TOUCH THE NATURE
O dever que nos é dado, instintivamente, é cuidar para que deixemos de ser a única espécie animal que destrói sua própria casa.
Este blog é dedicado ao deslumbrante mundo pouco conhecido: A NATUREZA.
The Highest Resolution Photograph of Planet Earth ever taken
Stunning. Happy Earth Day :)
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) by dbrooker1 on Flickr
The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America. The Red Admiral has a 45–50 mm (1.8–2.0 in) wing span. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring, and sometimes again in autumn.
This large butterfly is identified by its striking dark brown, red, and black wing pattern. More specifically, the dark wings possess orange bands that cross the fore wings and on the outer edge of the hind wings; white spots on the dorsal fore wings near the front margin; reddish bars on dorsal surface of all four wings The caterpillar feeds on nettles, and the adult drinks from flowering plants like the Buddleia and overripe fruit.
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A giant rat species last seen 37 years ago and feared extinct has been seen again on the Philippines island of Dinagat.
Crateromys australis, or the Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat, belongs to a family of tree-dwelling, leaf-eating rats found only in the Philippines and growing up to 2.5 feet long.
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Scientific American Image of the Week #39, April 23rd, 2012: Fatal Spirotrich Sex
A stunning DIC (differential interference contrast) microscope photo by Scientific American Blogs’ own Ocelloid shows glittering jewel-like creatures literally having sex to death. These beautiful spirotrichs have unfortunately fused at the mouth while reproducing, which you can see at the right of the image, with all the cilia. The ability for scientists to image microfauna such as these is essential, and DIC has the advantage of imaging these organisms while leaving them unstained and alive (unless they have fatal cilia mouth sex).
From: Pond water ‘microforay’: amoeba and ciliate sex gone horribly wrong by Psi Wavefunction at The Ocelloid.
Source: Psi Wavefunction
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Gina Glover, a photographer with a degree in Human Genetics, is the creator of these amazing works of art. “Chromosomal Stripy Socks” won the Medical Research Council/Novartis/Daily Telegraph Visions of Science award and appeared on the cover of Nature.
If you are interested in science photography or the intersection of art and science I highly recommend reading the interview!
Maria Grønlund: A World In A Vector
This. Is. Too. Good.
Two cells + 2x23 chromosomes = You.
Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) on a rose petal
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Rafflesia Arnoldii
Rafflesia arnoldii is the world’s largest flower having a diameter of about one meter and weighing up to ten kilograms. It is a rare flower and not easily located. It grows only once a year and blooms for around five days. According to researches in discovery news, this flower that looks and smells like rotting flesh is related to flimsy flowers like violets, poinsettias and passionflowers. Hence it also called as “meat flower” or “corpse flower”. The flower is pollinated by flies and carrion beetles attracted by its vile smell. It contains about 27 species and found in Indonesian rain forests of southeastern Asia and Philippines. Rafflesia is an official state flower of Indonesia, Surat Thani Province in Thailand and Sabah state in Malaysia.
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A lush multi-tasking lamp
Babylone, an air-purifying pendant lamp/planter from Greenworks, a Stockholm-based “living furniture” firm with the aim to “bring the outdoors indoors.”
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