Returning to the ancestral void

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bandh:

“I have inspired many persons to take up photography. As a matter of fact, I inspire myself. When I take a good picture I give myself a bonus.”

– Arthur “Weegee” Fellig (1899-1968, photographer)

travelthisworld:

Quiche, Mexico

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myampgoesto11:

The Science Of Spider Webs

[credit: (top) Susan Ford Collins on Flickr/ (bottom) Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation, in collaboration with S. Cranford, G. Bratzel and M.J. Buehler (all three from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Rihcard C. Yu and Andaluz Yu of Green Pacific Biologicals ]

From the National Science Foundation (Feb 1st, 2012):

View a video interview with Markus Buehler of MIT, an animationof a spider web under extremes stresses, and an animation of a spider web subjected to mechanical forces.

While researchers have long known of the incredible strength of spider silk, the robust nature of the tiny filaments cannot alone explain how webs survive multiple tears and winds that exceed hurricane strength.

Now, a study that combines experimental observations of spider webs with complex computer simulations shows that web durability depends not only on silk strength, but on how the overall web design compensates for damage and the response of individual strands to continuously varying stresses.

earth-song:

love you too!” by Jutta Kirchner

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idiotsfools:

Spiral by Antony Barroux

animalworld:

GREEN SNAIL (Rhinocochlis nasuta)  -  ©Tim Laman

This species of green colored snail is called Rhinocochlis nasuta. It is only can be found in limestone area of Borneo island. Very beautiful snail.

Rhinocochlis nasuta is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Dyakiidae.

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinocochlis_nasuta

Other photos you may enjoy:

Banana Slug

Green Snail

Common Garden Snail

mondonoir:

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Christo

Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76, Segments 3A-2B

Photo by Wolfgang Volz

itsjanna:

Fantastic Vivian Maier self portraits

imzphotos:

Pretty flowers outside of Walmart today. I think I did a good job, since it was so windy. :) What do you guys think?

Did you have to invoke Walmart and associate it with this beautiful picture? :p

xo-skeleton:

Heinz Hajek-Halke, Untitled

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