10 dazzling details to spot at this year’s L.A. Zoo Lights

We don’t know exactly what this bright pink flamingo is listening to—Pink Floyd, perhaps?—but we dig its curly cord and cans.

Even if you’re terrified of creepy crawlies, you’re going to want to escape the cold—anything below 70 degrees, in our book—inside of the LAIR, the zoo’s amphibian, invertebrate and reptile house. Make sure to look up at the web-like balls suspended from the ceiling and bathed in glorious black light.

Though the zoo’s avian occupants may be asleep, you can still gawk at this illuminated string of hawks, which light up as if they flap across the pathway.

After you’ve gone for a ride on the conservation-themed carousel, walk into the adjacent Treetops Terrace to find oversized ornaments, illuminated with a wireframe of classic Christmas colors.

We won’t spoil all of the magic behind this technicolor photo hotspot, but sneak behind this backlit wall, strike your goofiest or most romantic pose, and prepare to be dazzled by the resulting photo. You’ll want to hand the camera off to a friend for this one; you simply can’t capture the effect with a selfie.

Like Angelenos, iguanas don’t particularly care for the cold. But also like L.A.’s outdoorsy, thrill-seeking population, these stylish, sparkly dudes love to pull off big air on a snowboard.

On the way out of the LAIR, look to the trees for this extensive spider web draped in green and purple strands of lights. Don’t worry, though: That massive magenta arachnid at the center isn’t real—we hope.

Finding these illuminated elephants along the main path is easy. Tearing yourself away from them is harder. Watch as they come alive with wild projections, including a holiday sweater in the process of being knit; wrapping paper; candy canes; swirls, strands and streaks of light; a sweater—oh, there we go again, watching the light show loop.

Plastic bottles take on a second life with these lily pad-loving, color-changing frogs. Listen closely and you’ll even hear them chirp.

Reggie was first spotted swimming in a lake in the South Bay. After repeated attempts at capturing him, authorities finally caught up with Reggie a year and a half after he was first spotted, at which point he’d grown another foot. Oh, we should add that Reggie is an alligator. Yes, this reptilian resident has called the zoo home a decade now. He’ll be pretty tough to spot at night, so this illuminated facsimile is a great consolation.