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This Facebook Page Shares Magnificent And Sometimes Creepy Miracles From The Natural World (50 Pics)
From the beds we wake up in to the buses we take and the offices we work at, it often seems like we live on a man-made planet. But the natural world is all around us, all the time. It's just we build such intricate hideouts, we sometimes forget about it. So let's refresh our memory.
For that, Bored Panda invites you to visit 'The Fabulous Weird Trotters.' It's a Facebook page that regularly shares pictures of the "sometimes weird, sometimes fabulous, and every time fabulous weird" faces of Mother Nature.
They've got adorable plants, atmospheric ghost lights, creepy spiders, and much, much more. No wonder over 1.3 million people follow this page.
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#1
The Skeleton Flower, Whose Petals Turn From White To Translucent When It Rains
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Nature never ceases to amaze me. I never heard of this flower and learned that they are native to north and central Japan, parts of China, and even part of the United States!
TonyTee 3 years ago
These flowers are remarkably beautiful. I'm glad I got to see a picture of them, Nature is definitely amazing. I hope I get to see these majestic flowers in real life one day!
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TonyTee 3 years ago
Hello madame :) 👋🏻 If you find enough send me some, ok? Please and thank you lol
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#2
This Is What A 350 Year Old Oak Tree Looks Like. Isn't It Beautiful?
Beth S 3 years ago
It breaks my heart every time I see companies clearing out wooded areas. :(
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I live in Florida where the goal seems to be to pave the state... our motto should be "One State, One Slab of Concrete". A lovely wooded area, with many stately old oaks, was just cleared in my neighborhood for a medical office building. My neighbors cut down two majestic oaks that shaded the whole street, paved their front lawn, and parked trucks on it. It makes me so sad. I am moving away from here, it's just too heartbreaking.
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Libby Tailor 3 years ago
Where I live, there is a 400+yrs old oak tree. So much energy to touch her
TonyTee 3 years ago
You hit the ball right out of the park, thought the exact same thing. I'd spend my whole day there if I could, relaxing and taking in all the beauty that's around me. Glad this is at #1
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Sue From Michigan 3 years ago
These are called Live Oaks in the U.S. south. We don't have them in the north.
rhubarb 3 years ago
I visited one recently, it was huge. It was so pretty too, some of the branches were as big as me.
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Robert Trebor 3 years ago
I found the empty lot where my grandfather lived as a boy in Beaufort, South Carolina. The house was gone, but a tree like that was there. I like to think he and his sibs spent time in that tree. (The house was torn down by a developer. He moved another house off the land, tore down my family's house, then went bankrupt. Such a waste. The picture I saw of the house was almost as beautiful as this tree.
Tinykame 3 years ago
Angel oak is much larger but yes. I live not far from it :)
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We're releasing this list on a special occasion. Almost exactly 50 years ago, on June 5-16, 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference) was held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the UN's first major conference on international environmental issues, and marked a turning point in the development of international policies.
When the participating 122 countries — 70 of them considered to be developing and poor — adopted the Stockholm Declaration, they essentially committed to 26 principles and an action plan that set in a multilateral environmental regime.
One of the overarching principles was that sovereignty should be subject to not causing harm to the natural world of other countries as well.
#3
Turtle's Shell Looks Like A Fireworks Display
Jan Eivroc 3 years ago
It's mesmerizing! I hope this lovely fella hides itself from poachers...
TonyTee 3 years ago
You know it. It really is! This would definitely make a great wallpaper for the phone too
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#4
An Owl With Heart-Shaped Patterns On Its Feathers
Torsten 3 years ago
The eyes and hearts are +100 cuteness points but the claws are a -30.
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Kallen Kneeland 3 years ago (edited)
Baby Spot-Bellied Eagle-Owl - he'll be handsome adult too! Link to photo: https://cdn.download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/145969411/1800
TonyTee 3 years ago
I never heard of this breed. Thank you for the info and for sharing the link, this owl is very unique and yet, how sad not that many of us knew it even existed.
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#5
Eruption On Mount Etna (Sicily) Gives The Illusion Of A Phoenix In The Sky
Loki Laufeyson 3 years ago
Reminds me of that final scene in X-Men Dark Phoenix
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Janet Graham 3 years ago
Can you imagine how those ancient Greeks, or even more modern (1669) Siscillians felt, looking up at that lava flow coming down the mountain with little warning! With no or little light pollution, it would look like a bird of the gods or of the devil.
Analyn Lahr 3 years ago
No, that is an actual phoenix. My mind is made up. That is my head canon.
Richy Rich 3 years ago
Why do I live beside a volcano erupting molten magma? Because, F you that's why!
This was the first globally subscribed document that recognized the "interconnections between development, poverty and the environment."
These principles were celebrated as a harbinger of "new behavior and responsibility which must govern their relationship in the environmental era."
In a way, the planet's environment and natural resources became a common resource with countries resetting their relationship with nature — from sovereignty over resources to shared responsibility for their sustainable uses.
