Did you know that there are around 8.7 million species of animals and plants on our planet? 8.7 million is a figure so vast that the human mind cannot grasp its full magnitude. But this huge number definitely brings home the bigger idea that nature is vastly diverse and ever-surprising. It explains how mother nature keeps catching us off guard and teaching us new, amazing things about the world. These 20 pictures may only scratch the surface of nature’s diverse beauty, but they’re more than enough to render us speechless!