Images Dated 25th July 2020

Yellow moray eel (Gymnothorax prasinus)

Yellow moray eel (Gymnothorax prasinus), harmless despite sharp teeth as it sits and waits for prey rather than emerge from crevice to find it. Pacific Ocean

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Steam on Roaring Mountain

Steam on Roaring Mountain. Underground heat from the magma in Yellowstone Caldera turns groundwater into steam that escapes, hissing, through fumaroles or vents on the side of the mountain. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

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Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), juvenile, terrestrial, phase, called a Red eft. This stage of life lasts two or three years, then the eft finds a pond and transforms into the aquatic adult. Central Pennsylvania, USA

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