NEGLECTED EIGHTY-EIGHT BUTTERFLY A neglected eighty-eight butterfly (Diaethria neglecta) in Brazil’s Pantanal displays the design of lines and dots that gave it its unusual common name.

SKUNK. Skunks are legendary for their powerful predator-deterrent—a hard-to-remove, horrible-smelling spray. A skunk’s spray is an oily liquid produced by glands under its large tail. To employ this scent bomb, a skunk turns around and blasts its foe with a foul mist that can travel as far as ten feet (three meters). Skunk spray causes no real damage to its victims, but it can linger for many days and defy attempts to remove it. As a defensive technique, the spray is very effective. Predators typically give skunks a wide berth unless little other food is available.

LAUCA NATIONAL PARK, CHILE. A major attraction in Lauca National Park in northern Chile is Chungará Lake. The lake, one of the highest in the world, sprawls at the feet of the Payachata twin volcanoes..