#6
Looks Like Stained Glass
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
I believe that this is a Lace Bug. The light filtering through their wings really does create gorgeous stained-glass pattern.
#7
The Endangered Mexican Alligator Lizard
TonyTee 3 years ago
I LOVE blue, and this particular shade of blue is my favorite. It's aqua blue, if I'm not mistaken. And this is some beautiful lizard, that's for sure ❤ The white under his mouth goes perfect with his color! It's sad they're endangered though :( If I could keep one as a pet I would. It appears Earth isn't meant to have nice things.
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Sooploosh MacSchnibble 3 years ago
How the hell did the guy manage to hold them? we have alligator lizards in California, and you can't hold them because of their bite.
TonyTee 3 years ago (edited)
Well beauty can be deceiving you know ;) By no means am I knowledgeable about this, had no idea there was such a thing as "alligator lizards" to begin with. But, my guess would be the lizard is a baby, so at that point even if they do bite it's gonna feel more like a nibble than anything else; if not that, could also be the guy knew how to properly hold and handle one of these things. Either way, regardless I would hold and pet one too if I could, this size or even a little bigger. Call me crazy 🤷🏻♂️😁
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#8
Bald Eagle's Nest With A Ranger For Scale. Wow
IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago
This is amazing. He could almost move in!. Seriously though, I think the way ALL birds make nests is amazing. The fact they can do all that intricate weaving just using their beaks is incredible. They are so clever. I love birds.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Have you seen a pigeon nest? Some are neatly woven, others are just haphazard piles of whatever looks good to them.
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Boreddd🇺🇦 3 years ago
Ranger for scale? First bananas and now rangers? The world gets crazier by the day
Max A. 3 years ago
Kindly do not confuse humans for rangers, as they have a large difference in size
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These biers get bigger every year, as the birds return to them and add more nesting material. They end up really huge. We have a pair that has one of these in the woods behind our house. They hunt for rodents and snakes in the field between your backyard and those woods. Their babies are VERY LOUD too.
Babsevs 3 years ago
Wow... You lucky things having that natural creation and its architects so close with their noisy young family
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Beth L 3 years ago
This particular "nest" was built by humans as part of a display for Hueston Woods State Park. Real eagle nests don't hold together well enough to bear the weight of a full sized human, and often can't be separated from the tree that holds them.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Thanks for pointing it out. I would have, too, sunce rhis is obviously not eagle-built. We have a pair of European Sea Eagles (?) close by, and their nest is about five years old now and mostly grows in height. They just throw more stuff on.
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
A Bald Eagle form the Prehistoric Era? Bc the ranger looks like a snack
Audacious_1 3 years ago
I watched a documentary about a researcher who tried to make a nest for fun, using just his mouth. It’s insane how much skill and time it takes, especially for a bird so large. Amazing!
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Ranger ate them. /j This is a display-nest. Not a real one, it was made by humans to show how big they can get
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A Golden Wavy Mouse
Boggy 3 years ago
Oooh curly mouse fur I never even considered the possibility nature is amazing
The key agreements of the Stockholm Declaration were:
Earth's natural resources, including air, water, land, flora and fauna, especially representative samples of natural ecosystems, must be safeguarded for the benefit of the present and future generations through careful planning or management.
The discharge of toxic substances or of other substances and the release of heat, in such quantities or concentrations as to exceed the capacity of the environment to render them harmless, must be halted in order to ensure that serious or irreversible damage is not inflicted upon ecosystems. The just struggle of the peoples of ill countries against pollution should be supported.
#10
Algae Forms On The Head Of The Mary River Turtle Making It Look Like A Punk
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
I've been wondering what to do with my hair next. I'll just show this picture to my hair stylist.
Debbie Burns 3 years ago
This needs to be number 1. Why isn't this number 1? All he needs now is a little leather jacket and 😎 🥰
Elise Williams 3 years ago
It looks vaguely like the Troll Dolls that first became popular in the mid-60s.
#11
The Chrysalis Of The Metallic Mechanitis Butterfly From Costa Rica
TonyTee 3 years ago (edited)
It's just incredible is what it is, incredible and amazing. And fabulous! 😄😉
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Jill Bussey 3 years ago
The butterfly is pretty amazing too. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F143200463136363634%2F&psig=AOvVaw3qLkKf8EckpRna21lqyB8u&ust=1654102620953000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCOD6282aivgCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD
#12
Stunning Forest Light Mushrooms : Are Among The One Hundred Fungi Species That Are Bioluminescent. They Are Usually Found In Asia
TonyTee 3 years ago
Yeah it's not a good idea to take a chance like that if you don't know anything about the substance. But at least you can look at it from a distance, and I can look at this image all night long
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Cold Contagious 3 years ago
It's definitely a magical place where these exist.
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Jennifer Tingcy 1 year ago
Come to Sabah and vist the rainforest there.Sabah is loated at the North of Borneo Island .
