What kind of bee is this?

North Carolina at sunset.

Rotting hardwood, temperatures just below freezing, high humidity, and the fungus Exidiopsis effusa. It forces water out of the wood's micropores, where it instantly freezes into silky strands.

A $2 million underwater container shelter with a full view of the river.

French Polynesia.

The Bird's Nest Hotel, hidden in a pristine forest on Hainan Island, China.

When a friend told a joke.

Flower Mantis.

Zhangye National Geopark, China.

A wonderful evening on Phranang Beach, Thailand.

Good morning on Bali.

The parrot clearly enjoys the new entertainment.

Kerid Crater Lake, Iceland.

Flamingo moves.

Hunters on duty.

The saiga is a living relic of the Ice Age.

An overgrown flea and a cat who doesn't care.

You can make a fur coat out of this.

Ball lightning looks like a glowing ball the size of a cabbage.

Australian scientists have discovered a shark in Antarctic waters for the first time.

Lupine fields in New Zealand.