Hoff crab and selfie with Trudeau: photos of the day

The Guardian

06-02-2025

Elinor Brown, a member of staff at the Dovecot Studios, views a painting on display at the Scottish Colourists exhibition. Works by a group of early 20th century painters known as the Scottish Colourists - Samuel John Peploe, Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, George Leslie Hunter and John Duncan Fergusson - are being featured alongside some of their European contemporaries at the studios Photograph: JeffWalkers in the morning fog of Morden Hall Park in south London Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA
Eli Bouchard of Canada competes in the men's snowboard big air qualifications during the Toyota US Grand Prix at Buttermilk Ski Resort in Colorado Photograph:Cars in heavy traffic as the sun rises on the ring road (peripherique) in Toulouse Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images
Palestinian Abu Dhaka, who returned to his home in the city of Khan Younis with his family after the ceasefire, continues his daily life among the rubble of collapsed houses with his family, in the makeshift tent he built on the remains of his house Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Servicemen of the 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade, of the Ukrainian armed forces, fire a Leopard 1A5 tank during training Photograph: Reuters
Hawaii's Moana Jones Wong rides a wave during the WSL Lexus Pipe Pro women's event at Pipeline on the North Shore in Hawaii Photograph: Brian Bielmann/AFP/Getty Images
National Guard patrol around the border. It has deployed 6,310 members to the northern border to contain the flow of asylum seekers and fentanyl, as agreed by Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump to pause plans for 25% tariffs on Mexico Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
A female (left) and male 'Hoff crab'. Male crabs of a species named after David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a mate. Scientists from the universities of Portsmouth and Southampton have discovered the difference in claw size while monitoring the 'Hoff crab', which gained its nickname because of its hairy chest, prompting comparisons with the Baywatch star. The species, whose official name is Kiwa tyleri, lives in large communities around hot vents on the seafloor in Antarctica and its many hairs host bacteria which the crab feeds on Photograph: Dr Nicolai Roterman/PA
Civilians attend a meeting organised by M23 at the Stade de l'Unité, a few days after the city of Goma was taken by M23 rebels, in North Kivu province Photograph: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters
A woman wearing Korean traditional costume, hanbok, takes a selfie during heavy snow fall at Gyeongbokgung palace Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
A man hammers the debris around the vandalized residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina Photograph: Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP
Candles and flowers placed near the Risbergska school, after a deadly shooting attack at the adult education centre Photograph: Kuba Stężycki/Reuters
Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, poses for pictures with attendees after giving a speech at the Black History Month reception at the Museum of History in Quebec Photograph: Canadian Press/REX/Shutterstock
Members of the Louisiana State Police walk by blue and gold macaws on a remote-controlled jeep - controlled by a street performer - as they provide enhanced security along Bourbon Street in the French Quarter during activities for the National Football League Super Bowl LIX in Louisiana. The AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs face the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA
Visitors explore the Sky Castle, an interactive sound and light installation featuring huge inflatable arches that illuminate Union Terrace Gardens during the Spectra Festival of Light
Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA