rhamphotheca:

Rose Myrtle Lappet Moth (Trabala vishnou guttata)

- family Lasiocampidae, subspecies endemic to Taiwan, species found throughout East Asia, males are green, females are yellow, larvae feed on the leaves of Poplar trees.

(photos: T/2/3L - Shipher Wu; 3R - Logan Lai; B - Thomas Brown)

likeafieldmouse:

Darren Waterston 

1. Remote Futures (2012)

2. Dolorosa (2013)

3. Split the Lark (2013)

4. Shadow from the Flowering (2007)

5. Umbria from the Flowering (2007)

6. Apocalyptic Study No. 1 (2006)

7. Tree of Sorrows (2013)

aquaticallyinclined:

Work by Nadezhda Illarionova

staceythinx:

These photos of camouflaged animals by Art Wolfe are like the “Where’s Waldo” of the animal kingdom. You can see more here.

staceythinx:

Some of the 14 Spectacular Basalt Formations assembled for a beautiful and informative gallery by The World Geography.

archiemcphee:

For a stunning series entitled Blackwater, Hawaii-based diver and photographer Joshua Lambus takes beautiful photos of luminous aquatic creatures against a perfectly black background that enables us to better appreciate just how incredibly awesome they are.

Lambus says, “Now being underwater I’m inundated with stories, struggles, triumphs. Seeing our fragile ecosystem inch ever closer to the verge of destruction pushes me to continue my work, not only for artistic value, but for a far greater purpose. I hope to tell a story and ask for help for those without a voice.”

Here’s hoping we’ll see some of these enchanting cephalopods in our dreams tonight. 

Visit My Modern Metropolis to view more of Joshua Lambus’ astonishing Blackwater series and then head over to his own website to check out more of his photographic work.

the-science-llama:

If Earth Had Rings

First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.

However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.

Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.

During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.

Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
— Click the photos for captions

lokilokibangbang:

credit to © Michael Rutzen 

100304:

Just some birds skateboarding