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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:04:57 -0400

odditiesoflife: Frozen Swiss Landscape In January 2005, Lake...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:03:59 -0400

Frozen Swiss Landscape

In January 2005, Lake Geneva and the surrounding area were hit with a horrific ice storm. Everything was completely blanketed with ice when waves breaking on the lake’s shore hardened into a solid coating in the sub-freezing temperatures. Several boats even sank under the weight of the ice. The wind gusts reached 110 km/h (60 mph) and literally froze water sprays in their place.

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wtfevolution: “I really don’t want anyone to eat this wattle...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:05:21 -0400

wtfevolution:

“I really don’t want anyone to eat this wattle cup caterpillar.”

“Sure, evolution, that’s understandable.”

“I’m going to put some huge spikes on it.”

“Okay.”

“Now I’m going to put more spikes on the spikes.”

“… okay.”

“And I’ll make them sting!”

“Fair.”

“And I’ll color the whole thing like a bad acid trip.”

“That might be overkill, but all right. I guess you really like this one. I bet it’ll be especially beautiful once it metamorphoses into a butterfly, huh?”

“What? Oh, no, this one doesn’t turn into a butterfly. It’s a hairy brown moth.”

mediocremountains: Mediocre Mountains

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:01:14 -0400

mediocremountains:

Mediocre Mountains

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:16 -0400

mockingwords: there is a sustainable treehouse community in the...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:54:33 -0400

mockingwords:

there is a sustainable treehouse community

in the middle of the costa rican rainforest

people can zipline from house to house

they have wi-fi

too-punk-to-fuck: urhajos: A 102 Years-Old Transport Ship...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:55:21 -0400

too-punk-to-fuck:

urhajos:

A 102 Years-Old Transport Ship Sprouts a Floating Forest

Howls floating castle forest in the ocean. This is the next Ghibli film?

amazing bonsai!

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:53:43 -0400

amazing bonsai!

cassiatsura: a beautiful thing, is the life of a tree

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:52:58 -0400

cassiatsura:

a beautiful thing, is the life of a tree

sinobug: Female Wasp Moth (family Erebidae, subfamily...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:52:22 -0400

Female Wasp Moth (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini)

Female Wasp Moth (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini)

sinobug:

Female Wasp Moth

(family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:52:03 -0400

thepoisondiaries: The rosary pea, or Abrus precatorius, has...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:51:09 -0400

thepoisondiaries:

The rosary pea, or Abrus precatorius, has very pretty seeds. Two-thirds of the seed is red, and the top third is black. These decorative seeds are often used to make jewelry, and that jewelry is imported to other countries. In fact, these seeds are especially popular for rosary prayer beads; unfortunately they are anything but holy.

Rosary pea seeds contain the poison abrin. The seeds are only dangerous when the coating is broken — swallowed whole, the rosary pea doesn’t present any danger. But if the seed is scratched or damaged, it is deadly! The rosary pea poses greater danger to the jewellery maker than to the wearer. There are many reported cases of death when jewellery makers prick a finger while handling the rosary pea.

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Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:06:55 -0400

homie you just lay that: nevvzealand: TODAY I LEARNT SOME HAPPY ANIMAL FACTS IM SO SMILEY I...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:14:21 -0400

homie you just lay that: nevvzealand: TODAY I LEARNT SOME HAPPY ANIMAL FACTS IM SO SMILEY I...:

nevvzealand:

TODAY I LEARNT SOME HAPPY ANIMAL FACTS IM SO SMILEY I WANT TO SHARE THEM

COWS HAVE BEST FRIENDS

a group of flamingos is called a FLAMBOYANCE

penguins only have one mate and they “propose” BY GIVING THEM A PEBBLE

OTTERS SLEEP HOLDING HANDS SO THEY DONT FLOAT AWAY FROM EACH…

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Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:11:35 -0400

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Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:10:59 -0400

odditiesoflife: Total Solar Eclipse These stunning photographs...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:11:51 -0400

odditiesoflife:

Total Solar Eclipse

These stunning photographs of July 2009′s solar eclipse were taken by Miloslav Druckmüller, a mechanical engineering professor at Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic. The event was captured on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands, an island country located in the northern Pacific Ocean.

prettyontheinside420: Fact: Moss is one of my favorite plants...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:02:11 -0400

prettyontheinside420:

Fact: Moss is one of my favorite plants EVER.

crywanking: lindsayface47: crywanking: THIS IS A FISHE LOOK...

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:14:26 -0400

crywanking:

lindsayface47:

crywanking:

THIS IS A FISHE LOOK AT THIS THING IT’S CALLED A DRAGON KING

HOLY SHIT

Actually I’m pretty sure that’s a betta.

DRAGON KINGS ARE BETTA FISHES YOU DUMB NERD

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Tue, 28 May 2013 21:29:10 -0400