Babycat Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 18 April 2014Friday Peacocks My neighbour has peacocks, and I hear this sound on a daily basis: http://www.indiabird...ian peafowl.wav Sound exotic? Maybe, but that screeching gets annoying after a while. http://i.imgur.com/QpIq3ay.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/3Q6fvHa.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/TvNaXcO.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Az8VAHx.jpgWow. Those are some long and fancy feathers Gorgeous bird, I'd have to say. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 19 April 2014Saturday Enough pretty birds. . . Giant Isopods Deep sea crustaceans related to the common sow bug. http://i.imgur.com/Z51ipap.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/yw0rrtd.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/i1ojFoP.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/infCYv2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bZPECDW.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 That kitty looks petrified. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 That kitty looks petrified.I imagine the Isopod is a bit confused, too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 20 April 2014Sunday House Fly The lowly house fly, in all its glory. A single female fly can lay 9,000 eggs in a lifetime. http://i.imgur.com/4hwWwU1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bkz0DSz.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/s8N2WNA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/q8ZcNek.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 20 April 2014Sunday House Fly The lowly house fly, in all its glory. A single female fly can lay 9,000 eggs in a lifetime. http://i.imgur.com/4hwWwU1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bkz0DSz.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/s8N2WNA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/q8ZcNek.jpgMy, what nice eyes you have...they look to be having fun, anyway...that is, until one of them starts mutating into Jeff Goldblum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 20 April 2014Sunday House Fly The lowly house fly, in all its glory. A single female fly can lay 9,000 eggs in a lifetime. http://i.imgur.com/4hwWwU1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bkz0DSz.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/s8N2WNA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/q8ZcNek.jpgMy, what nice eyes you have...they look to be having fun, anyway...that is, until one of them starts mutating into Jeff Goldblum I did consider including a scene from The Fly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 21 April 2014Monday Tonight's installment is dedicated to my most loyal reader, Your_Lion. http://i.imgur.com/dgaaDkR.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/nDtf5MF.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/FHIa6Pl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/5gP6vo5.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KXhHgkr.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 20 April 2014Sunday House Fly The lowly house fly, in all its glory. A single female fly can lay 9,000 eggs in a lifetime. http://i.imgur.com/4hwWwU1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bkz0DSz.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/s8N2WNA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/q8ZcNek.jpgMy, what nice eyes you have...they look to be having fun, anyway...that is, until one of them starts mutating into Jeff Goldblum I did consider including a scene from The Fly. Is that what it looks like close-up?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 21 April 2014Monday Tonight's installment is dedicated to my most loyal reader, Your_Lion. http://i.imgur.com/dgaaDkR.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/nDtf5MF.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/FHIa6Pl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/5gP6vo5.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KXhHgkr.jpgAwesome, and thanks :ebert: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 22 April 2014Tuesday The Pygmy Marmoset Found in N. South America, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest true monkey, and weighs only 3 1/2 ounces. http://i.imgur.com/hfHFvB2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/hdyGRdT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KTJjQr1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Kb12Pg8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/JC1RVmv.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 22 April 2014Tuesday The Pygmy Marmoset Found in N. South America, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest true monkey, and weighs only 3 1/2 ounces. http://i.imgur.com/hfHFvB2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/hdyGRdT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KTJjQr1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Kb12Pg8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/JC1RVmv.jpgAw, they're tiny. I want one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 22 April 2014Tuesday The Pygmy Marmoset Found in N. South America, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest true monkey, and weighs only 3 1/2 ounces. http://i.imgur.com/hfHFvB2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/hdyGRdT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KTJjQr1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Kb12Pg8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/JC1RVmv.jpgAw, they're tiny. I want one! That's what I momentarily thought, until I saw how much they cost. :o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 23 April 2014Wednesday Rafflesia arnoldii Parasitic vines native to Borneo and Sumatra, Rafflesias produce the world's largest flowers, which can be 3 ft. in diameter and weigh up to 24 lbs. http://i.imgur.com/lIrkZ8j.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/duLugn9.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WVwVcm0.