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25 December 2025

A dry-season common evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda) camouflages itself among fallen leaves in a forested area in Tehatta, in India’s West Bengal state, on December 24, 2025.

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23 November 2025

Women wear shoes painted red to mimic blood to protest violence against women, including gender-based and sexual violence, in front of the Lyon courthouse in France, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

Women wear shoes painted red to mimic blood to protest violence against women, including gender-based and sexual violence, in front of the Lyon courthouse in France, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

Women wear shoes painted red to mimic blood to protest violence against women, including gender-based and sexual violence, in front of the Lyon courthouse in France, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

Women wear shoes painted red to mimic blood to protest violence against women, including gender-based and sexual violence, in front of the Lyon courthouse in France, on November 22, 2025.

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8 November 2025

A ladybird beetle (Coccinellidae) larva, resembling a white flower due to its long wax filaments, approaches the protective frothy mass of a spittlebug nymph, known as "cuckoo spit," which conceals the nymph inside. Photographed in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 9, 2025.

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22 October 2025

A Burrowing Owl stands guard near its burrow in Davie, Florida. Burrowing Owls nest and roost in underground burrows and feed on insects, along with small lizards, mammals, and birds. When threatened, they produce a hissing sound that mimics a rattlesnake to scare off predators.

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22 October 2025

A Burrowing Owl scans the sky for hawks and other birds of prey as it stands guard near its burrow in Davie, Florida. Burrowing Owls nest and roost in underground burrows and feed on insects, along with small lizards, mammals, and birds. When threatened, they produce a hissing sound that mimics a rattlesnake to scare off predators.

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22 October 2025

A Burrowing Owl stands guard near its burrow in Davie, Florida. Burrowing Owls nest and roost in underground burrows and feed on insects, along with small lizards, mammals, and birds. When threatened, they produce a hissing sound that mimics a rattlesnake to scare off predators.

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22 October 2025

A Burrowing Owl stands guard near its burrow in Davie, Florida. Burrowing Owls nest and roost in underground burrows and feed on insects, along with small lizards, mammals, and birds. When threatened, they produce a hissing sound that mimics a rattlesnake to scare off predators.

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13 October 2025

Elimaea fallax, a species of bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae), perches on a weed leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 12, 2025. Native to parts of eastern Asia including eastern China, Korea, and the Russian Far East, this large katydid is known for its loud calls, broad tegmina, and effective leaf-mimicking camouflage.

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13 October 2025

Elimaea fallax, a species of bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae), perches on a weed leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 12, 2025. Native to parts of eastern Asia including eastern China, Korea, and the Russian Far East, this large katydid is known for its loud calls, broad tegmina, and effective leaf-mimicking camouflage.

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13 October 2025

Elimaea fallax, a species of bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae), perches on a weed leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 12, 2025. Native to parts of eastern Asia including eastern China, Korea, and the Russian Far East, this large katydid is known for its loud calls, broad tegmina, and effective leaf-mimicking camouflage.

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9 October 2025

A European starling is seen at Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida. Starlings are known for their iridescent plumage and mimicry, and they can imitate the calls of other birds and even human-made sounds.

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24 September 2025

Muna and Sanjay Shrestha mimic statues depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein holding hands and dancing in front of the Capitol, while visiting from Australia,in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 23, 2025. The statue is the latest to mysteriously appear in the same location, and the second to reference Trump’s ties to Epstein. Many Americans believe that Trump has refused to release the Justice Department’s files on Epstein for self-protection.

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7 August 2025

An ant-mimicking sac spider of the Castianeira genus, belonging to the Corinnidae family, is seen on the ground, on August 3, 2025 in Tehatta, India

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