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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Today's fun fact - Black Swans were presumed not to exist because there was only ever records of white ones. Then when Europeans discovered they did in fact exist, in WA Australia, the phrase "black swan" was coined. The Black Swan by scholar Nassim Taleb, was ranked by the Sunday Times one of the 12 most influential books since World War II. Taleb's black swan theory states that dramatic unexpected events matter more to history than regular happenings.

Bit simpler for me, I just like to photograph them on the local lake. Especially at sunset. Like little floating silhouettes. (bit of an older pic, revisiting some unloved pics from my Flickr exile years)

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P1280401 - Red-billed Blue Magpie - Size - 65–68 cm

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The Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae. is about the same size as the Eurasian Magpie - but has a much longer tail, one of the longest tails of any corvid.

is 65–68 cm (25.5–27 in) long and weigh 196–232g

At - Tons River - Sundra - Uttarakhand - Western Himalayas.

WONDERFUL FACTS - Which is the smartest animal ...

Dolphins are well-documented as intelligent animals ... As Discovery News reports, the dolphin's large brain is structured for awareness and emotion. In fact, dolphinbrains are more structurally complex than humans. (Jul 15, 2016) 🐬

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P1150910 - Common Pierrot - Size - 24 - 34 mm

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Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon) - is a small butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the lycaenids, or blues family.

At - Gingee Fort - Eastern Ghats.

WONDERFUL FACTS - It's Official:- Three-Toed Sloths Are the Slowest Mammals on Earth.

After seven years of studying three-toed sloths, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made it official: the tree-dwelling animals are the slowest mammalson earth, metabolically speaking. (Nov 1, 2016) 🐾

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Temple of the Count another elegant Classic Palenque temple, which got its name from the fact that early explorer Jean Frederic Waldeck lived in the building for some time, and Waldeck claimed to be a count.

"Spirit Island"

Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park.

The island is a spiritual place for the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, who believe mountains are physical representations of their ancestors. The fact that Spirit Island is surrounded on three sides by the same mountain range is very rare and makes it particularly significant to the Stoney. The color of the water is different at Spirit Island than where cruises depart at the Maligne Lake docks. The further south on the lake you travel, the closer you get to glaciers, and the more emerald-colored the water becomes due to the presence of rock flour from the glaciers.

For this image, I smoothed out the water to give it a more peaceful environment. This was one of top three bucket list locations from this adventure. Moraine Lake at sunrise, walking on a glacier on the Icefield's Parkway, and Spirit Island in Jasper NP. We ended up driving over 4k miles from KC to the upper parts of Alberta, Canada. What an adventure.

The Chief Joseph Hwy., into Cody, WY.

Yellow Rumped Warbler interesting fact: females build the nest, which is a cup of twigs, pine needles, grasses, and rootlets. She may also use moose, horse, and deer hair, moss, and lichens. She lines this cup with fine hair and feathers, sometimes woven into the nest in such a way that they curl up and over the eggs. Sounds very cozy! This is one from last week's kayak on the Rideau River.

In fact the group at the top were not threatening at all. Some were about to descend the staircase, the others were a photographer taking pictures of the man posing on the handrail..

Ein weiterer solitärer Baum in winterlicher Landschaft, aufgenommen am vergangenen Wochenende im Landschaftsschutzgebiet "Fischehuder Wümmeniederung". Rechts im Bild seht ihr einen kleinen Halo der sich in den hohen Wolkenschichten zeigt (tatsächlich ist es kein Lensflare - ich konnte ihn auch ohne Kamera sehen ;-) )

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Another solitary tree in a wintry landscape, taken last weekend in the "Fischehuder Wümmeniederung" conservation area. On the right of the picture you can see a small halo that shows up in the high cloud layers (in fact, it's not a lens flare - I could see it without the camera ;-) ).

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.

Did a short hike up to Mt Ettalong Lookout — a cracking spot to take in the sleepy little village of Pearl Beach.

I’ve always loved the way the beach curves away like a brushstroke of gold against the ocean.

