Jellyfish have been possibly around 700 million years or longer, before dinosaurs lived on the Earth.

Jellyfish bodies are actually made up of as much as ~98 % water.

Jellyfish have no heart, bones, brain, ears, noses or even

eyes(some have eyes).

Jellyfish mouth is found in the centre of its body, they use mouth for both eating and pooping.

Some Jellyfish's may never actually die (Theoretically Immortal!).

Some jellyfish are clear, but others are vibrant colours of pink, yellow, blue and purple.

Jellyfish produce their own light!

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The sixteenth-century wing overlooks via della Mercanzia, with the façade entirely covered with frescoes by Raimondo Sirotti that follow those made at the beginning of the twentieth century by Ludovico Pogliaghi, who in turn had rebuilt, reinterpreting them, the original ones of the Tavarone.

The painted decoration of the facade reproduces a marble cladding with ashlar on the ground floor and pilasters that divide the façade into three sections. In the center of the façade, above the imposing marble entrance portal, stands the polychrome figure depicting St. George on horseback killing the dragon, a recurring image in numerous portals of the buildings of the historic center: in the Middle Ages the saint was in fact considered the very symbol of Republic. The subject was freely interpreted by Sirotti in 1990, having disappeared all traces of the seventeenth-century original. On the sides, from left to right, six bronze statues are painted inside false niches, depicting some historical figures of the Republic: the annalist Caffaro, the "Prince" Andrea Doria, the doge Simone Boccanegra (according to some the painting would instead depict the founder of the palace, Guglielmo Boccanegra), the crusader leader Guglielmo Embriaco known as "Head of a mallet", the navigator Christopher Columbus and finally the admiral Benedetto Zaccaria.

The decoration is completed by the figures of Janus and Neptune, also in fake bronze, and the coat of arms of the "Conservatori del Mare", the body in charge of governing the port at the time of the Republic of Genoa. The facade culminates with the clock tower.

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P1620960 - Little Egret - Size - 55-65 cm

# 361 - 20 Jul '2019 - 21:12 (15:42 GMT)

WONDERFUL FACTS - How many bird species are endangered ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at least 12% of the world's bird species are threatened with extinction and an additional 8% are near threatened ...

Number of bird species is between 9,800 and 10,400 depending on the taxonomic classification methods 🌼

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Macaws in open feeder

In fact, they are too beautiful. This place I visited is wonderful, with many macaws flying free everywhere. I was delighted!

Thank you for appreciating and commenting.

May’s Explore takeover is celebrating patterns!

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Foto 12 p. 28

Ara ararauna

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Psittacidae (Família)

Psittaciformes (Ordem)

