Image: Prof. Dr. Rechenberg Cebrennus rechenbergi |
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Wednesday 30 April 2014
Moroccan Flic-flac Spider
Sunday 27 April 2014
Stilt-legged Fly
Image: Laura Gooch |
Friday 25 April 2014
Blind Lizard
Image: Brown, Rafe |
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Sunday 20 April 2014
Bird's Nest Fungus
Image: Monica R. |
Friday 18 April 2014
Jaw Worm
Image: Matthew Hooge |
These are among the most famous and diverse of the animal phyla; splendidly bountiful branches of the tree of life. But let's not allow their mind-boggling variety cause us to overlook the more stark branches with their tiny animal life that barely anyone has ever heard of.
Wednesday 16 April 2014
Potoo
Image: Yanayacu Biological Station |
Closely related to nightjars and frogmouths, the Potoo is the avian equivalent of your crazy uncle. You know the one—when he shows up to the family reunion you can’t tell if he’s been hitting the bottle since 9 AM, or just coming off of another Special K bender.
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Four New Carnivorous Sponges
Just when you thought it was safe to step into the bathroom, researchers introduce four new species of carnivorous sponge to the "Known to Science" list.
Sunday 13 April 2014
Blind Cavefish
Image: H. Zell Astyanax mexicanus |
Thus spake The Eyeless One, Pallid Wanderer of the Underdark, He Who Sees Without Sight, the one they call... Blind Cavefish.
Friday 11 April 2014
I'm the tall one
Check out another view of that day foraging with Monica Wilde over at Little Outdoor Kylie. Turns out that hat is her thing, haha!
She's got loads of pictures and as usual I'm the tall one with glasses. I'm not always the scruffy one in a hat, though!
She's got loads of pictures and as usual I'm the tall one with glasses. I'm not always the scruffy one in a hat, though!
Hidden Miracles of the Natural World
Small...
Smaller...
Really, really tiny!
Video: TED
Hot on the heels of Daniel Stoupin's latest effort, Louie Schwartzberg, assisted by his glamorous mane of hair, shows us some sights too slow, fast or small for the eye to see. It all comes from a movie he's been working on called Mysteries of the Unseen World.
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Sunday 6 April 2014
Burton's Snake Lizard
Image: Matt Lialis burtonis |
Rules, however, are made to be broken.
Friday 4 April 2014
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Conch Flippin' Easy
Image: divemasterking2000 |
Turns out not all snails find flipping themselves over quite so arduous a process...