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Notyomama 3 years ago
Apparently not. And you can find them outside of caves.
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#13
Judas Tree - An Extraordinary Tree Whose Flowers Grow Straight From The Trunk
Potty pagan panda 3 years ago
Took this pic of a Buddha tree in Cambodia 5ED7A5C0-8...5-jpeg.jpg 
Barbara Vandewalle 3 years ago
If this is a fungus it could eventually kill the tree.
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States shall take all steps to prevent pollution of the seas by substances that are liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea.
States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
#14
Rebirth Of A Tree
dan martyr 3 years ago
It’s an ash tree growing in the decaying trunk of an older, deader, tree. Lovely bit of recycling
#15
Stephen Dunn Took This Incredible Photograph With His Flash Illuminating A Spider And Revealing Its Wet Web With A Rainbow Effect
MPS 3 years ago
You had the perfect opportunity to say prider! (I still upvoted though lol)
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Womaninsky 3 years ago
These photos evoke so many emotions. This is just unbelievably beautiful.
Lindsey Judd-Bruder 3 years ago
I think the spider at have a a side quest for the photographer...
Lupita Nyong'heaux 3 years ago
that spider put in some WORK on that one! good lawd, i wonder how long that took?
#16
Everlasting Love
#17
The Stunning Helleborus Black Beauty
GoGoPDX 3 years ago
I got one of these last year and had no idea what it was as it was the only one at a grocery store and had no info on it or the planter. It was really cheap and looked pretty rough. I planted it in my yard, and it grew a little through the summer, hibernated all winter, and went absolutely crazy this spring! It is huge with so many flowers, and I love it so much!!
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
I have fallen in love with this variety and several other of the dark colors, like the dark blues and deep crimson red, they are phenomenal flowers.
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The environmental policies of all States should enhance and not adversely affect the present or future development potential of developing countries, nor should they hamper the attainment of better living conditions for all, and appropriate steps should be taken by States and international organizations with a view to reaching agreement on meeting the possible national and international economic consequences resulting from the application of environmental measures.
#18
Ghost Fire In The Sky Near Franklin, WV
Nathaniel 3 years ago
Is it any wonder people believe in aliens and gods when they see stuff like this they cannot explain?
Torsten 3 years ago
Yep. It looks like another malfunction of a cloaking device.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
This is a fire rainbow or circumhorizontal arc. They form in wispy higher altitude clouds and happen in special conditions where light passes through the vertical face of ice-crystals.
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Elise Williams 3 years ago
No explanation needed; just live in the moment and appreciate the gift of beauty.
Janet Graham 3 years ago
This is beautiful! I am going to make it my mission to learn the science behind this!
#19
Amazing Artwork Of The Nature
#20
Heirloom Black Carrot Nebula
NannyChachi 3 years ago
I planted some of these this year. They're just starting to pop up out of the soil.
rumade 3 years ago
Me too! I gave them a good weeding today to rescue them from the spring weeds. Well, rescue whats left from the slug attacks...
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glowworm2 3 years ago (edited)
Now this is awesome! I didn't even know there were black carrots.
Babsevs 3 years ago
Heritage carrots (earliest natural varieties) are mostly purple, and there are some white coloured variety too
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Taryn Wallace 3 years ago
This may be a dumb question but... do they taste.... like a carrot or...???
Alexandra Nara 3 years ago
Heritage ones are not as sweet as the usually one
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#21
"Glass Gem" Or Pearl Of Glass
This variety of corn is one of the most original, it produces translucent and kaleidoscopic seeds.
It is in the years 1980 that Carl Barnes farmer of Oklahoma, managed to give birth to this variety. By crossing three other varieties of corn resulting from Indian cultures... It is edible and used in the form of flour in general...
TonyTee 3 years ago
It's so pretty I wouldn't even want to eat it, just keep it as is and admire it's beauty
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Beaver boi🦫🇺🇦 3 years ago
I live on a family farm and we have always grown these. No, the pictures are not extra saturated, they actually look like that. My favorite part is that they often just have a few colors in a cob. Last year we got one that was pink, blue, and white; and one that was pink, blue, and purple. ✨🏳️⚧️✨(no bisexual emoji)
The Stockholm conference started the contemporary "environmental era." In many ways, it took governance of planetary concerns to the mainstream. This resulted in over 500 multilateral environmental agreements being adopted in the last 50 years.
In fact, most of today's conventions related to planetary crises like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the whole environmental regime being implemented through the UN system trace their origin to the Stockholm Declaration.
#22
Stunning Catasetum "Epiphytic Orchids". How Adorable!
Babsevs 3 years ago
Came to say the exact same thing! Imagining them singing about a golden afternoon
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#23
Prairie Smoke Flowers (Geum Triflorum). Looks Like Cotton Candy!