FREE BIRD

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Bioma Cerrado

Chapada dos Veadeiros

Alto Paraíso de Goiás

Goiás, Brasil

Art Week Gallery Theme

05 Feb. to 11 Feb our theme is:

~~~Vivid Faces ~~~

This is one of my favourite hybrid tea roses from the Roxborough Park Rose Gardens at Baulkham Hills in north-western Sydney. I photographed this rose with my Canon 60D and a Canon 100mm macro lens, and I have now re-edited it more than three times!! I keep applying different filters, effects and frames.

But anyway, this is my contribution to Thursday, 16th July, 2020.

Note: The map keeps saying 'Castle Hill' but in fact it is in Baulkham Hills, Sydney.

Arriving at destination after a long, long flight. The landscape still looks arid, but in fact, we a reaching a wonderful city.

Pine Marten fun fact: a group of Pine Martens is called a Richness!

reading fingers have left almost invisible traces on the letters. the story is very old.

what is readable, what can we know...just some shades and hints of the forgotten lives.

Amazing Facts About the Seagull

Seagulls are very clever. They learn, remember and even pass on behaviors, such as stamping their feet in a group to imitate rainfall and trick earthworms to come to the surface.

Seagulls’ intelligence is clearly demonstrated by a range of different feeding behaviors, such as dropping hard-shelled mollusks onto rocks so that they break open so they can eat them, and following plows in fields where they know upturned grubs and other food sources will be plentiful.

Seagulls are attentive and caring parents. The male and female pair for life and they take turns incubating the eggs, and feeding and protecting the chicks!.

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Thank you for your visit and kind comments!.

You all have a wonderful weekend!.

This Rhinocerous Auklet is ready to breed and is advertising that fact with his horn. This is a captive bird at the Sealife Center in Seward but oh, what fun to watch!

Taken 10 May 2022 at Alaska Sealife Center, Seward, Alaska.

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None of the image material in this account may be copied, downloaded or used in any way without my written permission.

This Luxe Paris Beatnik Dress with Shawl and Boots is a fresh and comfortable look. Aptly named, this delightful outfit reflects the influences of the artistic Beatnik style.

This style has been tremendously influential to the fashion world over the years. In fact, Yves Saint Laurent set its importance in his 1960 show for Christian Dior.

This outfit is now exclusively available at Swank Events for May ’22.

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An interesting fact of Babimost is location the market sguare with town hall outside the current residential zone.

Originally, the wooden buildings of Babimost did not survive due to the fires several times consuming the city. It was not until the 1830s that masonry buildings were built, some of which have survived to this day.

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Ciekawostką Babimostu jest położenie rynku z ratuszem poza obecną strefą mieszkalną.

Pierwotnie drewniana zabudowa Babimostu nie przetrwała ze względu na pożary kilkukrotnie trawiące miasto. Dopiero w latach trzydziestych XIX wieku powstały budynki murowane, spośród których część przetrwała do dziś.

Music:

"Sports Hazardeux" by ALBERT MARCOEUR, in 'Sports et Percussions' (1994)

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Odd fact: The Baltimore Oriole received its name from the fact that the male's colors resembled those on the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore.

If you like this and some of my other images, I invite you to take a look at my wildlife/birding blog, which I try to update every few days. ... grenfell.weebly.com and my web page at www.tekfx.ca

I appreciate your feedback and comments! so feel free to contact me for any reason. I can be reached at billm@tekfx.ca or on Flickrmail

All images are copyright. Please don't use this, or any other of my, images, on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission © All rights reserved

In fact I went to that lake to watch cranes. While I was waiting for their return that picture draw my attention. The perfect reflection, the soft waves leading through the pictures diagonal and the soft light of the setting sun. Everything matched even without any cranes of the photograph.

Eigentlich war ich hier an dem See um Kraniche zu beobachten. Während ich auf deren Rückkehr wartete fiel mir dieses Bild ins Auge. Eine perfekte Spiegelung und die Ausrichtung der sanften Wellen genau in der Diagonale und dazu noch das sanfte Licht der untergehenden Sonne. Da hat alles gepasst, da musste nichtmal ein Kranich dabei sein.

in fact, it’s a very difficult medium to really excel well in because basically, people don’t work hard enough – they’re lazy. Don’t be lazy!

Martin Parr

HPPT! Ukraine Matters!

echinacea, coneflower, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