Fun Fact: That little island off the headland is Lion Island — a nature reserve named after its shape, though from this angle it looks more like a sleepy seal than a lion to me.

Across the water are Sydney’s northern beaches — only about 3 km away as the seagull flies, but nearly a 100 km (and 90-minute!) drive to get there by car.

Maybe one day, when I win Lotto, I’ll move to Pearl Beach!

Have a great week everyone — and thanks as always for the comments, they’re truly appreciated!

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Well, I knew the aliens had arrived, but I didn’t realize they were crossing already. In fact, a little gray alien in a yellow rain slicker is at this crossing twice a day, morning and evening. He has a sign to stop traffic from getting into the landing site. The sign says “watch out for metal that you haven’t even discovered yet falling from the sky.“ under that it says, “Violators will be experimented on!”

Surprisingly, no one has gone beyond this point.

You can occasionally see little gray aliens climbing all over their flying saucer and speaking gibberish to each other. To think people believe they could conquer us. We could just get together a group of people with size 12 and larger shoes to step on them if they cause any trouble.

Definitely one of my favorite birds, not only because it is incredibly cute and very friendly, but also because it is a very caring and loving bird.

From the paridae family, (same as the chickadee) they have a very peculiar way of taking care of their young, usually with the help of one of their offsprings from the previous year. How do they decide who stays behind to help is simply fascinating to me!

If you want to know more about this bird, this site has very interesting facts:

www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/tufted-titmouse

And the look, it is the look of love for peanuts and sunflower seeds!

If you don’t know your cardinal from your titmouse, just remember this sound: " Peter, peter peter", and that will be your titmouse ;)

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Common NameCaribbean flamingo, American flamingoKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassAvesOrderCiconiiformesFamilyPhoenicopteridaeGenus SpeciesPhoenicopterus (crimson winged) ruber ruber (red)

Fast Facts

DescriptionCaribbean flamingos are tall, large bodied birds with long necks and small heads. Most flamingos have bright pink or crimson plumage, legs, and bills. The Caribbean flamingo is by far the brightest and one of the largest of all the flamingos.SizeApproximately 80–145 cm (31–57 in.) long

Females tend to be smaller than malesWeightApproximately 1.9–3 kg (4.2–6.6 lbs.)DietIncludes algae, diatoms, aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans and mollusksIncubation26–31 daysClutch SizeTypically 1 large eggFledging DurationApproximately 11 weeks

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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First off, let's establish size here. Even though this has been shot with a macro lens, this is nowhere even close to a macro shot, not even close-focus! In fact, this is (on sensor) about 5:1 or about 1/5 life size. This (harmless to humans) wasp from head to tip of her ovipositor is around 15 cm (6") !!!, and yes you can tell it's a female, because she has an ovipositor (duh). This is the largest parasitic wasp in North America, at it's very northern boundary on the north coast of Lake Erie. I did try to get in for a macro shot of her face, but she was having no part of that paparazzi crap. First time I've ever seen this beauty, and trust me I was borderline catatonic with the excitement! Two-image stack, handheld.

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I returned to the park where the nuthatches and chickadees will handfeed. That didn't happen on this very cold day, in fact, there were very few birds (or people) to be seen. The White-breasted Nuthatch was quite happy to stay on its snowy perch.

White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis

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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.

(3 image HDR)With a little twist of 'olli-ort'..

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INFO 'The Domesday Book records Ringmore as a Devon Manor known then as ‘Ronmore’. Stephen de Haccombe, and his successors are know to have built three chapels in the area, two survive as chapels today, one at Haccombe, and the other is St Nicholas in Ringmore, Shaldon.

This was consecrated and dedicated to St.Peter, and became the new Parish Church of St.Nicholas, South Devon in 1903. St Nicholas was subsequently renovated with funds generated by a generous benefactor, and was given the official title of Chapel of Ease.'

Neen, blijkbaar zou de 186 502 niet de laatste "Een job bij DB Cargo" Traxx zijn die ik in 2020 op foto zou krijgen, want een dikke twintig minuten later kwam de 186 498 door met de BASF shuttle richting Ludwigshafen.

