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NJ Wight, one of the hardest working wildlife... 15 Nov 2012 | 04:50 am
NJ Wight, one of the hardest working wildlife photographer’s I know. She takes beautiful photos, and she’s a wonderful human being to boot! Please help her out if you can. Thanks! njwight: Thanks t...
WHY ZEBRAS DEVELOPED STRIPES?Equus zebra©Edgar Angelone,... 30 Apr 2012 | 02:42 pm
WHY ZEBRAS DEVELOPED STRIPES? Equus zebra ©Edgar Angelone, Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Researchers from Hungary and Sweden claim to have solved the mystery of zebra stripes. The stripes, they ...
GLASS FROGS and EGGSHyalinobatrachium valerioi ©Elke... 30 Apr 2012 | 01:44 pm
GLASS FROGS and EGGS Hyalinobatrachium valerioi ©Elke Vockenhuber Hyalinobatrachium valerioi is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama...
SYMBIOSIS - SEA ANEMONE & HERMIT CRAB©Photograph by Darlyne... 30 Apr 2012 | 12:30 pm
SYMBIOSIS - SEA ANEMONE & HERMIT CRAB ©Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski, National Geographic Symbiosis = mutual benefit…win-win. In exchange for your protective sting, I will provide you with food… ...
MITCHELL’s DIURNAL or PAINTED TRILOBITE... 29 Apr 2012 | 03:01 am
MITCHELL’s DIURNAL or PAINTED TRILOBITE COCKROACH Polyzosteria mitchelli ©clusterpod / Andrei Nikulinsky This is an especially nice shot by Tumblr’s own clusterpod, a wonderful Australian photographe...
TEMMINICKS TRAGOPANTragopan temminckii©Jan Harteman The... 28 Apr 2012 | 06:12 pm
TEMMINICKS TRAGOPAN Tragopan temminckii ©Jan Harteman The Temminck’s Tragopan is a medium-sized pheasant in the genus Tragopan. The male is a stocky red-and-orange bird with white-spotted plumage, bl...
SALP COLONY shuts down a Nuclear Plant off Southern... 28 Apr 2012 | 05:48 pm
SALP COLONY shuts down a Nuclear Plant off Southern California ©Richard Hermann Photography The workers of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in Southern California received a very slimy surprise...
MEALY PARROT Amazona farinosa ©David G. Hemmings /... 20 Apr 2012 | 05:57 pm
MEALY PARROT Amazona farinosa ©David G. Hemmings / www.naturesphotoadventures.com —- Thanks fairy-wren - I was so glad to see this posting of a Mealy Parrot photo. I was fortunate to spend a few week...
PEPPERMINT STICK INSECTMegacrania batesii© Photo and Text... 20 Apr 2012 | 04:25 pm
PEPPERMINT STICK INSECT Megacrania batesii © Photo and Text emblatame (Ron)-Flickr The Peppermint Stick Insect has a very small and patchy distribution along some beach areas in Cape Tribulation, Ett...
PISTOL SHRIMPSuper Family: Alpheoidea©Ellen Muller The pistol... 20 Apr 2012 | 04:07 pm
PISTOL SHRIMP Super Family: Alpheoidea ©Ellen Muller The pistol shrimp competes with much larger animals like the Sperm Whale and Beluga Whale for the title of ‘loudest animal in the sea’. Amazing, g...
