Rare and unusual: Stock photos of rare. strange, peculiar or visually unusual lightning examples such as loops, beaded, or ribbon. Unusual forms and shapes of lightning types or flashes plus exceptional scenes are highlighted here.

  • In-cloud lightning with an air discharge (cloud-to-air)
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  • Rare ground-to-cloud lightning, branching upward
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  • Rare cloud-to-air lightning dangles its tentacles in the sky
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  • Ribbon lightning filaments with parallel channels
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  • Close-up of rare ribbon lightning filament (parallel channels)
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  • Rare beaded lightning bolt (bead lightning) in a hayfield in daylight
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  • Horizontal lightning with bolts over city
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