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Bubling hot mudpools at Námaskard, near Myvatn, North Iceland. The crust of the earth is so thin at places that area´s like this can be found. You can feel the warmth of the earth through the soles of your shoes!
Hacienda Guachipelin, Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja.
These were fascinating. I really don't see how the trees and plants survive so close to them. Not just because of the heat ... the acidity of the mud must have been tremendous. You could smell the sulphur.
Pepper spent his birthday with his friends Morris and Zeppo. He also invited Cooper over but he's still a little shy. Again, like most years, he got himself a squeezy piggy to play with and he left the stick for me to go fetch myself. He's getting older and wiser!
The mud pool at Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland was great. The whole time mud was bubbling and erupting making such strange noises. The surface of the pool was constantly changing too.
Hacienda Guachipelin, Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja.
You would not want to wallow in the mud ... it would boil you alive!
South of the Krafla area, but not actually within the caldera is Námafjall, a mountain, beneath which is Hverir, a geothermal area with boiling mudpools and steaming fumaroles
After the rain, these frogs seem to appear out of nowhere. This one was obviously enjoying the cool of the water.
Hacienda Guachipelin, Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja.
You don't wallow in this mud ... way too hot!
Congress Pool, a geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin area of Yellowstone National Park, along Porcelain Basin trail
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Hacienda Guachipelin, Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja.
Hacienda Guachipelin, Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja.
Hacienda Guachipelin, Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja.
Vachellia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus Acacia until 2009. Vachellia can be distinguished from other acacias by its capitate inflorescences and spinescent stipules.
The members of Vachellia are trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing, and are always armed. Younger plants, especially, are armed with spines which are modified stipules, situated near the leaf bases.
Vachellia collinsii (also known as Acacia collinsii) is native to Central America and parts of Africa. It grows in secondary succession in seasonally dry ecosystems in southern Central America, with preferences to Savannah-like climate.
Vachellia collinsii can grow up to 40 feet tall. The tree grows relatively straight with thorns generously distributed across the branches.
It exhibits a symbiotic relationship with several species of ant (Pseudomyrmex spinicola, Pseudomyrmex ferruginea). The ant-Vachellia system involving this species has been studied by ecologists like Daniel Janzen in Palo Verde National Park and Santa Rosa National Park, both in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. The ants chew holes in the tips of the hollow stipular thorns, known as domatia, so that they can enter, and create their colony inside. A single ant colony may span several V. collinsii trees. Medium sized herbivores are deterred by the thorns but the ants help protect the trees from attack by other smaller or larger animals such as caterpillars and elephants. When a predator brushes and shakes the plant’s thorns in an attempt to feed, the ants will become disturbed and run outside and release alarm pheromones to alert other ants. All ants that come in contact with the volatile become aggressive and attack the animal by biting and stinging.
Hacienda Guachipelin, Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja.
Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja), is a National Park in Guanacaste Province of the northwestern part of Costa Rica.
It encompasses the Rincón de la Vieja and Santa María volcanoes, as well as the dormant Cerro Von Seebach. The last eruption here was by Rincón de la Vieja in 2017. It is part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site.
Taken on my recent holiday to New Zealand.
Taken from the jetty on the hidden valley side of the river.
I loved this place, a wonderful geothermal park, full of geysers, thermal pools, mudpools and lots of stinky holes in the ground :)
These boiling mud pools near Waiotapu bubble and gloop away constantly, leaving ever-changing patterns on the surface
What you’re looking at is a mud pool in Yellowstone National Park. I don’t completely understand the chemistry of it, but it goes something like this. Hydrogen sulfide gas erupts from the volcano deep underground. When it reaches the surface, it combines with snow melt to create sulfuric acid. This acid breaks down the rock, releasing iron. The iron and sulfur combine to create iron sulfide which causes the black streaks on the water. As the gases erupt at the surface, it also creates waves. As the waves hit the land, rip currents are created. This causes the swirls on the water. Pretty cool stuff, I think.
Hacienda Guachipelin, Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja.
You wouldn't ... you'd boil!
Typical Katavi. Towards the end of the dry season congregation of the hippos in the last mud pools !!
Mud pools are a fascinating thermal feature. When they are very active, it is endless entertainment. I love to photograph them. For more information: www.waiotapu.co.nz/
Námafjall, is a geothermal area with boiling mudpools and steaming fumaroles. Situated near Mývatn lake in the north of Iceland