All the crayons: organisms that display the full colour spectrum

[austin_ajit]

Does this little clown grasshopper count?

It got red , blue and green.

[broacher]

Yes, if we apply the CCF.

(Cuteness Compensation Factor)

[austin_ajit]

Lol, have you seen the fire nation morph?

[ItsMeLucy]

This is like that Gremlin movie. Is this the same creature?

[austin_ajit]

Also,

A cicada with epic eyes.

[austin_ajit]

I’m pretty sure it is!

[tjeales]

I thought the observations were hyperlinked in my captions

[conorflynn]

I’m surprised no one yet said peacock mantis shrimp, this page is worth a visit for all of the eye candy!!!

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119395-Odontodactylus-scyllarus

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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Eastern Lubber Grasshopper & Plains Lubber Grasshopper

[broacher]

Orchard Orbweaver (again). Yep, probably the most colorful Canadian spider out there.

[ljodwalis]

The “rainbow beetle” Carabus vietinghoffi (photographed near Fairbanks, Alaska). https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188974486

[isopodguy]

I love those beetles! I’ve only seen two in my life, though.

[sethshively]

And just imagine how much more colorful they look to each other. They can see a much wider spectrum of light wavelengths compared to humans, which means they can see colors that we can’t even comprehend in our minds

[zoology123]

Chironomids

Kribiodorum perpulchrum
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120512416

Imparipecten pictipes
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144879316

[tjeales]

Tortor dorrigensis

[trickman]

Some amazingly colored creatures in this thread. Here is umbrella plant, Darmera peltata, in fall colors

[shreedave]

There is this Genimen prasinum, but it hasn’t got enough warm colours (but then it can compensate by owning a car, which is what it is doing now)…

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Get those crayons out and have some fun with Ducks in these next few photos.

Mallard

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Took this photo in a park near Denver, Colorado in 2013. It was considered an escaped pet and not countable on anyone’s life list. But, I thought I would include it here as it is a naturally occurring duck else where and it fits this category like a glove. Mandarin Duck

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Cinnamon Teal

The first time I saw this duck was from a considerable distance. I thought I was looking at a bunch of pinkish flowers. I put my binoculars up and discovered Ducks. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks to be exact.