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Blue dasher on a stick at Prospect Park

A white peacock and a leopard lacewing rest on a Norfolk Island pine at the Butterfly Vivarium

A cluster of white flowers with pink centers grows on a bare branch against a clear blue sky.

Cherry blossoms at the Japanese Tea Garden

A dark snake with yellow stripes rests among dry leaves and twigs.

Aquatic Gartersnake at San Pedro Valley Park

An unopened fern frond has several tightly coiled leaves at its tip.

Tree fern in the Botanical Garden

A pitcher plant displays a green and red interior and a flared, ridged lip.

Nepenthes X mixta at UC Botanical Garden

Red-spotted toad in Ernie Wash, San Rafael Reef

A small lizard is perched on a rock, blending into its surroundings.

Lizard basking in Eardley Canyon

A lizard rests on a rough, textured rock surface.

Fence lizard in Cottonwood Spring

An adult dragonfly with brown and green striped body and long tail, dead on a rock.

Dead lance-tailed darner in Three Finger Canyon

A small, spotted frog is partially camouflaged on sandy ground.

Red-spotted toad in Three Finger Canyon

A tiny frog sits on a sandy rock face, blending into the natural surroundings.

Red-spotted toad in Three Finger Canyon, San Rafael Reef

Tiny opal sculpture on display at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A butterfly with brown wings speckled with white spots on a green leafy branch.

Parthenos sylvia at Butterfly Pavilion

A dark pinecone displays numerous viscous droplets on its scales, and green needles extend from the lower right.

Bristlecone pine cone in Mount Goliath Natural Area

A dragonfly rests on a green leaf against a dark background.

Great Spreadwing at Denver Botanic Gardens

A cluster of pink star-shaped flowers grows among tightly packed green succulent leaves.

Common houseleek at Denver Botanic Gardens

A cluster of small pink flowers with dark centers and thin white stamens grows among broad green leaves.

Japanese meadowsweet blossoms

A pink flower contains a honey bee on its stamen, with several unopened buds and green foliage visible around it.

Bee at work on a hollyhock flower at Berkeley Pit

Lesser fringed gentian flowers in Black Sand Basin

A cluster of purple flowers with long stems and delicate petals set against a blurred green background.

Penstemon spectabilis on Temescal Ridge, Topanga State Park

A lizard rests on a large, textured rock.

Fence lizard on Rodeo Ridge, Topanga State Park

An adult lizard sits on a light-colored rock surrounded by tan and brown rocks.

Fence lizard on Rodeo Ridge, Topanga State Park

A lizard rests on dirt and small rocks.

Fence lizard on Rodeo Ridge, Topanga State Park

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