The Furca: They possess a specialized, spring-like tail appendage tucked under their abdomen called a furca.When threatened, they release this latch, snapping the spring against the ground to launch themselves. The launch happens so fast (often rotating wildly mid-air) that it exceeds the frames-per-second tracking of the human eye, making the bug look like it just disappeared. #fun
When the aurora is strong enough, it can easily outshine sunset
Taken on the east coast of Tasmania in 2024, back when the sun was nice and angry with some regularity. This G4 storm was one of the largest in recent memory - as you can tell! #fun