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jayjEzt.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jzDK7dy.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 22 April 2014Tuesday The Pygmy Marmoset Found in N. South America, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest true monkey, and weighs only 3 1/2 ounces. http://i.imgur.com/hfHFvB2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/hdyGRdT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KTJjQr1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Kb12Pg8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/JC1RVmv.jpgAw, they're tiny. I want one! That's what I momentarily thought, until I saw how much they cost. :ohttp://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/confused/confused0052.gif...damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 23 April 2014Wednesday Rafflesia arnoldii Parasitic vines native to Borneo and Sumatra, Rafflesias produce the world's largest flowers, which can be 3 ft. in diameter and weigh up to 24 lbs. http://i.imgur.com/lIrkZ8j.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/duLugn9.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WVwVcm0.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jayjEzt.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jzDK7dy.jpgOnce again, I think these look more like the prelude to an alien invasion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 22 April 2014Tuesday The Pygmy Marmoset Found in N. South America, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest true monkey, and weighs only 3 1/2 ounces. http://i.imgur.com/hfHFvB2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/hdyGRdT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KTJjQr1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Kb12Pg8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/JC1RVmv.jpg Aren't they the cutest?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 24 April 2014Thursday When Grizzlies Attack The brown bear is a large bear species distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. The predators can weigh from 300 to 780 kilograms (660 to 1720 lbs). The grizzly bear is a subspecies of brown bear that can be found in the uplands of western North America. The grizzly bear is generally a solitary creature and largely eats plants, which make up 80%–90% of the animal’s diet. However, the grizzly bear is a carnivore and regularly feeds on moose, deer, sheep, elk, bison, caribou and even black bears. Grizzlies are considered by some experts to be the most aggressive species of brown bear in the world. Adult grizzlies are too large to escape danger by climbing trees, so they respond by standing their ground and fighting. Grizzly bears generally don’t attack humans for food. The most common reason for a grizzly attack on a person is a mother defending her cubs. These types of attacks are responsible for 70% of fatal injuries to humans. In spite of their obvious physical advantages and many opportunities, grizzly bears almost never view humans as prey and rarely actively hunt people. http://i.imgur.com/yuS2wov.jpg Many traits that scientists understand about grizzly bears do not apply to the events that occurred on July 28, 2010 in the Soda Butte campground of Gallatin National Forest, which is located on the northern edge of Yellowstone Park. Soda Butte campground is a large overnight site that is regularly packed with tourists visiting Yellowstone during the summer months. On the day in question, a man named Kevin Kammer was camping in the Soda Butte campground while on vacation in Yellowstone. Brown bears usually avoid large public camp grounds at night and stay away from packs of people. However, on the night of July 28, a mother grizzly bear with three small cubs went on a coordinated rampage in the Soda Butte campground. Moving from different angles, the bear was responsible for three separate attacks on people sleeping in their tents. Keven Kammer was pulled from his sleeping bag and mauled to death 7.6m (25 feet) away from his tent. http://i.imgur.com/JU6ux6q.jpg A woman named Deb Freele was attacked while sleeping in the middle of the night. She was bitten on her wrist and leg, crushing bones. Deb then instinctively played dead and the grizzly bear left her alone. This is strange, because if the bear was looking for food then Deb would have been killed. After Deb was attacked, the same bear plowed through a teenage boy’s tent and bit him on the leg. The boy punched the bear in the face and this caused it to flee into the woods. The events have changed the way people view bears in Yellowstone. The incident showed that certain bears are not afraid to enter public campgrounds at night and that tents provide little protection from the animals. A tent will not stop a determined grizzly bear. The mother grizzly bear responsible for the death of Kevin Kammer was trapped by park officials using pieces of a culvert and Kevin’s tent. The grizzly bear was later studied and euthanized. Her cubs were removed from the park and sent to ZooMontana. The deadly incident remains the most brazen grizzly bear attack in the Yellowstone area since the 1980s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 24 April 2014Thursday When Grizzlies Attack The brown bear is a large bear species distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. The predators can weigh from 300 to 780 kilograms (660 to 1720 lbs). The grizzly bear is a subspecies of brown bear that can be found in the uplands of western North America. The grizzly bear is generally a solitary creature and largely eats plants, which make up 80%–90% of the animal’s diet. However, the grizzly bear is a carnivore and regularly feeds on moose, deer, sheep, elk, bison, caribou and even black bears. Grizzlies are considered by some experts to be the most aggressive species of brown bear in the world. Adult grizzlies are too large to escape danger by climbing trees, so they respond by standing their ground and fighting. Grizzly bears generally don’t attack