Fraaie herkansing voor deze plek waar ik een maand eerder nog samen met Wouter in de bewolking gestrand was.

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I decided that it was time to move after having taken my picture of the 186 502.

A kilometer to the east I found another decent location. In fact it was my second visit to this spot in a month time. Instead of a sky completely covered with clouds which was the case on the 21st of October when I was here together with my brother, this time there wasn't not a single cloud that could block the light.

In these delightful circumstances, DB Cargo Traxx 186 498 passed a little after 11:00 AM with the BASF shuttle from Antwerp to Ludwigshafen.

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Langdorp, 18/10/2020

DB 186 498

47563 Antwerpen Noord - Ludwigshafen BASF

Sunset. And here's the Zuiderkerk (South Church) from our bedroom window. This church was the first in Amsterdam to have been built for Protestant church services. But more interesting perhaps is the story that Rembrandt - who lived just down the street - painted the Nightwatch here because his studio was too small. Tour guides like to state this as a fact to jaw-dropping visitors. The story is apocryphal, but nice to tell with the necessary winks. Regardless, three of his children were buried here...

La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.

The Saltators were up until recently considered part of the Cardinal-Grosbeak family (Cardinalidae) but DNA data shows that they are in fact large billed tanagers.

Streaked Saltators are greenish above, with a noticeable white supercilium that ends right behind the eye. They are not particularly large billed for a saltator, but the bill is still sizable and black in color. Below they are off-white with their distinctive streaks, absent from the throat but dense on the breast, belly and flanks.

Streaked Saltator is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...

The picturesque town of Stanley (population 553), sits below the amazing prominence known as "The Nut". This is in fact the plug of an extinct volcano that rises 143 metres above sea level. Stanley is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Tasmania (when tourism is operating!). In the distance at the far right you can make out the huge jetty of Port Latta and the smelter, with the hills of Rocky Cape. In 2016 Stanley was converted to a film set for the historic movie, "Light Between Oceans".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley,_Tasmania

We'll return to Stanley in a week or so.

Hello my amazing Flickr friends !!

Today is a blue day at Color my World Daily and this week it is also an orange day at the awesome Looking Close on Friday Group. And if you follow my « adventures » on Flicker, you may know that, last week I mixed up the dates and themes and I was sure orange was a theme for last Friday. I have no other excuses than the fact that this is sooooo « me ». Yes, I’m a very disorganized soul and I’m getting easily distracted. But dont you worry: I’m pretty much sure I have other assets, just ask my husband and you will see ;-)….

So lucky for me, i did several concepts for the blue vs orange theme and this way I can show you another picture for this theme. I hope it will be accepted, even if i took it last week. If it gets removed, dont worry, there is always another week and another theme. The Looking Close on Friday Group is awesome and the themes are always very inspiring :-).

So I see you later my friends !! Have a beautiful day and I hope you like my picture !!

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and healthy!! And see you soon on Flickr !!

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lifespan: 20 to 30 years

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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

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‧ The flowering dogwood is the state tree of Virginia and Missouri.

‧ It is also the state flower of North Carolina.

‧ Dogwood was used to treat dogs with mange, which could be a possible origin of the plant’s name.

‧ The white “petals” of dogwood trees are actually not petals at all! They’re leaves called bracts. The actual flowers are the small yellow clusters in the center of the bracts.

‧ Dogwoods flowers come in various colors from white to deep pink. They can even be found in a pale yellow color. However dogwood flowers don’t have as wide of a range of color as other flowers (such as roses and orchids).

‧ Dogwood trees produce red fruit in the fall. This red fruit looks similar to cranberries, but is classified as a drupe. Drupes are fruits with pits in the center; other examples include peaches, plums, cherries, olives, pecans and almonds.

‧ The average lifespan of a dogwood tree is 80 years.

