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One of the most fascinating creatures I saw in Costa Rica. It's a silk wasp, Microstigmus adelphus. They're ant-size, ~3 mm. This nest was maybe the size of a pea. Females produce silk from their abdomen (almost like spiders) to bind organic material for the nest, and the nest hangs below a leaf by a thin silk line, called a "petiole." You can also see the nest entrance at the top where the petiole meets the main structure. But the coolest thing about these wasps is that they are the only wasps on their side of their family tree that are eusocial (live in nests of related individuals that work cooperatively - think ants, honeybees, hornets). But they're not closely related to other eusocial wasps, and have evolved eusociality separately from them. The other wasps in their superfamily (Apoidea) - at least 10K species - are solitary. Microstigmus wasps live in small colonies, usually no more than a dozen or so individuals; I only saw three on this nest. Given their tiny size, they hunt tiny prey - other wee arthropods like springtails, thrips, and aphids - to feed their young.
Collage from 3 photos of fading purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in late summer. The still beautifully colored flowers become paler and slowly turn into small sculptures.
An interesting and beautiful process to follow.
Collage uit 3 foto's van een uitgebloeide paarse-rode zonnehoed (Echinacea purpurea) tijdens de late zomer eind augustus tot eind september. De nog steeds attractief gekleurde bloemen worden bleker en veranderen langzaam in kleine sculpturen.
Een interessant en mooi proces om te volgen.
Deze opname is gemaakt in de Europese volière van zorgboerderij Passiflorahoeve bij Harskamp op de Veluwe.
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Fascinating Iceland - Reykjavik
Hallgrímskirkja --
Evangelical Lutheran parish church of the Icelandic State Church;
Construction began in 1945. The church tower was completed in 1974. The nave was not completed until 1986.
The concrete pillars connect with the Icelandic basalt columns, , the white color reminds of the glaciers of Iceland.
Evangelisch-lutherische Pfarrkirche der isländischen Staatskirche;
Baubeginn 1945. Der Kirchturm wurde 1974 fertiggestellt. Erst 1986 wurde das Kirchenschiff vollendet.
Die Betonpfeiler verbinden mit den isländischen Basaltsäulen, , die weiße Farbe erinnert an die Gletscher Islands.
Read more about this fascinating sim on the blog of Diomita Maurer: themaurers.me/2019/04/18/simploring-2019-47-green-acres/
And read her article about my other photo I took at the Green Acres:
themaurers.me/2019/04/23/green-acres-by-michiel-bechir/
LM: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Costa%20do%20Sol/210/215/27
Fascinating. During the 2 km long march and on the beach itself, not a single human except us.
Sandy Bay, Long Island. Whitsundays, Australia.
These fascinating Hoodoos of Utah definitely give off a sense of energy, and call for your attention when you are there with them, I spent the night here waking the next morning so refreshed and ready for the day something about the Southwest just has that effect on me!
Taken back on 13th May this year 2018 in my garden.
Another shot of these fascinating little wasp mimic bees and you can see in this image just how convincingly wasp like the abdomen is.
I look forward to seeing these little bees every year and they can be quite a challenge to capture as they spend more time flitting from leaf to leaf rarely stopping for long enough to photograph. Occasionally you get one that obliges like this one here.
The image will enlarge a little.
A fascinating museum in La Rochelle. Great to see how the French see and think about colonising the Americas
Between powerful auroras borealis and solar eclipse, cosmos gave us a fascinating show those last days...
March 2015, Tampere, Finland
While on the latter end of the Kepler Track on New Zealand's South Island, we passed by this swamp that had some nice reflections. I made my way through some thick brush down to the edge of the swamp. After a few minutes, a perfect ray of sunlight burst through the forest canopy and lit up this brackish pool, turning it deep red. It was fascinating to photograph!
It was well worth getting up early one morning to get photos of the Gateway Arch during our stay in St. Louis for the 2019 Steel Conference (#NASCC). The engineering and construction of this structure is totally fascinating!
