smithsonianlibraries: “ It’s National Moth week! Tonight, leave the porch light on and see what types of moths live in your neighborhood. (Just don’t let them in if you value your wool sweaters.) If you live in Eastern North America, you may see...
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smithsonianlibraries: “ It’s National Moth week! Tonight, leave the porch light on and see what types of moths live in your neighborhood. (Just don’t let them in if you value your wool sweaters.) If you live in Eastern North America, you may see...
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smithsonianlibraries: “ It’s National Moth week! Tonight, leave the porch light on and see what types of moths live in your neighborhood. (Just don’t let them in if you value your wool sweaters.) If you live in Eastern North America, you may see...
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smithsonianlibraries:

It’s National Moth week! Tonight, leave the porch light on and see what types of moths live in your neighborhood. (Just don’t let them in if you value your wool sweaters.)
If you live in Eastern North America, you may see Actias luna, the luna moth. Adult luna moths have only vestigial mouth-parts and do not feed; this phase of their life cycle is dedicated only to mating and laying eggs.

gif from Biologia Centrali Americana Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera v.3

Actias maenas (large) and Leucophlebia lineata (small) from  The cabinet of oriental entomology

Various species (including Actias luna #7) from The moth book

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americasgreatoutdoors: “ A beautiful photo of first light at Glacier National Park in Montana. Of the image, photographer Kevin LeFevre says: “While shooting the sunrise at Bowman Lake, we were graced with this meandering doe. I scrambled to change...
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A beautiful photo of first light at Glacier National Park in Montana. Of the image, photographer Kevin LeFevre says: “While shooting the sunrise at Bowman Lake, we were graced with this meandering doe. I scrambled to change my camera settings to accommodate the movement and pulled off this solitary photo. A once in a lifetime.” While parts of Glacier are closed because of ‪‎Reynolds Creek Fire‬, most of the park remains open, including Bowman Lake area. Photo courtesy of Kevin LeFevre.

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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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arachnospooky: “ b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d: “ You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green photos: Zack Travel Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than...
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b-l-a-c-k-o-r-c-h-i-d:

 You’re Seeing This Beach Correctly. It’s Very Beautiful And Very Green

photos: Zack Travel

Although not quite one-of-a-kind, this beach in Hawaii is certainly an extremely rare sight to behold. Rather than the usual golden or white sand you’d find blanketing the shores, this is one of only four green beaches in the world! No, it’s not algae or some kind of alien conspiracy, there is a perfectly logical explanation for its grassy hue. Papakolea Beach formed around a cinder cone (that’s the name given to the mound of debris surrounding a volcanic vent) that was rich in the mineral olivine, which unsurprisingly is olive green in color. As the waves lapped at the cinder cone, it gradually broke down and turned into a magnificent green sand. Let’s take a look at this miracle of nature.

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