StayClassy 3 years ago
They were twisted by hand to look like that. Normally those "yarns" are pointing up
Yaz Cam 3 years ago
Someone literally steals my comment and gets upvoted 😒 I see how it is
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This is a native wildflower also known as Old Man's Whiskers. It grows in zones 3-7, in almost any conditions. They only grow 12-18" tall and are spread by rhizomes like Iris.
Elise Williams 3 years ago
To have these grow in my garden would definitely inspire me to take up gardening once again.
Suck it Trebek 3 years ago
I want these in my garden so badly but I think they are difficult to grow.
#24
This Creature Is A Saturniidae Moth Caterpillar
Breezy 3 years ago
For those wondering what it looks like as a moth! https://www.google.com/search?q=Saturniidae+Moth&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA958CA958&sxsrf=ALiCzsby1LGS6SJ2Q2B2U3tGEjldA3vBkg:1654028218812&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC17ijx4r4AhXkn44IHdxjC64Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1680&bih=939&dpr=1#imgrc=C7wgHWAwjY3HHM
Everything is fascinating. 3 years ago
Which species, raccoons or pandas?
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#25
Beautiful Natural Rainbow Fluorite Is Just Bands Of Different Colours
Janet Graham 3 years ago
One of my favorite stones. This is a wonderful specimen. I would love it in my collection.
The world is all tuned in to the Stockholm+50, to be held in the same city in June, but with a vastly changed planet, notwithstanding the rooting of the multilateral environmental regime.
On June 2-3, instead of discussing how the past half-century lived up to their previous vision, world leaders will talk about the next 50 years and the emergency actions that our planet so desperately needs.
"Human development is largely fuelled by a tripling in the extraction of natural resources, food production, and energy production and consumption over the past 50 years," says an advance draft copy of the document to be discussed at Stockholm+50.
#26
These Are Skeleton Panda Sea Squirts, Also Known As Ascidians. They're Marine Invertebrate Filter Feeders That Will Probably End Up In A Tim Burton Film At Some Point
Johanne Trudeau 3 years ago
Nature is amazing!! And I'm sure we haven't seen a fraction of what she has to offer!!
#27
Beautiful Rare Black Baccara
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
The golden hint under the flower really makes it pop.
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Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
What can I say? I see a dark, moody flower and it gets an upvote.
Notyomama 3 years ago
Black magic is lighter in color with a larger bloom, but they are both pretty dark.
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Judie Scriver 3 years ago
For my wonderful daughter Jen. Saw this and thought of you. Love you
#28
The Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko
TonyTee 3 years ago (edited)
I was gonna say it looks like it should be on the cover of a Death Metal or Black Metal album
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Jessica Julian 3 years ago
He doesn't give a f*** about saving you money on your car insurance.
TonyTee 3 years ago
That's what I said! I want one lol xD I'd keep him as a pet just like the alligator lizard, wish I could take em both
Load More Replies... Danniee Gyrl 3 years ago
He is a Handsome Guy...(if it happens to be a Girl...she is Beautiful)
#29
This Is What A Baby Flounder Looks Like
A visualization of the next 50 years, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on May 4, 2020, states that "1 to 3 billion people are projected to be left outside the climate conditions that have served humanity well over the past 6,000 y [years]."
The study explains how humans have resided in a “climatic envelope” characterized by ~11˚C and 15˚C of mean annual temperature and “the geographical position of this temperature niche is projected to shift more over the coming 50 y than it has moved since 6000 BP [before present]”.
According to Tim Lenton, co-author of the study, the situation looks unbelievable to many. Areas in North America and Europe that have comfortable temperatures would become as hot as North Africa. Tim warns: "Where we are headed is a place we don't want to go."
Let's hope that Stockholm+50 will come up with something that will ensure both humans and all the critters that we see on 'The Fabulous Weird Trotters' will get to keep our homes.
#30
Stunning Black Beauty Sunflower!
Nathaniel 3 years ago
Never knew you could get black sunflowers. Is this a one off genetic mutation?
Lily Lu 3 years ago
Black Beauty is a legitimate sunflower type, though they are often a shade of very dark red, this one is darker than average.
Load More Replies... Beth S 3 years ago
Well... last year I had to seek out teddy bear sunflowers... this year I guess I will be seeking out this gorgeous beauty.
#31
Sailfish Have Been Clocked At Speeds In Excess Of 68mph/112km, Some Experts Consider The Sailfish The Fastest Fish In The World's Oceans
Nathaniel 3 years ago (edited)
"I am sailing, I am sailing, Home again, 'Cross the sea, I am sailing, Stormy waters, To be near you, To be free"
Jojo 3 years ago
Took me waay back to my childhood… just reading that gave me goosebumps ❤️
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Janet Graham 3 years ago
Such a beautiful fish. I don't know, but the edge of that sail sure looks spikey. I would get stuck if I were handling it. That fish is huge. I hope they sent him on his way and didn't keep him to eat or as a trophy.