‧ There are two ways branches can grow on trees: opposite branching (when branches grow directly opposite each other) and alternate branching (when the branches alternate). Dogwood trees have opposite branching which is more rare than alternate branching.

‧ The dogwood tree is deciduous, so it drops its leaves during the winter.

‧ Atlanta holds a yearly dogwood festival. The first year of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival was 1936.

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Gorgeous Sunrise over Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France

Well, I don't mind admitting that I was not expecting any sort of colour in the sky over Saint Michel when I visited one morning last week, partly because the sun rises over my right shoulder but alas, having arrived to find nobody in-situ, I quickly set up and waited.

The clouds started rolling by as the sun rose and within half an hour or so, the colour started to build. I was absolutely delighted I can tell you and even more so because this interesting and photogenic stretch of land before me while it looks like a tidal river, is in fact rain water that has filled this wonderful shallow gully.

It had rained quite a lot recently according to the locals and this provided me with a fantastic opportunity to capture water that makes an amazing lead in line. I was certainly blessed this morning for sure and with grey skies predicted for the rest of the week (which turned out to be partly true), it might have been great timing.

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Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.”

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OKUNOIN is the largest cemetery in the country. Located on Mount Koya (高野山 Koya-san) in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), that cemetery does not just contain an estimated 200,000 graves, but a site which is sacred to the Shingon School of Buddhism, being where the mausoleum of the sect’s founder, Kukai or Kobo-Daishi, is located and where he is said to lie in eternal meditation.

The cemetery, together with the mausoleum at the end of a 2 kilometre walk through the cemetery is in fact a pilgrimage site for Shingon Buddhism, one of the mainstream schools of Buddhism in Japan

In June large purple fields of Alaskan lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis) are a common sight all over Iceland. This plant looks native but in fact it was introduced in Iceland in 1945 to prevent erosion of the soil.

Keukenhof est un très beau jardin de fleurs (32 hectares) avec plus de 7 millions de bulbes en fleurs chaque printemps. Symbole des Pays-Bas, il est un lieu unique dans le monde dédié à la tulipe.

Le parc de Keukenhof est situé à une distance proche d'une trentaine de kilomètres d'Amsterdam.

Keukenhof est l'un des plus grands jardins de fleurs au monde avec plus de 800 variétés différentes de tulipes et de nombreux autres types de fleurs qui fleurissent dans le parc chaque printemps.

Même les plus grands sceptiques sont impressionnés !

Le jardin est situé dans l'environnement boisé d'un château du 17ème siècle visible de l'autre coté de la route. Autrefois, le lieu était appelé Keukenduin, littéralement "la cuisine des dunes". Le nom Keukenduin vient du fait que les produits de la région des dunes, comme le gibier, le bétail et toutes sortes d'herbes et de baies, étaient destinés aux propriétaires du château. Pour ensuite devenir Keukenhof soit "Le potager" qui devait servir le château en légumes et en herbes aromatiques.

C'est 1949 que les jardins de Keukenhof sont créés sous l'impulsion du Maire de l'époque souhaitant valoriser le travail des horticulteurs. Depuis les producteur de bulbes de la région exposent chaque année leurs plus belles variétés de tulipes dans des massifs grandioses.

Keukenhof is a very beautiful flower garden (32 hectares) with more than 7 million flower bulbs each spring. Symbol of the Netherlands, it is a unique place in the world dedicated to the tulip.

Keukenhof Park is located at a distance of about thirty kilometers from Amsterdam.

Keukenhof is one of the largest flower gardens in the world with over 800 different varieties of tulips and many other types of flowers blooming in the park each spring.

Even the biggest skeptics are impressed!

The garden is set in the wooded surroundings of a 17th century chateau visible across the road. Formerly, the place was called Keukenduin, literally "the kitchen of the dunes". The name Keukenduin comes from the fact that the products of the dune region, such as game, cattle and all kinds of herbs and berries, were destined for the owners of the castle. To then become Keukenhof or "The vegetable garden" which was to serve the castle with vegetables and aromatic herbs.

