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A wide angle photograph highlighting the dramatic lines in the architecture of the Oriental Sports Center, a swimming venue, in Shanghai, China. This is the entrance to the outdoor pool.
Beetles have mouthparts similar to those of grasshoppers. Of these parts, the most commonly known are probably the mandibles, which appear as large pincers on the front of some beetles. The mandibles are a pair of hard, often tooth-like structures that move horizontally to grasp, crush, or cut food or enemies (see defence, below). Two pairs of finger-like appendages are found around the mouth in most beetles, serving to move food into the mouth. These are the maxillary and labial palpi.
The eyes are compound and may display remarkable adaptability, as in the case of whirligig beetles (family Gyrinidae), in which the eyes are split to allow a view both above and below the waterline. Other species also have divided eyes — some longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae) and weevils — while many beetles have eyes that are notched to some degree. A few beetle genera also possess ocelli, which are small, simple eyes usually situated farther back on the head (on the vertex).
Beetles' antennae are primarily organs of smell, but may also be used to feel out a beetle's environment physically. They may also be used in some families during mating, or among a few beetles for defence. Antennae vary greatly in form within the Coleoptera, but are often similar within any given family. In some cases, males and females of the same species will have different antennal forms. Antennae may be clavate (flabellate and lamellate are sub-forms of clavate, or clubbed antennae), filiform, geniculate, moniliform, pectinate, or serrate. For images of these antennal forms see antenna (biology).
The legs, which are multi-segmented, end in two to five small segments called tarsi. Like many other insect orders beetles bear claws, usually one pair, on the end of the last tarsal segment of each leg. While most beetles use their legs for walking, legs may be variously modified and adapted for other uses. Among aquatic families — Dytiscidae, Haliplidae, many species of Hydrophilidae and others — the legs, most notably the last pair, are modified for swimming and often bear rows of long hairs to aid this purpose. Other beetles have fossorial legs that are widened and often spined for digging. Species with such adaptations are found among the scarabs, ground beetles, and clown beetles (family Histeridae). The hind legs of some beetles, such as flea beetles (within Chrysomelidae) and flea weevils (within Curculionidae), are enlarged and designed for jumping.
Those are not glasses, those are magnifying lenses.... My poor husband cannot see a thing without those
Those plants, the ones that always remind me of the 1970's......women of a certain age will understand.
...find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature --
the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. Rachel Carson
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Have a wonderful weekend !
..... Yep. That's me.
My Black Cat with AmazingSpidey, Friday at SDCC 2010. Thank you to Eurobeat King for the beautiful photo!
Those of you who know me well, would know that I love to try new things. (when it comes to photography lol)!
I wore this ring and nail polish, to my cousin's birthday party...so I thought...aha, why not do a hand shoot, that's something I haven't done before! (Not that I can recall)
Now, I would've preferred to do a shoot with a hand model but there wasn't one around so I went with my own lol...
I can tell you...it wasn't easy, holding a heavy camera with one hand, while trying to hold up a not so light ring with the other but I was relatively happy with this result...I hope you like it too!
With love
Nat :)
Those rare days "off" are best spent baking under the sun with a good book and something cold to drink.....
Those who know me, understand that "journaling" has been a way of life, dealing with ups, downs, beauty, horror, comfort and pain. While in excruciating distress, I always feel doubly upset for those who have to suffer along with me.
Yesterday my husband shared a page of his "doodle journal" and in processing it, I played with "mirror imaging" being struck by the "spinal cord" effect down the middle and all the little nerves affected. I also love how the "spiral" binding has such significance to the nature of this horrendous condition, as it winds its way from the lower back down to the toes. Ironically, there is also a similarity to the pelvic bone!
Maybe art doesn't always heal, but it sure does release some of the tension while feeling otherwise out of control.
with eyes fixed on the road and the incoming traffic life isnt smooth for these Autorickshaw-wallahs of Chennai...they do have their peculiar way or bargaining ( sometimes irritates the passengers) but driving in harsh light right infront of their eyes and humid weather condition is a real challenge.
Those who climb Helderberg are rewarded by a jaw dropping views. In this case the Altocumulus Lenticularis cloud came for free.
for those interested in iphonography, the itemization of the workflow used for the images in this series might prove helpful.
oh, and i've created a group for black and white images. you might wanna join.
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Thank you for those moments.
Thank you for showing me everything.
Thank you for your patience.
Thank you for the beautiful things of life.
Thanks for everything.
If those scary looking bishops hadn't been glued to the board,
the situation would have looked pretty dire for the black king.
Treehouse, Château de Langeais
Those of you that follow me on FB or IG may remember some pics I took last week of a wakesurf board that I was doing some modifications to to see if I could make it easier to ride. The idea was to increase the curl of the nose of the board to help prevent it from subbing under the water. There are some pics in the comments that show what I did to the board to get the result I was looking for.
Well on Sunday we had a chance to take it out and give it a try for the first time and I have to say, it worked amazingly well! None of us are great wakesurfers, we only do it when the water is too rough to wakeboard or we have done enough wakeboarding for the day, so anything to make it easier is a plus.
FYI: As you can see from the video my son is a much better wakesurfer than he is a videographer, sorry about the chopped off heads ;)
And why do I look stoned in the start frame!!! LOL