Kona Pake 3 years ago
And people want to kill them, stuff them and stick them on their wall.
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#32
Turtles
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
They have to have updated names for the new members of the dojo, I think the new generation should have musicians names, anyone else? The bottom blue tinged one should be Bo, for Bo Diddly imho.
Load More Replies... TonyTee 3 years ago
Cool; I want all 6 of the ones shown in the picture xD
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#33
Incredibly Detailed Photograph Of Our Sun
Kristal 3 years ago
First photo almost looks like an enlarged photo of an unfertalized human egg
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
It’s amazing how many places you find the same shapes and patterns in the universe. I mean, the top picture of the sun looks like a human egg. If you look closely in the mirror at the iris of your eye, the folds look like the nebula found in space. We really are made of the stuff of stars.
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#34
Beautiful Blue Poppies In Tthe Rain
Binxyminxem 3 years ago
Makes me think of Enid Blyton and the pixies coming out to paint the primroses 😊
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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
Didn't Bruce Wayne have to climb the Himalayas for one of those?
#35
A Very Geometric Spiderweb
AnyOtherName 3 years ago
Radioactive area? I watched a program about spiders making weird webs in radioactive disaster zones
Mary Leverett 3 years ago
The exaggerated white lines are to make them visible to birds, so birds will avoid. Some large glass-surrounded buildings have stuck white string at various levels, so birds don't fly into them & kill/seriously injure themselves, replicating the spiderwebs.
#36
How Beautiful Is This Peacock
Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 3 years ago
You beat me to it! That's exactly the thing that went through my head as soon as I saw the picture! 🤣
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
They’re beautiful, but loud and nasty-tempered, believe me. I used to live in Arcadia, CA where the L A County Arboretum is located. The Arboretum has a resident flock of peacocks, which are designated as protected. They sometimes leave the Arboretum and wander surrounding neighborhoods. Residents just have to leave them to whatever they decide to do. Believe me, you will be in a world of s**t if you hurt one, worse if you hit one with your car, as they also have total right of way on the roads around the Arboretum.
Lara Verne 3 years ago
My coworker's son once got peacock as birthday gift from his friends. Apparently peacock is beautiful and majestic, but also pecking every vegetable in the garden, steal food, scream loudly and sometimes go visit their neighbors.
#37
Stunning
Tamra 3 years ago
I love the diversity in mantids...some of them are wildly beautiful. That doesn't mean I wouldn't run, screaming, if one was on my shoulder. 😂
Curry on... 3 years ago
I was just thinking that. I like to think that I'd calm down enough to admire it's beauty, but then make a quick exit.
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Tweetysvoice 3 years ago
I believe that's an orchid mantis. They are such amazing creatures and very handy to have living in your garden!
ItsJess 3 years ago
The only reason I knew this is because they're featured in Animal Crossing
Load More Replies... Sooploosh MacSchnibble 3 years ago
Orchid mantis, they look just like flowers. Bees fly right up to them, and get caught in the mantis's massive claws.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Preying Mantis is my all-time favorite bug, followed by dragonflies and big fat bumble bees, who are tied for second place.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Orchid mantis are gorgeous-- do a search for these neat insects on Google and you'll see just how amazingly unique they are. They mimic a particular orchid species. Mantis have to be one of my favourite insects.
#38
The Gorgeous Black Calla Lily
Babsevs 3 years ago
Had Calla Lillies as my wedding flowers, I adore them. Would have loved this colour
Freyja Merryman 3 years ago
I had black Calla Lilies in my wedding bouquet :)
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Fraxinus excelsior 3 years ago
They certainly do, I have one on my windowsill at the moment, just starting to open.
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
They call it "black" but it's actually more like a really dark purple. Still lovely, just not black.
#39
The Stunning Golden Tortoise Beetle. Also Known As Charidotella Sexpunctata, It Is Part Of The Leaf Beetle Family, Chrysomelidae And A Native To The Americas
Katy McMouse 3 years ago
Richard Scarry doesn't get the recognition he deserves, in my humble opinion. I could get lost for hours in his "Little World" books.
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Jerry Mathers 3 years ago
I feel that beetles are more beautiful than any gemstone. The colors and patterns that exist are stunning.
Amanda Thomas 3 years ago
I'm afraid of bugs that fly but this one is rather beautiful
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
What a spectacular insect. It looks like a little work of art.
#40
The 'Hungry Tree', Slowing Devouring A Park Bench In Dublin, Ireland
Suck it Trebek 3 years ago
Go Nature!!!! You are so much stronger than us humans. Don't let us destroy you.
Elizabeth Keating 3 years ago (edited)
Kathi, this tree is in the grounds of King’s Inn, Henrietta Street, Constitution Hill, Dublin 7.
Load More Replies... Janet Graham 3 years ago
Someone could have moved the bench! I have seen trees eat fence posts and bicycles. I even saw one try to eat a Model T truck. This is weird.
