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Gigantic Spider Gobbles Bird in Front of Camera
This is a series of photos to make even the most ardent of arachnophiles or the most bullish of bird bashers squirm in their seats, wincing at the image of that poor little tweety pie getting eaten by that beastly looking spider. The spider stealing the limelight – as well as its avian victim's vital fluids – is the none too unpleasantly named golden silk orb weaver, while its unfortunate meal was a type of finch.
Continue reading...Predator Vs Prey
Friday, July 10, 2009
Predation. It's meat and drink to anyone interested in our obsessive documenting of the natural world. Maybe it has to do with parallels with the culture we live in, where many seem only too eager to prey on perceived weaker individuals for their own prosperity. You'll doubtless enjoy the following pics – while we offer a verdict on what the animals mean culturally. We kept expecting the voice of Donald Trump or Allan Sugar to declair: "You're fired!"
Continue reading...Death is Milliseconds Away…
Monday, May 11, 2009
This photo makes you want to shout, "He's behind you!", because you know that there cute little robin is as good as a goner. Yet we are often most keen to watch animals in their natural setting when they are busy gobbling one another up. The photos collected here add something else to the whole guzzling theme, capturing creatures enjoying their lasts moments in this world before the jaws of death close on them forever.
Continue reading...The World Through the Eyes of the Andean Condor
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Andean Condor is a truly astonishing creature – a bird so steeped in wonder and myth that it almost seems to transcend its place in nature. Its sheer size, ability to glide great distances, and the high regard with which it is held by many cultures make it a truly special sight in the South American skies. If an Andean Condor were to relay to us what the world looks like through its eyes, this is how it would appear.
Continue reading...Is It a Mammal? Is it a Bird? Is it a Reptile? No It’s All Three
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Image by Vicious bits Congratulations, everybody, we’re all one evolutionary step closer to the snakes and reptiles than we were yesterday. Scientists, in sequencing the genome of the duck-billed platypus, which has traditionally been classified a mammal, found enough reptilian characteristics to characterize it as an important discovery [...]
Continue reading...Get A $200 Bird Poo Facial
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
“Honey, think of how lucky we’re about to be! This normally costs $200!” Image from joeycrabb It seems that there’s no limit to what people will submit themselves to if you try to pass it off as “luxury”– a New York spa is offering the $216 [...]
Continue reading...Scientists Solve the Mystery of the Caterpillar that Looks Like Bird Poo
Friday, February 22, 2008
Researchers in Japan have at last cracked the most ancient and mysterious of scientific secrets. Image by Harald Supfle That secret, of course, is how a baby caterpillar manages to look so much like bird poo.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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