At first glance, it appears that these ants have taken up rhythmic gymnastics. The spheres the thirsty insects are carrying along a piece of thread, however, are drops of water, and the stunning close-up images were taken with a smartphone. Analiza Daran De Guzman captured them in her garden in the Philippines. After her regular camera broke, she used her Samsung Galaxy … [Read more...] about That is Ant-Tastic! Incredible Smartphone Photos Show Hardworking Insects ‘Juggling’ Water Droplets And Carrying Flowers
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Incredible Photographs Show A Colony Of Thirsty Ants Sipping On Water Droplets
A series of striking photographs captured a colony of thirsty ants sipping on water droplets in a Russian forest. Irina Kozorog, 43, spent a month visiting the same spot every day to watch the ants quench their thirst and demonstrate their incredible strength. The ant enthusiast from Moscow, Russia, captured the incredible insects sipping from the liquid spheres while … [Read more...] about Incredible Photographs Show A Colony Of Thirsty Ants Sipping On Water Droplets
Weird ant-ics: Bugs depicted lifting weights and sewing a button
The humble worker of the insect world is seen hitching a ride on a makeshift trailer, sewing a button, inspecting a berry and even weightlifting I'm sure you never expected to see images like these. The humble insect worker can be seen riding on a makeshift trailer, sewing a button, inspecting a berry, and even weightlifting. It's a nice change from building all those … [Read more...] about Weird ant-ics: Bugs depicted lifting weights and sewing a button
African Man’s Tale From Mozambique. Yasuke Was The First Black Samurai In Japanese History
The transatlantic slave trade that Europeans engaged in during the 16th century is said to have given Japan its first black man, who went on to become the first black Samurai in the nation and go down in history. Yasuke, as he was known, is thought to have been born in Mozambique in or around 1555. He served as a slave for Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valignano. In 1579, … [Read more...] about African Man’s Tale From Mozambique. Yasuke Was The First Black Samurai In Japanese History
The Intriguing History Of The Enormous Sequoia Tree Known As Mark Twain, Which Was Felled In 1891
The forest contains some of the world's biggest and largest trees and is located in what is now known as Kings Canyon National Park (east of Fresno, California). The well-known Big Stump can be found here. This massive stump, which has a diameter of 52 feet, once held an enormous sequoia tree nicknamed "Mark Twain," after the actual writer Mark Twain visited the stump and was … [Read more...] about The Intriguing History Of The Enormous Sequoia Tree Known As Mark Twain, Which Was Felled In 1891