#41
The World’s Biggest Flower, Rafflesia Arnoldii, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Indeed the largest flower but also the smelliest! And, to the human nose, not in a good way: its gigantic petals emit a putrid scent like rotting flesh to attract pollinators and prey.
Paddling Panda 3 years ago
Thank you for quoting "Little Shop of Horrors"
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Scp_049 3 years ago
Isn't there a pokemon based off of that flower? A grass and poison type I believe.
#42
Blue-Eared Kingfisher
PinkWoot08 3 years ago
Anyone else see a rubber ducky in the bubble on the left side of the pic??
#43
A Real Life Dragon! The Five-Banded Gliding Lizard Has Modified Ribs That Extend Into A Wing Membrane
#44
So Some Bees Decided To Make A Hive In Between The Window And The Shutters
Sabse 3 years ago
I would not open the shutters again this season. Such a great insight into a hive! For ventilation then other windows will have to do... But I wonder if it is loud?
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
It's not loud. We had a hive in our bathroom wall (my father rearranged some pipes when remodelling and the brick fell out after he died; we didn't notice for a long time since it was on the side of the house where we don't go) and we never heard anything. Once in a while we'd have to rescue a confused bee from our house (I think the lights confused them) but other than that, it was great to have them there. We had them removed by bee experts (the ones that relocate the hive) when we had to have some plumbing done.
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Xenon 3 years ago
I would be stoked to have that. I once bought some mason bee larva to raise in my yard in a mason bee house (little tubes of cane, the lay eggs in tubes). Had to wait for the weather to warm up to put them outside so they hung out in my crisper drawer for about a month in a container. We had to keep them moist so my husband and I had to “water the bees” occasionally.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
If it’s too much to handle, call a local beekeeper to remove them and add them to their own hives.
Lisa Greene 3 years ago
That is so cool! I would love it if that happened in my house, I just love honey bees.
Creature Cargeaux 3 years ago
This is awesome. I would totally welcome this to happen at my house. How often do you get to see the inner workings of a hive, live from the comfort of your own home? But then again... I'm a weirdo who allows spiders to stay in the house & who feeds the jumping spiders who live in my mailbox and windows. Lol.
#45
This Is What A Peacock Spider Looks Like
Sooploosh MacSchnibble 3 years ago
These things are amazing. They're known to behave like cats and dogs, and can take down prey much larger than them.
Sooploosh MacSchnibble 3 years ago
I believe this is called Maratus Volans. sparklemuffin was a different one.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
They also do a wonderful little "dance" to attract potential mates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3HlwwJG85c
#46
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel In The Air In Broad Daylight!
#47
Fluffyboy At The Beach
Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Yes but how is this a creepy miracle of nature? A miracle of a blow out maybe..
Load More Replies... Louise B 3 years ago
Afghan hounds look so elegant and sophisticated. My dog looks like a bonsai werewolf.
Gunner_535 3 years ago
Mine too, but when he trys to look elegant, he ends up looking like a disembodied potato!
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Týna Ef 3 years ago
i saw it often over dogs head and ears....maybe for protecting the fur from tangling....i think...
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Valonia Ventricosa, The Largest Single-Celled Organism On Earth. Yep, This Is A Single Living Cell
Wood Carver 3 years ago
It will still be a Single cell organism.. however, somewhat less alive
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Janet Graham 3 years ago
Oh, my! I want to learn more. Ok, this is oceanic algae known as sailor's Eyeballs. Ew. They are between 1cm to 5cm at the largest ever (2 inches max) Like most algae, their purpose in life is to clean the water they live in.
Jan Eivroc 3 years ago
What will it grow into? It won't stay like that for all eternity, right? ...Right?
Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
I read the name but I don’t know what it is exactly. Could someone please explain. ?
Karen Kelly 3 years ago (edited)
Valonia ventricosa, also known as bubble algae or **** sailor's eyeballs ****, is a species of algae found in oceans throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions, within the phylum Chlorophyta. It is one of the largest known unicellular organisms, if not the largest. Wikipedia ~~~Ew!
#49
Glass Frog, Photo By Peter Grob
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
It is excellent! I love frogs! I think I could have a frog farm and let those little beauties run amuck.
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Hot Babushka 3 years ago (edited)
grob is such a frog name. like with that name i am in no way surprised that he photographed a frog. its so cute!
#50
"Rhodotus Palmatus, Aka The Wrinkled Peach
Rhodotus is a saprobic mushroom, meaning it feeds off of dead organic matter, specifically fallen hardwood logs. It has a “circumboreal” distribution, and can be found in North America, Europe, North Africa, as well as Asia.
It is most likely to fruit during cooler temperatures after long periods of rainy weather. This beauty is not edible and hard to find, but wow what a cool looking mushroom!"
Nathaniel 3 years ago
One of us has to do this, it is part of the terms and conditions when we sign up to Bored Panda, so here we go. "Why did the mushroom go to the party? Because he was a fungi."
michael reid 3 years ago
And why did he leave eventually? Because there wasn't mush room. I'll see myself out...