1/30 seg. f/16 18mm

Hello my friends,

today I share a photograph of the central massif of the Serra da Estrela, in Portugal.

I have another photo with some interesting facts!

For more information, please visit the website:

www.centerofportugal.com/serra-da-estrela-natural-park/

There may also see some more photos of Serra da Estrela in my Album "Serra da Estrela":

www.flickr.com/photos/pentalopes/albums/72157684146026005

I hope you enjoy it and thanks for visiting and comments!

Olá meus amigos,

hoje partilho uma fotografia do maciço central da Serra da Estrela, em Portugal.

Partilhei uma outra fotografia com alguns dados interessantes!

Para mais informações, visite por favor o site:

www.centerofportugal.com/pt/parque-natural-da-serra-da-es...

Também poderão ver mais algumas fotografias da Serra da Estrela no meu Album "Serra da Estrela":

www.flickr.com/photos/pentalopes/albums/72157684146026005

Espero que gostem e muito obrigado pela visita e comentários!

Hallo meine Freunde,

Heute teile ich ein Foto des Zentralmassivs der Serra da Estrela in Portugal.

Ich habe ein weiteres Foto mit einigen interessanten Fakten gepostet!

Für weitere Informationen besuchen Sie bitte die Website:

www.centerofportugal.com/de/der-naturpark-der-serra-da-es...

Sie können mehr Fotos von Serra da Estrela in meinem Album "Serra da Estrela" sehen:

www.flickr.com/photos/pentalopes/albums/72157684146026005

Ich hoffe es gefällt euch und danke für den Besuch und Kommentare!

Bonjour mes amis,

Aujourd'hui, je partage une photo du massif central de la Serra da Estrela, au Portugal.

Voici une autre photo avec des faits intéressants!

Pour plus d'informations, veuillez visiter le site Web:

www.centerofportugal.com/fr/parc-naturel-de-la-serra-da-e...

Il peut aussi y avoir d'autres photos de Serra da Estrela dans mon album "Serra da Estrela":

www.flickr.com/photos/pentalopes/albums/72157684146026005

J'espère que vous l'apprécierez et merci pour votre visite et vos commentaires!

www.flickr.com/photos/pentalopes/42978799430/in/photostream/

Fun fact: In 1810, Alexander Wilson collected a warbler from a magnolia tree in Mississippi, giving it the English name "Black-and-yellow Warbler" and "magnolia" for the scientific species name, which became the common name over time.

Some facts: The ocelot, also known as the dwarf leopard, is a wild cat distributed extensively within South America including the islands of Trinidad and Margarita, Central America, and Mexico. It has been reported as far north as Texas. North of Mexico, it is found regularly only in the extreme southern part of Texas,although there are rare sightings in southern Arizona.

The ocelot is similar in appearance to a domestic cat. Its fur resembles that of a clouded leopard or jaguar and was once regarded as particularly valuable. As a result, hundreds of thousands of ocelots were once killed for their fur. The feline was classified as a vulnerable species from 1972 until 1996, and is now listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocelot

Photographed at Pousada Santa Teresa, Mato Grosso at the end of the day.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. Very much appreciated!

©All rights reserved. Do not use without my express consent. Please contact me at thelma.gatuzzo@gmail.com if you intend to buy or use any of my images.

Well I've chosen this one for Macro Mondays theme "Black and white" was hard to choose! I like the grain in the aluminium and the fact it runs a different direction to the ring pull.

If you didn't know metal has a grain which affects it when it is being formed, one way bends easier than the other which makes a difference of about 1.5° for the same amount of pressure. Boring I know :)

Happy macro Monday all :)

This is the NZ native bird, the Kea. He is in fact a parrot and a very naughty one at that, responsible for many a car being damaged, due to their intelligence and curiosity. This one is in the Staglands Wildlife Sanctuary, one of my favourite places to visit in NZ. We fed him through the chicken wire and both my husband & I were given very sharp and painful nip with that very strong beak - ouch!

Take your pick.

Helios 44M-7 at F5.6

ursus arctos

length: 1 to 2.8 m

weight: 139 kg (male), 95 kg (female)

lifespan: 20 to 30 years

predators: humans

habitat: boreal forest, mountain alpine, arctic tundra

yukon population estimate: 6,000-7,000

they breed for the first time around their 8th year and reproduce every 3 to 4 years

bears routinely distinguish between threatening and non-threatening human behaviour

bears are not mean or malicious; they are very gentle, curious, and tolerant animals

shih shòh (gwich’in)

shär cho (hän)

dlēze (kaska)

srà cho (northern tutchone)

akłaq (inuvialuit)

atsìá sho (big grandpa) (southern tutchone)

shash chō (tagish)

shüh choh (upper tanana)

xóots or xûts (tlingit)

