Monkey orchids are actually a whole family. And they all look like monkeys. It looks as if mother nature had some primates in mind when coming up with these unique flowers. The Dracula genus of orchids – more often referred to as the “Monkey Orchid” – is a family with more than 110 different varieties with an uncanny resemblance to monkey heads. Most of Dracula Orchid … [Read more...] about These Rare Orchids Look Like Monkey Faces When They Bloom
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It turned out to be amazing when the cut surface of the meteorite was thoroughly polished
It is a picture of cutting the "Chinger meteorite'' discovered in 1913 in the Republic of Tuva, which borders Mongolia, into four pieces and polishing the cut surface thoroughly. The contrast between the surface and the cut surface is very surprising. The Chinger meteorite is an iron meteorite called `` ataxite '' containing 18% nickel. Currently, only about 50 meteorites … [Read more...] about It turned out to be amazing when the cut surface of the meteorite was thoroughly polished
Here’s What Happens When Bacteria are Cultured on an Eight-Year-Hand Old’s
The world is teaming with microbes. That fact is never so graphically apparent as when someone actually takes the time to culture the bacteria and yeast growing on everything — from pillowcases to toilets to eyeballs. Fortunately many of these microbes are vital to human health. So perhaps this photo of the stuff previously living on an eight-year-old … [Read more...] about Here’s What Happens When Bacteria are Cultured on an Eight-Year-Hand Old’s
A Moment In A Million When Lightning Strikes A Tree
A woman in West Virginia snapped a one-in-a-million shot of a tree being struck by lightning. Anthony Conn, a weekend anchor for WCHS, posted the photo to his Twitter account. The photo was sent to him by a woman named Debbie Parker in Hardy County, West Virginia. "Crazy photo from tonight's storm sent to me by Debbie Parker from Hardy County, WV," Conn wrote. … [Read more...] about A Moment In A Million When Lightning Strikes A Tree
When Your Shadow Is Cast Upon A Cloud In Opposition To A Powerful Light Source, This Rare Optical Sight Known As “Brocken Spectre” Occurs
The phenomenon is also known as a "mountain spectre" because it most commonly occurs when an observer stands at a higher altitude on a mountain and sees their shadow cast on a cloud at a lower altitude. A Brocken spectre, on the other hand, can occur in any setting when an observer's magnified (and seemingly enormous) shadow is cast in mid air against any type of cloud … [Read more...] about When Your Shadow Is Cast Upon A Cloud In Opposition To A Powerful Light Source, This Rare Optical Sight Known As “Brocken Spectre” Occurs