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Glittery Panda 3 years ago
It looks like those mushroomish things from Harry Potter! Horklumps maybe? Anybody know what they're called? Or even what I'm talking about?
rhubarb 3 years ago
Yes, they're called Horklumps. I have a book of all the monsters from Harry Potter xD
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#51
The Stunning Echium Wildpretii, Also Known As Tower Of Jewels!
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
That’s a lovely splash of color in an otherwise brownish arid place.
Taylor Yingling 3 years ago
Looks like Isabella went hiking, and needed a way to get down. welcome to the family madrigal!
#52
Three-Headed
Photographer Renatas Jakaitis captured this unintended moment when three fallow-deer were walking along a path and the sound of her camera caught their attention. Like an optical illusion, the deer appeared as one body with three almost identical heads.
Eagle Girl 3 years ago
I have a pic of a 2 headed zebra but 3 sets of antlers is next level crazy cool
#53
Buff Laced Polish
Buff Laced Polish are very rare breed of chickens. Polish chickens are a European breed known for their distinctive crests, or "top hats." Polish chickens are gentle and docile, but their crests can limit their vision making them timid and easily startled.
boredpandaki 3 years ago
1. At first sight, I thought it was an owl 2. Bad haircut in a bad morning
Spleens the cat fan 3 years ago
Chilly down with fire gang Think small with the fire gang (it's the only way) Bad Heads and the fire gang (a smile a day keeps the doctor away) When you think this wild chilly down, chilly down with fire gang (hey, I'm a wild child!) Hang tall with the fire (woh, walk tall) Good times, bad moves (yeah) When you think this wild chilly down, chilly down (ha ha) (labyrinth)
#54
Reconstructed Cobra Skeleton
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
My three cats would have a field day with this skeleton. I’d have to put it in a glass case.
MrBallen Fan 3 years ago
I just got shivers. Imagine those were legs and that thing was walking towards u. Sorry for putting that imagine in ur head but ig now we both are scared.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
While they look menacing to some people when they still have have their skin intact, they're downright nightmare fuel on crack in its current form.
#55
When Sperm Whales Need A Nap, They Take A Deep Breath, Dive Down About 45 Feet And Arrange Themselves Into Perfectly-Level, Vertical Patterns
They sleep sound and still for up to two hours at a time between breaths, in pods of 5 or 6 whales, presumably for protection. No one knew whales slept vertically until a 2008 study documented the behavior. And no one captured really good photography of it in the wild until 2017. French photographer Stephane Granzotto was documenting sperm whales in the Mediterranean for his book on the creatures when he came across these sleeping whales.
BAWK BAWK BAKAW 3 years ago
wow! i TOTALLY didn't know this. i TOTALLY haven't seen this on 30 other bp articles recently
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Imagine if you’re deep sea diving and come upon this. Swim by quietly so you do wake them. They deserve their sleep just like we do.
Taylor Yingling 3 years ago (edited)
I’ve seen this a million times before, no cap. I’ll be counting
#56
Indian Pipe - This Fascinating Plant (Monotropa Uniflora)
Definitely one of nature’s weird wonders. Because it has no chlorophyll and doesn’t depend on photosynthesis, this ghostly white plant is able to grow in the darkest of forests.
Many people refer to this strange plant as Indian pipe fungus, but it is not a fungus at all – it just looks like one. It is actually a flowering plant, and believe it or not, it is a member of the blueberry family.
Sheila Stamey 3 years ago
Grows on the cool,wet sides of the mountains in NC and SC because I've seen them. If you touch or pick them. They turn black and die very rapidly.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Thanks for the additional info. It's a very interesting flower.
Load More Replies... Ash 3 years ago
If you're wondering how they survive without photosynthesis (IE they don't get their energy from sunlight): Indian pipe is a parasitic plant that survives by borrowing nutrients from certain fungi, trees and decaying plant matter. It's commonly found near dead tree stumps because it's living off of the dead tree!
M O'Connell 3 years ago
The blueberry family (Ericaceae) has many parasitic members, which obtain carbohydrates by tapping into the tissues of other plants or by relationships with mycorrhizal fungi instead of by photosynthesis.
#57
Hammerhead Bat, Also Known As The Winged Moose. Wow
Spleens the cat fan 3 years ago
Yo, the name is Batty The logic is erratic, Potato in a jacket, Toys in the attic, I rock and I ramble, My brain is scrambled, Rap like an animal but I'm a mammal I been brain-fried, electrified, infected and injectified, Vivosectified and fed pesticides, My face is all cut up My radar's all shut up Nurse I need a check-up from the neck up, I'm Batty It seems to have no effect doctor They used and abused me, Battered and bruised me, Red wires green wires stuck em' right through me, So hear my Batty word, And exercise a little prudence, When dealing with humans, (Ferngully)
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Probably a pretty nasty character, but that face is precious. A face only a mother could love—-on payday.
