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Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds, ladybugs or lady beetles. The family name comes from its type genus, Coccinella.

Coccinellids are small insects, ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm, and are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, head and antennae. A very large number of species are mostly or entirely black, gray, or brown and may be difficult for non-entomologists to recognize as coccinellids.

Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 5 000 species described, more than 450 native to North America alone.

Coccinellidae

Coccinellidae Septempunctata

Coccinellidae Septempunctata

Coccinellidae Neoharmonia Venusta

Coccinellidae eating an Aphid

Sources : Wikipedia

The Tassili n'Ajjer is a mountain range in the Sahara desert in southeast Algeria, North Africa. The highest point is Adrar Afao, 2158 m. The nearest town is Djanet, about 10 km southwest of the range.

Much of the range, including the cypresses and archaeological sites, is protected in a National park, Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site, named the Tassili n'Ajjer National Park. It's one of the largest national parks in the world, with about 72 000 km2.

Sources : Wikipedia, WCPA, Natural Arches

Rwenzori Mountains National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Rwenzori Mountains between Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It includes approximately 1 000 square kilometres of land. Within that land are numerous waterfalls, lakes, glaciers, and the third highest mountain in Africa - Mount Stanley.

Mount Stanley

Everlasting flower

Sources : Rwenzori.com, Wikipedia, UNESCO

The sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas in the family Asteraceae, with a large flowering head. The stem of the flower can grow as high as 3 metres tall, with the flower head reaching up to 30 cm in diameter with the "large" seeds. The term "sunflower" is also used to refer to all plants of the genus Helianthus, many of which are perennial plants.

And here is perhaps the most known artistic representation of sunflowers by a painter, Vincent Van Gogh :

Source : Wikipedia

Popocatépetl from space on January 23, 2001, with Iztaccíhuatl at right and the city of Puebla at left. View from the International Space Station.

Popocatépetl is an active volcano located south of Mexico city. His elevation is 5 426 metres, and he is the second highest point in Mexico.

Source : Wikipedia