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mai 20

Moor frogs Moor frogs (Rana arvalis) temporarily turning blue at the Ljubljana Marshes, Slovenia. It is thought that males turn blue during the mating season so they can quickly distinguish males from females among the dense frog populations Photograph: Luka Esenko/Rex Features

Moor frogs

Moor frogs (Rana arvalis) temporarily turning blue at the Ljubljana Marshes, Slovenia. It is thought that males turn blue during the mating season so they can quickly distinguish males from females among the dense frog populations
Photograph: Luka Esenko/Rex Features

Puffins  (Farne Islands)   Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Puffins  (Farne Islands)
 
Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Elks Photograph : Discovery Channel

Elks


Photograph : Discovery Channel

Pronghorns   Photograph: Discovery Channel

Pronghorns
 
Photograph: Discovery Channel

mai 19

The stamens of an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) flower.   A stamen, the male reproductive organ, consists of a filament (green) with an anther (red) at its tip. Photograph: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo Library/ Barcroft Media

The stamens of an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) flower.
 
A stamen, the male reproductive organ, consists of a filament (green) with an anther (red) at its tip.
Photograph: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo Library/ Barcroft Media

Pollen on the stigma of a sunflower plant (Helianthus sp.).   The stigma, part of the flower’s female reproductive structure, is curled over here, with pollen grains (spiky orange balls) adhering to the yellow trichomes (hairs) on its underside Photograph: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo Library

Pollen on the stigma of a sunflower plant (Helianthus sp.).
 
The stigma, part of the flower’s female reproductive structure, is curled over here, with pollen grains (spiky orange balls) adhering to the yellow trichomes (hairs) on its underside
Photograph: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo Library

Easter cactus flower Part of the stigma (pink) of an Easter cactus flower (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri). This is the top part of the female reproductive structure (carpel) of the flower. Pollen grains containing the male sex cells land on the stigma and may move down the style (not seen) into the ovary (not seen) Photograph: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo Library/ Barcroft Media

Easter cactus flower

Part of the stigma (pink) of an Easter cactus flower (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri). This is the top part of the female reproductive structure (carpel) of the flower. Pollen grains containing the male sex cells land on the stigma and may move down the style (not seen) into the ovary (not seen)
Photograph: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo Library/ Barcroft Media

Buttercup flower The pistil (orange) is surrounded by the stamens (pink) of a Buttercup flower (Ranunculus sp.) Photograph: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo Library/ Barcroft Media

Buttercup flower

The pistil (orange) is surrounded by the stamens (pink) of a Buttercup flower (Ranunculus sp.)
Photograph: Susumu Nishinaga/Science Photo Library/ Barcroft Media

T’ang Large Terracotta Sculpture of a Camel Origin: ChinaCirca: 618 AD to 906 AD Dimensions: 35.5” (90.2cm) high

T’ang Large Terracotta Sculpture of a Camel

Origin: China
Circa: 618 AD to 906 AD
Dimensions: 35.5” (90.2cm) high

(Source : barakatgallerybeverlyhills, via snowonredearth)

mai 14

Caribous

Caribous

(Source : wild-heartedx, via paul-henriette)

mai 07

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Moody tree by mezameyo

Moody tree

by mezameyo

(via flowerfood)

Mésange - Blue tit Photographie de Julian Stratenschulte

Mésange - Blue tit

Photographie de Julian Stratenschulte

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mai 06

The tentacled snake This aquatic south-east asian snake is an ambush genius and is unique for the two sprouting tentacles on at the tip of its head. The tentacles are tiny, twiddly motion detectors, which the snake uses to detect fish. Its hunting method is surprisingly sneaky, using water waves to trick fish into darting in the wrong direction, straight into its mouth. photographie de Smithsonian’s National Zoo/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 source : Wired

The tentacled snake

This aquatic south-east asian snake is an ambush genius and is unique for the two sprouting tentacles on at the tip of its head. The tentacles are tiny, twiddly motion detectors, which the snake uses to detect fish. Its hunting method is surprisingly sneaky, using water waves to trick fish into darting in the wrong direction, straight into its mouth.
photographie de Smithsonian’s National Zoo/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
source : Wired

Pigbutt worm Discovered by MBARI researchers, Chaetopterus pugaporcinus [Chaetopterid worm that looks like the rump of a pig] spends its life drifting about 1,000 metres below the ocean surface. The pigbutt worm is about the size of a marble and the image above shows the worm’s mouth Photographie de Karen Osborn (c) 2006 MBARI source : Wired

Pigbutt worm

Discovered by MBARI researchers, Chaetopterus pugaporcinus [Chaetopterid worm that looks like the rump of a pig] spends its life drifting about 1,000 metres below the ocean surface. The pigbutt worm is about the size of a marble and the image above shows the worm’s mouth
Photographie de Karen Osborn (c) 2006 MBARI
source : Wired