoon Bay, Florida. This common behavior is always fun to witness—there's nothing like a playful dolphin sighting to brighten your day. National Geographic

The incredible neck pouch of the marabou stork is not used for food storage. Instead, this 18-inch inflatable pink sack is for courtship! National Geographic