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5 December 2025

A Roseate Spoonbill flies above the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, on December 4, 2025. Like the flamingo, the spoonbill gets its distinctive pink coloration from pigments in the crustaceans and other aquatic animals it eats.

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5 December 2025

A Roseate Spoonbill perches in the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, on December 4, 2025. Like the flamingo, the spoonbill gets its distinctive pink coloration from pigments in the crustaceans and other aquatic animals it eats.

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5 December 2025

A Roseate Spoonbill perches in the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, on December 4, 2025. Like the flamingo, the spoonbill gets its distinctive pink coloration from pigments in the crustaceans and other aquatic animals it eats.

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5 December 2025

A Roseate Spoonbill flies above the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, on December 4, 2025. Like the flamingo, the spoonbill gets its distinctive pink coloration from pigments in the crustaceans and other aquatic animals it eats.

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12 November 2025

The kidney garden spider, or pale orb weaver (Bijoaraneus mitificus), rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, on Nov. 11, 2025. The small species, found across South, East and Southeast Asia, has a distinctive kidney-shaped marking on its abdomen and builds orb-shaped webs. It creates a silk ''hideaway'' in a curled leaf connected to the web by a tripwire.

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12 November 2025

The kidney garden spider, or pale orb weaver (Bijoaraneus mitificus), rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, on Nov. 11, 2025. The small species, found across South, East and Southeast Asia, has a distinctive kidney-shaped marking on its abdomen and builds orb-shaped webs. It creates a silk ''hideaway'' in a curled leaf connected to the web by a tripwire.

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12 November 2025

The kidney garden spider, or pale orb weaver (Bijoaraneus mitificus), rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, on Nov. 11, 2025. The small species, found across South, East and Southeast Asia, has a distinctive kidney-shaped marking on its abdomen and builds orb-shaped webs. It creates a silk ''hideaway'' in a curled leaf connected to the web by a tripwire.

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12 November 2025

The kidney garden spider, or pale orb weaver (Bijoaraneus mitificus), rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, on Nov. 11, 2025. The small species, found across South, East and Southeast Asia, has a distinctive kidney-shaped marking on its abdomen and builds orb-shaped webs. It creates a silk ''hideaway'' in a curled leaf connected to the web by a tripwire.

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12 November 2025

The kidney garden spider, or pale orb weaver (Bijoaraneus mitificus), rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, on Nov. 11, 2025. The small species, found across South, East and Southeast Asia, has a distinctive kidney-shaped marking on its abdomen and builds orb-shaped webs. It creates a silk ''hideaway'' in a curled leaf connected to the web by a tripwire.

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12 November 2025

The kidney garden spider, or pale orb weaver (Bijoaraneus mitificus), rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, on Nov. 11, 2025. The small species, found across South, East and Southeast Asia, has a distinctive kidney-shaped marking on its abdomen and builds orb-shaped webs. It creates a silk ''hideaway'' in a curled leaf connected to the web by a tripwire.

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12 November 2025

The kidney garden spider, or pale orb weaver (Bijoaraneus mitificus), rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, on Nov. 11, 2025. The small species, found across South, East and Southeast Asia, has a distinctive kidney-shaped marking on its abdomen and builds orb-shaped webs. It creates a silk ''hideaway'' in a curled leaf connected to the web by a tripwire.

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12 November 2025

The kidney garden spider, or pale orb weaver (Bijoaraneus mitificus), rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, on Nov. 11, 2025. The small species, found across South, East and Southeast Asia, has a distinctive kidney-shaped marking on its abdomen and builds orb-shaped webs. It creates a silk ''hideaway'' in a curled leaf connected to the web by a tripwire.

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#12790122

24 September 2025

In Barcelona, Spain, on September 24, 2025, the Toc d'Inici (Opening Touch) ceremony officially launches La Merce Festival 2025 in Catalunya Square (Placa de Catalunya). This year's guest city is Manchester, and the show unveils two new figures--the Bestia Bee and the Geganta Bee--created jointly by artisans and folk-culture groups from both cities. The figures, shaped like a bee, symbol of Manchester, echo the style of Barcelona's traditional festival ''beasts'' and giants while incorporating distinctive elements of English popular culture.

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24 September 2025

In Barcelona, Spain, on September 24, 2025, the Toc d'Inici (Opening Touch) ceremony officially launches La Merce Festival 2025 in Catalunya Square (Placa de Catalunya). This year's guest city is Manchester, and the show unveils two new figures--the Bestia Bee and the Geganta Bee--created jointly by artisans and folk-culture groups from both cities. The figures, shaped like a bee, symbol of Manchester, echo the style of Barcelona's traditional festival ''beasts'' and giants while incorporating distinctive elements of English popular culture.

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24 September 2025

In Barcelona, Spain, on September 24, 2025, the Toc d'Inici (Opening Touch) ceremony officially launches La Merce Festival 2025 in Catalunya Square (Placa de Catalunya). This year's guest city is Manchester, and the show unveils two new figures--the Bestia Bee and the Geganta Bee--created jointly by artisans and folk-culture groups from both cities. The figures, shaped like a bee, symbol of Manchester, echo the style of Barcelona's traditional festival ''beasts'' and giants while incorporating distinctive elements of English popular culture.

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24 September 2025

In Barcelona, Spain, on September 24, 2025, the Toc d'Inici (Opening Touch) ceremony officially launches La Merce Festival 2025 in Catalunya Square (Placa de Catalunya). This year's guest city is Manchester, and the show unveils two new figures--the Bestia Bee and the Geganta Bee--created jointly by artisans and folk-culture groups from both cities. The figures, shaped like a bee, symbol of Manchester, echo the style of Barcelona's traditional festival ''beasts'' and giants while incorporating distinctive elements of English popular culture.

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