Photos of the Day: A Polar Bear and a Giant Mosquito

Nice, France

The Hermione, a replica of the French frigate that transported General La Fayette to America in 1780, arrives at the riviera port
Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Chengdu, China

A giant mosquito with a wing span of 11.15 centimeters is displayed at the Insect Museum of West China
Photograph: Xinhua/Barcroft Images