humans for food. The most common reason for a grizzly attack on a person is a mother defending her cubs. These types of attacks are responsible for 70% of fatal injuries to humans. In spite of their obvious physical advantages and many opportunities, grizzly bears almost never view humans as prey and rarely actively hunt people. http://i.imgur.com/yuS2wov.jpg Many traits that scientists understand about grizzly bears do not apply to the events that occurred on July 28, 2010 in the Soda Butte campground of Gallatin National Forest, which is located on the northern edge of Yellowstone Park. Soda Butte campground is a large overnight site that is regularly packed with tourists visiting Yellowstone during the summer months. On the day in question, a man named Kevin Kammer was camping in the Soda Butte campground while on vacation in Yellowstone. Brown bears usually avoid large public camp grounds at night and stay away from packs of people. However, on the night of July 28, a mother grizzly bear with three small cubs went on a coordinated rampage in the Soda Butte campground. Moving from different angles, the bear was responsible for three separate attacks on people sleeping in their tents. Keven Kammer was pulled from his sleeping bag and mauled to death 7.6m (25 feet) away from his tent. http://i.imgur.com/JU6ux6q.jpg A woman named Deb Freele was attacked while sleeping in the middle of the night. She was bitten on her wrist and leg, crushing bones. Deb then instinctively played dead and the grizzly bear left her alone. This is strange, because if the bear was looking for food then Deb would have been killed. After Deb was attacked, the same bear plowed through a teenage boy’s tent and bit him on the leg. The boy punched the bear in the face and this caused it to flee into the woods. The events have changed the way people view bears in Yellowstone. The incident showed that certain bears are not afraid to enter public campgrounds at night and that tents provide little protection from the animals. A tent will not stop a determined grizzly bear. The mother grizzly bear responsible for the death of Kevin Kammer was trapped by park officials using pieces of a culvert and Kevin’s tent. The grizzly bear was later studied and euthanized. Her cubs were removed from the park and sent to ZooMontana. The deadly incident remains the most brazen grizzly bear attack in the Yellowstone area since the 1980s.Yikes! Never get in the way of a p1ssed off mother...especially when she's a grizzly bear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yVTd9xJH_08/USeOdGZFxRI/AAAAAAAAHQo/ifOJDoiJxhQ/s1600/green+eggs+-+spam.JPGhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sp-VFBbjpE http://i.imgur.com/mM5JBsD.jpg?1http://i.imgur.com/KiRIUHG.jpg?1 YL, I moved this over here in case you missed it in TOST. Of course, it's possible you saw it and just ignored it. :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 25 April 2014Friday Speaking of eggs. . . One ostrich egg is equivalent in volume to 2 dozen chicken eggs. http://i.imgur.com/fiRrSFV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qSyZxJq.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yVTd9xJH_08/USeOdGZFxRI/AAAAAAAAHQo/ifOJDoiJxhQ/s1600/green+eggs+-+spam.JPGhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sp-VFBbjpE http://i.imgur.com/mM5JBsD.jpg?1http://i.imgur.com/KiRIUHG.jpg?1 YL, I moved this over here in case you missed it in TOST. Of course, it's possible you saw it and just ignored it. :DThere's so much TOST, occasionally some real gems slip through the cracks and get missed. Thanks for bringing this breaking news to my attention. :ebert: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 25 April 2014Friday Speaking of eggs. . . One ostrich egg is equivalent in volume to 2 dozen chicken eggs. http://i.imgur.com/fiRrSFV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qSyZxJq.jpgAll of a sudden, I'm feeling hungry... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 26 April 2014Saturday Sea Pens "Graceful creatures of the seafloor, sea pens resemble plump, old-fashioned quill pens. Colors range from dark orange to yellow to white. Each sea pen is a colony of polyps (small anemone-like individuals) working together for the survival of the whole. The primary polyp loses its tentacles and becomes the stalk of the sea pen, with a bulb at its base—the bulb anchors the sea pen in the muddy or sandy bottom. The various secondary polyps form the sea pen's "branches" and have specialized functions. Some polyps feed by using nematocysts to catch plankton; some polyps reproduce; and some force water in and out of canals that ventilate the colony." http://i.imgur.com/pvsjmhc.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bkcU0iK.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CGWidxQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/2p4XDLV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Per4QGM.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 26 April 2014Saturday Sea Pens "Graceful creatures of the seafloor, sea pens resemble plump, old-fashioned quill pens. Colors range from dark orange to yellow to white. Each sea pen is a colony of polyps (small anemone-like individuals) working together for the survival of the whole. The primary polyp loses its tentacles and becomes the stalk of the sea pen, with a bulb at its base—the bulb anchors the sea pen in the muddy or sandy bottom. The various secondary polyps form the sea pen's "branches" and have specialized functions. Some polyps feed by using nematocysts to catch plankton; some polyps reproduce; and some force water in and out of canals that ventilate the colony." http://i.imgur.com/pvsjmhc.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bkcU0iK.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CGWidxQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/2p4XDLV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Per4QGM.jpgNice. Very fancy looking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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