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Here's a very unusual miniature dahlia. It's dahlia 'Honka Black,' whose dark red petals almost look black.

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Did you know that Arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) molt each year so they have dark fur in summer and light fur in winter? Bizarre and beautiful, yes?

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Io Moth (Automeris io), male, family Saturniidae, OK, USA

photograph by Susan Sanders

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What are these beautiful berries? They come from the appropriately named beautyberry bush (Callicarpa). Birds love 'em.

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The exquisite intricacy of a snowflake, photographed by Nathan Myhrvold.

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Jewel Weevil (Eurhinus sp.), family Curculionidae, found in the Neotropics (Central and South America)

photograph by Kota Abadi

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Nature is the Greatest Artist returns Sunday, December 8, 2024. See you then!

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It's said to resemble a fox and a wolf, but in fact the maned wolf is the only species in the genus chrysocyon (meaning golden dog). It lives in grasslands and bushy areas of South America where it plays an important ecological role in the dispersal of fruit seeds. Animal Fact Files

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Why are my Christmas cactus flowers blooming before Thanksgiving? Never mind. They're fluffy and festive any time of the year.

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What's this? A Queen Alexandra's birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae), an endangered species from Papua New Guinea that also happens to be the world's biggest type of butterfly.

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Galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla), family Cacatuidae, order Psittaciformes, Australia

photograph by Ben Pearce