It might give the impression of being a tardy little fellow, but then, all of a sudden… it turns out to be hardy. Image credits: Richard Herrmann / Adriane Honerbrink The sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi) has a rather curious name, with an attitude to match. This creepy little fish can scare off animals much larger …
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Ladies and gentlemen, the award for best invertebrate mimicry goes to Hemeroplanes triptolemus for its masterful impersonation of a venomous snake! Photo: Andreas Kay Native to the rainforests of the Amazon, the snake mimic caterpillar turns into a rather unimpressive moth in the family Sphingidae, but in its larval stage it incorporates an astonishing survival …
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Although lava domes are pretty common, symmetrical ones are extremely rare. The chances are you haven’t seen one yet – until now. The Mauna Ulu eruption of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii With lasted a whopping 1,774 days, that is, almost five years. At the time, it was Kilauea’s longest running eruption and produced about 460 …
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A massive, human-sized leaf has been on display at the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA) in Manaus, Brazil, for decades, becoming a kind of local attraction. However, the complete identity of the tree it belongs to has remained a mystery – until now. More than 35 years after being seen for the first time, …
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Imagine walking in the forest a coming across a white wig in the middle of the road. When you touch it, however, it turns out it’s not a wig. Meet the rare and unique “hair ice”. Photo: wanderflechten Hair ice is a type of ice that forms on dead wood and takes the shape of …
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The extremely rare agate rock was recently found in the Soledade region in Brazil. The fact that it resembles Cookie Monster just further adds to its rarity. Mike Bowers from California who specialises in such rocks – and appears to own this one – said the object was recovered in November 2020 and could be …
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When flowers look like flowers, we mostly appreciate their presence, but sometimes they can trick us. Especially when they take on the form of other creatures of Nature, a white dove, a dancing girl, even a naked man… Here are some of weirdest-looking flowers on earth that resemble something (or somebody) else. Naked-man orchid (Orchzis …
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Local people refer to it as Api Biru (Blue Fire), and the mountain really comes up to its name: the blue flames that burn in its crater can be up to five meters (16 feet) high. The blue fire of Mt. Ijen. Photo: Thomas Fuhrmann But it’s not only flames… Sometimes Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen volcano …
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A unique mushroom with true gills has been found fruiting underwater in the clear, cold, flowing waters of the upper Rogue River in Oregon. Photo: Robert A. Coffan/OggiScienza When Southern Oregon University professor Robert Coffan discovered psathyrella aquatica, he wasn’t actually looking for it. When during a family picnic he waded into the Rogue River, …
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A cactus that creeps through the desert. Photo: Pamla J. Eisenberg Commonly known as the creeping devil, Stenocereus eruca is one of the most distinctive cacti. Why? Well, you know, it creeps on the ground. Creeping devil lies on the ground and grows at one end while the other end slowly dies, with a succession …
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