On rare years when the conditions are right in the arid landscape of the Badlands, in the American West, wildflowers burst into a display of colour for just a few days.
The vegetation in the region has adapted to the climate, with just a small amount of moisture the desert can become coloured with sweeping fields of Scorpion Weed, Beeplant and the flowers of the Pincushion Cacti. These blooms can be very short-lived to conserve moisture.Photographs by Guy Tal
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Tent-making bats (Uroderma bilobatum) chew along the top of the palm frond, just enough to make it flop over, then they scoot up inside their little “tent” and hang out.
