Jeff Vanuga / Old Faithful Geyser erupting at -30 Celsius in winter. Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, January 2015.
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Peter Lewis / Fireworks over the London Eye on New Years Eve 2012. London, England, UK.
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Chadden Hunter / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) explode out of the water, returning to breed at Cape Washington, Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2009
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Chadden Hunter / Filming on the Antarctic sea-ice at the edge of a small hole. A cameraman gets a shock when a Killer whale (Orcinus orca) mother and calf explode out of the water in front of his face. Taken on locat...
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Erta Ale volcano. Lava crater in motion. Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa. November 2014.
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Pedro Narra / Lava erupting from Fogo Volcano, Fogo Island, Cape Verde, 29th November 2014.
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Pedro Narra / Lava erupting from Fogo Volcano, Fogo Island, Cape Verde, 29th November 2014.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Ash cloud from eruption of Yasur volcano, Tanna Island, Vanuatu, September 2008.
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MYN / Carsten Krieger / Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) from tide pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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Ross Hoddinott / Himalayan / Indian balsam {Impatiens balsamifera} plant in flower. Invasive species and difficult to control / manage due to the ways its seed heads explode to spread the plant. Parke (NT) Bovey Tracy...
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Chien Lee / Ant (Colobopsis sp) group guarding entrance to nest, they explode their bodies as a defense, Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
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Jack Dykinga / Mexican poppies {Eschscholzia californica ssp mexicana) explode after winter rains in the Sonoran Desert. Picacho Peak State Park, Pinal County, Arizona, USA. 28 February 2023.