#58
Below Is The Telescope Fish, A Deep Sea Fish Found In Cold Tropical Waters Worldwide. It Is Capable Of Devouring Prey Larger Than Itself
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Absolutely perfect! Kinda looks like a albino version of "Animal" from "The Muppet Show" ,hahaha.
Load More Replies... Cold Contagious 3 years ago
You're absolutely right! How insane is that... a nightmarish horror movie ghoul of a creature with stunning eyes, wth?
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#59
The Stunning White ‘Zulu Prince’ Cape Daisy (Venidium Fastuosum) !
#60
A Close Up Of A Longhorn Beetle's Face
#61
Praying Mantis That Has Been In Amber For 12 Million Years
Justme 3 years ago
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should
Load More Replies... Jill Tremblay 3 years ago
How would ANYONE know it's been 12 million years. I do not understand how us humans think we know stuff that happened precisely millions of years ago.
#62
A Giant Spider ? This Is The Stunning Soft Monkey Tail Cactus With Red Flowers
Candace Fitzpatrick 3 years ago
That creeps me out! Looks like a hanging bucket of dead monkeys!
Larissa Smith 3 years ago
You should visit a greenhouse sometime soon...the succulent section in particular
Load More Replies... Emily Manning 3 years ago
It looks like a f*****g spider… thanks for the dreams of a huge furry spider with a pot for a head chasing me
Jan Eivroc 3 years ago
Is it fluffy when touched? and will it give some rashes? I kinda wanna try to touch it.
#63
Tiger Moth With A Clown Face (Idalus Herois). It Is Found In Mexico, Venezuela And Brazil
mcborge1 3 years ago
Tiger moths are the experts when it comes to warning colours and patterns. :)
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#64
Scientifically Accurate Life-Size Replica Of Titanoboa Eating A Crocodile, The Biggest Snake To Have Ever Roamed The Earth
The first fossils were discovered in South America in 2009, the measurements of Titanoboa were gigantic for a snake: 80cm / 2,6 Feet wide, 14 meters / 46 Feet long and weighed more than a ton / 2000 pound.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
This replica is magnificent! I'd love to see this up close. I can't fathom the terror this snake must have struck in its prey, if they happened to see it coming. This is the animal that Dr. Henry Wu really needs to be kept away from, hide the fossils.
#65
Yucca Rigida - Blue Yucca, Look At The Bloom! Wow
#66
Cyclocosmia (Trapdoor Spider)
Also known as The Chinese Hourglass Spider, cyclocosmia latusicosta, are a type of trapdoor spider. They are ambush predators that patiently wait for their unaware victim to scurry past their lair before they strike and eat them as soon as they detect motion.
If threatened, they burrow themselves headfirst and back up plugging the hole with their abdomen. Their backside looks a lot like a coin and because of that they were often mistaken as coins by Chinese farmers who would come across them. They also resemble Aztec sun stones. Their bite is low risk (non-toxic) so if you ever pick one up, and it bites you, you should be fine.
Pics : Nicky Bay
Nathaniel 3 years ago
"Someone has dropped a button on the floor!" "Best pick it up, it looks rather ornate!" "What the....aargh aargh! Code brown! Aargh!"
#67
Was Playing Video Games When I Heard A Sounds To My Left. Looked Over And Saw This
#68
This Giant Squid Washed Up On The Beach At Kommetjie, South Africa, During The Night. The Museum Is Busy Collecting It Now
#69
This Is Betty, Black Dragon Awm "Asian Water Monitors". Wow. Thanks To The Owner Katie Bruce For The Photo And The Infos!
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
My thoughts exactly, hahaha! Immediately started playing in my head 😂.
Load More Replies... Taylor Yingling 3 years ago
looks like it can be a porn star posing for its photo shoot, no cap.
Lambchop 3 years ago
Asian Water Monitors have venom gland inside their mouths to help digest food and protect themselves from predators. For extra added nightmares, they can also climb trees and jump down, possibly on you.
Hyde and Seek 3 years ago
Their claws are also capable of serious damage.
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#70
The World's Oldest Spider Ever Recorded Died In Western Australia At The Age Of 43 When She Was Violently Attacked By A Wasp
sofacushionfort 3 years ago
There’s a wasp that does this to ladybugs, but a percentage of them survive the ordeal
#71
The Stunning Octopus Stinkhorn (Clathrus Archeri)
iBlank 3 years ago
yeah, imagine a field with only that plant growing. Hellscape!
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#72
A Mother Centipede Protecting Its Babies
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Well, that is the stuff of pure, unadulterated nightmares.
#73
Elegant Solar Kettle Lamp
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George C.P. 3 years ago
This is wonderful, amazing, beyond imagination... and made by nature. ❤️
George C.P. 3 years ago
This is wonderful, amazing, beyond imagination... and made by nature. ❤️
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