Chinese tourist groups are easy to spot. Many, if not most have a unique baseball hat of bright colours. Our group from Canada included sizable percentage of Asian/Canadians, but none came from Hongkong, Taiwan or mainland China. I did not see people playing baseball, but many are wearing baseball hats. In fact, the only sports I have seen playing was badminton, tai-chi, sword swinging and also line-dancing is big. Given the fact that 90% of North American baseball hats are made in China and used for promoting anything from tooth paste to tractors, no wonder the Chinese adopted them.

There were several tourist groups, like this one from the far away Chinese provinces, at wide promenade of The Bund. The Bund, must see when in Shanghai, is actually collections of 50 historic buildings from the former British Concession on the west side of Huangpu River.

815. China 08, Shanghai. 2019-Apr 24, P1140214. Uploaded 2021-Oct-03. Lmx -ZS100.

My silver leaf earrings with a splattering of silver leaf flakes from my craft stash. I bought the earrings from Follyology, one of my favourite shops in Holt, Norfolk. They are quite a bright silver but the edit has dulled and darkened them down a lot. The fact that it's a dull day here hasn't helped. HSoS

Aliens love winter. 👽 ❄️

"The fact that people are born with two eyes but only one mouth,

suggests that they should see twice as much as they should talk".

- Marie Marquise de Svign -

an alternate photo for Macro Monday- telephone

A sample of some of the books on my bookshelf. Taken with a vintage Canon AE-1-Program camera with a FD 55mm S.S.C f1.2 lens using a Konica VX400 Monochrome film that expired in October 2005.

* Inspired by the fact that today in the woods in the same spot you see me sitting here, I found six hawk feathers in the leaves.

Once a genius, always a genius

Water drops. As many of you that have been Flickr friends for a while will know water and rain drops are a fascination of mine. It’s been nice today even though it’s dry but cold and overcast to pop out to the garden to catch some drops.

I toyed with the idea of zooming in on the drop, it opted for the “bigger picture”. Interesting how bare the trees become at this time of year, knowing how full of growth they were back in the summer.

Thanks for stopping

Virginia City, Nevada

HBM! Enjoy your new week and thanks for your visit Best seen large by clicking on the photo.

samsung s22

Unguided missile launcher from the 1800's or earlier. Dropped in favor of the larger wooden wheel models. Less hernias, while moving said unit, were endured as a result.

IMG_9778 2021 05 08

57 Chevy Higlights

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Vyšehrad is the oldest seat of Czech princes; in fact, the local settlement was established in the mid-10 th century. Situated on a rocky promontory above the Vltava River, it offers stunning views of the city, and the park area holds hidden architectural treasures including the rare Romanesque Rotunda of St Martin, the neo-Gothic Church of Sts Peter and Paul, the national cemetery Slavín, and the underground casements housing the some of the original Baroque statues from the Charles Bridge.

Total Session

P1070463-1 - Sunrise - Bay of Bengal - East Coast

# 332 - 24 Oct '18 - 15:15 (09:45 GMT)

She is almost our backyard .. A minute walk away ..

Early in the morning .. Had a walk along the shore .. The Slow Rise Of The Sun Was Wonderful.

WONDERFUL FACTS - What is the most powerful bird in the world?

The wild animal known to have been killed and carried away by a bird was a 15 pound male red howler monkey killed by a Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) in Manu National Park, Peru in 1990.

The Harpy Eagle is considered the world's most powerful bird of prey, although it weighs only 20 pounds. 🐧

Happy birding 🐾

Thanks to Mary for the great idea!!!!!!

Lovington, New Mexico

... in fact, it's one of me. Shot by Ili (flickr page here) at the closed storefront next to Palate Palette, after the Resistiv3 drum n bass gig. Look closely and you'll see my trusty camera bag.

Ricoh R1

Expired 400asa unknown film taken from a disposable camera and shot at 100asa

Homemade C41 and Bleach

Epson V700

The Lorenz attractor is, without a doubt, the emblematic figure of chaos theory and probably one of the most popular mathematical figures. It was at the beginning of the 60s when the mathematician Edward Lorenz discovered in his laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston that small variations in the initial conditions of a system of differential equations that simulated the state of the climate in a certain region, produced large divergences in the results. What he had discovered is what later became known as the "Butterfly Effect": a flap of a butterfly's wings would be enough to trigger a cyclone. The Lorenz attractor is the representation in space, through numerical methods, of the solution curves of the system of three differential equations with three variables studied by Lorenz.

This is a photograph showing the Lorenz attractor generated with a simple code from the free software Octave.

Photograph of the monitor taken with Nikon D5600, 55 mm.

Richard is still on my speed dial