Category Archives: Photographs

Chikuminuk Lake, Alaska Source: National Geographic  

                    The toadfish croaks like its amphibian namesake but typically looks more like the seafloor surroundings where it lies in wait for prey. The fish also has a remarkable tolerance for … Continue reading →

What an electrifying relationship ! Valentine-kisses from the sun to the earth. Images of large auroras, created by the big solar storm that happened a few days ago. Auroras Image: National Geographic

Carnival of Venice – – spectacle of masks. Nothing is as it appears to be as any form of identity is hidden.

The Sun has unleashed its strongest flare in four years, observers say. The eruption is a so-called X-flare, the strongest type; such flares can affect communications on Earth. The monster flare was recorded at 0156 GMT on 15 February and directed … Continue reading →

Postcard by Catrin  

A colourful peacock mantis shrimp This otherworldly creature, a mantis shrimp, was photographed in the waters of Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait. The shrimp feeds by smashing open its prey with a force that can break a pane of glass, and its … Continue reading →