Fun facts: - At 630-ft tall, it is the world's tallest arch
- The arch is as tall as it is wide
Fascinating to see the grooves left by the tool used to drill out the hole in this pencil sharpener. I took another photo looking directly into the end of the hole, with light coming through the gap between the blade and the side of the sharpener. I liked it because it's not obvious what it is but in the end I felt this was the better photo. The other one can be seen on my Flickr page if you're interested.
Eagles are fascinating birds. They have behaviors that few other birds do and some that are pretty impressive.
Scientists tell us that most birds seek shelter when it rains but sometimes eagles will take off and fly above the clouds in order to avoid rain. Since we are under the clouds, most of us probably have never seen that phenomenon.
Though eagles can fly high they don’t rank in the top 10 of the birds of the world that fly to dazzlingly heights. In the US, the record height is held by a mallard that was measured at 21,000 feet. I am not sure how that was discovered.
Though that sounds high, there is a type of vulture that holds the world flying height record of nearly 38,000 feet while flocks of bar-geese have been observed flying over the Himalyas at 27,000 feet.
I was fortunate enough to be standing high enough on a country road to catch this eagle from above, something that I rarely am able to do.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
It 'a city' that is fascinating for its beauty and sustainability. I visited
a third time and this time I knew better thanks to the reportage that
brought me far and wide through its canals...
The Tudor House reveals over 800 years of history in one fascinating location at the heart of the Old Town. The timber-framed building facing St Michael’s Square was built in the late 15th Century, with King John’s Palace, an adjacent Norman house accessible from Tudor House Garden, dating back a further 300 years. Tudor House gives a unique and atmospheric insight into the lives and times of both its residents through the years, and of Southampton itself.
Shot 51/100 x (square format)
Just 20 minutes ago during sunset I could admire the first amazing double rainbow of this year from my balcony. It was so full of colours and I could see the end down on the earth ... I really enjoyed this nature spectacle!
In the background you can see the Kappelberg Fellbach with the vineyards.
Recommended to view Large On Black
Gerade mal vor 20 Minuten während des Sonnenuntergang konnte ich den ersten Regenbogen und dann noch einen doppelten in diesem Jahr sehen. Erstaunlicherweise war er sogar bis ganz am Boden voll sichtbar. Das Natur Schauspiel hat mich sehr erfreut!
Im Hintergrund ist der Kappelberg, der Weinberg von Fellbach, zu sehen.
My most interesting photos on black on one site
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Indulging in these oh so wondrous and oh so gorgeously pretty ice formations - just can't get enough. Wasn't that cold today but light wasn't as good. Still made some shots. I just can't get enough of how so very beautiful nature is.
Architecture in popular tourist resorts could seem dull, while at second look light, pattern or detail can be fascinating.
To see more in this series, visit Tourism
taken Feb. 13, 2023
by fujifilmx70
@Lito Leafart Exhibition
先日、葉っぱ切り絵作家のリトさんの展覧会を偶然見ることができました。
会場では、SNSでどんどん紹介してほしいということで、撮影ＯＫでしたので、この素敵な葉っぱ切り絵作家をご紹介したいと思います。
びっくりしたのは、写真の上にある額の中の葉がオリジナルで、あまりに小さい葉に切り絵をしているので驚きでした。
flickrを通してこんなアーチストがいるということをまだ知らない世界の方にお伝えしたいと思います。
こちらのご年配の男性がとても熱心に見入っているのが印象的でした。
The other day, I visited the exhibition, the Japansese Leaf artist, he carves tree leaves to create magnificent scenes...I introduce to you through flickr ..thanks for seeing. He is amazing :-)
The flowers of the Chocolate Vine, also known as Five-Leaf Akebia.
Saturday = PURPLE
Color My World Daily
Cenarth is a fascinating village on the border of Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. The focus of the village is Cenarth Falls, a series of small waterfalls and pools on the river Teifi and a well-known salmon leap.
There has been a mill at Cenarth since the 13th century when Cenarth mill came into the possession of Edward I when he became Lord of the Manor of Cenarth.
www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/towns-an...