Glowworm caves in Australia Dec 9, 2021

Glowworm caves in Australia

Down under the land in the Land Down Under, cave explorers may find these subterranean spaces illuminated by an unlikely light source. Fungus gnat larvae—more affectionately known as glowworms—speckle the walls and ceilings of caverns here in Australia during the warm season, from December to March.

© Leelakajonkij/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Dec 9, 2018There’s treasure in them thar hills
Dec 9, 2019Let s crack the code
Dec 9, 2020It s Computer Science Education Week
Dec 9, 2022Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
Dec 9, 2023National Llama Day
Dec 9, 2024Llama Day
Dec 9, 2025National Llama Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 5, 2020A medieval Moorish gem
Jul 28, 2020Over the boardwalk
Apr 10, 2026Siblings Day
Nov 1, 2020Native American Heritage Month
Jul 8, 2024National Blueberry Day
Dec 27, 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
Apr 22, 2023Earth Day and National Park Week
Aug 15, 2023Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Oct 12, 2023Farmers Day
Feb 9, 2021What s going on in this sky?
Mar 10, 2020A festival of colors
Aug 23, 2022Menton, France
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
Oct 25, 2018A silent witness to history
Sep 6, 2019The old guard at Old San Juan
Jan 17, 2018Train crossing the Tadami River in Japan
Nov 18, 2021Bohemian Switzerland
Jan 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Mar 8, 2026Daylight Saving Time
Oct 27, 2018Don’t get lost in there
Jul 25, 2019Jane’s Carousel delights
May 14, 2024Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
Aug 1, 2020Where fire meets water
Aug 9, 2025International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Sep 25, 2023Sea Otter Awareness Week
Oct 4, 2021Hey neighbor, it s World Space Week!
Jul 26, 2023International Day of Mangrove Conservation
Jul 11, 2023World Population Day
May 27, 2021Listening to the sea
Apr 29, 2018National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington