#Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae.[2] They are known in English as spiny oysters or thorny oysters (although they are not, in fact, true oysters, but are related to scallops Field Museum

sculpin is a type of fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order #Scorpaeniformes .[2] As of 2006, this superfamily contains 7 families, 94 genera, and 387 species.[3] Field Museum

#Seaslug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that, over evolutionary time, have either entirely lost Chicago Botanic Garden

Embrace the spirit and beauty of the season at #Lightscape , setting the Garden aglow with light, music and art. This year’s Santiago Botanical Garden Chicago Botanic Garden

#Princettia is a compact, new style of #poinsettia plant with smaller, thinner, and more colorful bracts than Chicago Botanic Garden

Embrace the spirit and beauty of the season at #Lightscape , setting the Garden aglow with light, music and art. This year’s Chicago Botanic Garden

Embrace the spirit and beauty of the season at #Lightscape , setting the Garden aglow with light, music and art. This year’s Chicago Botanic Garden

Embrace the spirit and beauty of the season at #Lightscape , setting the Garden aglow with light, music and art. This year’s Chicago Botanic Garden

Embrace the spirit and beauty of the season at #Lightscape , setting the Garden aglow with light, music and art. This year’s Chicago Botanic Garden

Embrace the spirit and beauty of the season at #Lightscape , setting the Garden aglow with light, music and art. This year’s Chicago Botanic Garden

Embrace the spirit and beauty of the season at #Lightscape , setting the Garden aglow with light, music and art. This year’s reimagined trail takes our Chicago Botanic Garden

Malus coronaria, also known by the names sweet #crabapple or garland crab,[3] is a North American species of Malus (crabapple) Chicago Botanic Garden

#Sekhmet was the ancient Egyptian goddess of war and healing. She was also the patron deity of Field Museum

#Osiris (/oʊˈsaɪrɪs/, from Egyptian wsjr) was the god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation in ancient Egyptian religion Field Museum

#Papyrus (/pəˈpaɪrəs/ pə-PY-rəs) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge.[1] Papyrus (plural: papyri Field Museum

#Arcticfox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome.[1][8][9][10] It is well Field Museum #

#YELLOWAFRICANOWL The African owls form the smallest breed of domestic pigeon Field Museum

#poinsettia (/pɔɪnˈsɛt(i)ə/;[1][2][3] Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important flowering plant species of the diverse spurge family Euphorbiaceae. Indigenous to Mexico and Central America, the poinsettia was first Chicago Botanic Garden

These falls are in #Blackfoot territory, in an area currently claimed by #GlacierNationalPark . In the cave underneath them, #Piitaomaahka /Running Eagle fasted and received her medicine (power). After she was killed during a raid, she was laid to rest on the mountain overlooking the falls. T

#KasugaStoneLantern In Japan, lanterns originally held votive offerings in temple compounds; later, tea masters introduced them into gardens to light the way to the evening #teaceremony Chicago Botanic Garden