awesome photo gallery from telegraph.co.uk:
click on the picture for the gallery
Posts Tagged nature
i would love to do research on these
Ever seen a crab molt?
Jun 24
This is a freaky, but cool, time lapse vid
Amazing underwater river
Apr 29
these pics are from the cave Cenote Angelita in Mexico…click here for more pics
diver’s description:
“We are 30 meters deep, fresh water, then 60 meters deep– salty water and under me I see a river, island and fallen leaves… Actually, the river, which you can see, is a layer of hydrogen sulphide.”
these sites are absolutely amazing…ive only been to one so far (great barrier reef) and bahamas will be next…the others will take alot more $$$$ before i can get to them
Nickel Power: Plastic Bag Use Plummets in Nation’s Capital
The nation’s capital is witnessing the power of a nickel.
Use of disposable paper and plastic bags in the District of Columbia has plummeted 86 percent since the city first began imposing a fee on their use Jan. 1.
Customers who tote their food or liquor purchases home in store-provided bags are now charged 5 cents for each one they use. The fees go to a fund for cleaning up the city’s Anacostia River.
How about a fungus that is an astounding 2200 acres large and 2400 fucking years old:
Until August of 2000 it was thought that the largest living organism was a fungus of the same species (Armillaria ostoyae) that covered 1,500 acres (600 hectares) found living in the state of Washington. But then mycology experts surmised that if an Armillaria that large could be found in Washington, then perhaps one just as large could be responsible for the trees dying in the Malheur National Forest in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. Researchers were astonished at the sheer magnitude of the find. This most recent find was estimated to cover over 2,200 acres (890 hectares) and be at least 2,400 years old, possibly older.
alot more information here:
Largest Living Organism
New Giant Lizard Discovery “an Unprecedented Surprise”
It has a double penis, is as long as a tall human, and lives in a heavily populated area of the Philippines. Yet somehow the giant lizard Varanus bitatawa has gone undetected by science until now.
Long known to Filipino tribal hunters, the monitor lizard was identified as a new species in 2009 via its DNA, scale pattern, size, and peculiar penis, a new study says.
i wish i had a double penis
The world’s biggest tsunami
Apr 10
this is absolutely incredible: The largest recorded tsunami was a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska. Click the link below for pics, eyewitness accounts, and really interesting maps showing the damage.