It was in 1949 that the Keukenhof gardens were created at the instigation of the Mayor of the time, wishing to promote the work of horticulturists. Since then, bulb producers in the region have exhibited their most beautiful varieties of tulips each year in grandiose beds.

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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.

Ready to land after a failed attempt to dive bomb the snow for its prey. The Great Grey Owl loves fence posts for the simple fact it is closer to the mouse. This one was at a weird angle crisscrossing the fence I was standing next to, didn't feel like straddling 4 strands of barbed wire: been there, done that and all I managed to get is a hole in the crotch of my jeans with no shot to show for it. The bone chilling (50km) wind made me shiver as I was standing in the snow bank with a handheld camera waiting for some kind of movement. Meanwhile, the sun was going down stealing the last light of the day. You definitely have to be patient when shooting owls. Although, not the best shot, I do like the way the tail is fanned out and the look on her face as the lucky mouse got away.

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In fact the whole village is named after the Saviour. Sotira in Greek means Saviour. Sotira is a well-known village in the Ammochostos (Famagusta) area of Cyprus and plenty of old churches have survived in the village centre. The "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Christ" is currently closed. There is archaeological work going on, but the building was too small anyway and, in the 20th century, had been replaced by the "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Jesus". I'll come back to this interesting change of title. This old church here goes back to the 13th century, back to the time of the crusades and the French occupation of Cyprus. The building began as a simple barrel roof construction. In Venetian times, the dome was added, and the spire, also in Venetian style, is a 19th century product (still built during the Ottoman occupation). The archaeological dig showed that this church is resting on foundations of a fifth century Christian basilica. So, the question of who the Saviour is, has always been central to this village. Metamorphosis or Transfiguration denotes the visible appearance of Jesus, not as man, but as God. But "Christ"? Christ is already a title presupposing divinity, no need to transfigure here. That is why, I would guess, that in the 20th century the title was changed to transfiguration of Jesus. It makes more sense. Sense is, of course, in the eye of the beholder. If, as Christian doctrine has it, Jesus Christ was one person, but had two natures (God and Man), and if the Trinity consist of three persons, but having only on nature, there is trouble if you apply Aristotelian logic. Things are made not easier by the gospel of John which stipulates that Christ was always there with God and, therefore, had pre-existence. If you find this difficult, it only means that your mind is working. The question of who the Saviour is is not a puzzle the mind can resolve. But if you sing the question, turn it into sound, or into vision, you may be on a different path. Fuji X-Pro3.

If you can’t have mist in a woodland rain’s a very good second. In fact in these Snowdonia rain forests the wetter the better, shame about the wind. I certainly had the rain, it bleached down most of the week, horizontal stuff changing these hillside streams changed into cascades.

After getting shut out at Glacier Point for a number of years, I was finally rewarded with some great light on my last visit. I started shooting as soon as the first bit of color stole across the sky and eventually the entire Western end of the valley was lit up. The irony here was that I was hoping there would be few to no clouds on this particular trip as I was there to shoot the Milky Way, along with quite a few other photographers. As I set up my tripod, I overheard a park ranger giving a lecture behind me on where the Milky Way WOULD be if you could, in fact, see it. I was starting to feel pretty depressed at this point as I had made multiple trips to Glacier point without much to show for it. Two summers ago I was smoked out by a huge fire, last year too many clouds for the Milky Way, and multiple trips in between with no sunset or sunrise. As I stared sulkingly off into the horizon, I noticed a faint bit of color in the clouds. Within just a few minutes the entire sky had lit up and the poor ranger was left with only a handful of people as the crowd moved en masse to the railing and began shooting like mad.

The Milky Way was a no show that night, but at least I walked away with my first decent sunset at Glaicer Point in four years. I'll be headed back to try the Milky Way at least one more time this year, so fingers crossed!

For more photos from Yosemite this Summer, please feel free to visit The Resonant Landscape where you fill find recent posts from the Sierras, Fern Ledge, Joshua Tree/Milky Way, Great Falls Park in Va, and tips for shooting Washington DC.

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