Babycat Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Polar bears are gorgeous, magnificent creatures! :) I have no idea what happened in the last pic - something awful, I think... :( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 21 September 2014Sunday Polar Bear Polar bears roam the Arctic ice sheets and swim in that region's coastal waters. They are very strong swimmers, and their large front paws, which they use to paddle, are slightly webbed. Some polar bears have been seen swimming hundreds of miles from land—though they probably cover most of that distance by floating on sheets of ice. Polar bears live in one of the planet's coldest environments and depend on a thick coat of insulated fur, which covers a warming layer of fat. Fur even grows on the bottom of their paws, which protects against cold surfaces and provides a good grip on ice. The bear's stark white coat provides camouflage in surrounding snow and ice. But under their fur, polar bears have black skin—the better to soak in the sun's warming rays. These powerful predators typically prey on seals. In search of this quarry they frequent areas of shifting, cracking ice where seals may surface to breathe air. They also stalk ice edges and breathing holes. If the opportunity presents itself, polar bears will also consume carcasses, such as those of dead whales. These Arctic giants are the masters of their environment and have no natural enemies. Polar bears are attractive and appealing, but they are powerful predators that do not typically fear humans, which can make them dangerous. Near human settlements, they often acquire a taste for garbage, bringing bears and humans into perilous proximity. http://i.imgur.com/ITFfUf4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NUSBZ2g.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bqVMUdK.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/UsXrTV9.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/24qfHGW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CtTqHj8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/5y2xFDZ.jpg I'm not sure what happened here. :-( http://i.imgur.com/txsT38d.jpgBeautiful bears.Pretty tall when they stand on their hind legs! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) 22 September 2014Monday Kakapo Found only in New Zealand, the ancient, flightless Kakapo is the world's rarest and strangest parrot. It is the only flightless and nocturnal parrot, as well as being the heaviest in the world, weighing up to 3.5 kilograms (8 lbs). Kakapos can’t fly. They use their short wings for balance and support rather than flapping. Their feathers are much softer than those of other birds because they do not need to be strong and stiff enough to support flight. It also has strong legs that make it an excellent hiker and climber. On the ground, they move around with a jog-like gait. They can also climb tall trees and use their wings to help “parachute” to the forest floor. The kakapo has a well-developed sense of smell, useful in its nocturnal lifestyle. It also has what’s described as a musty-sweet odor. This likely helps kakapos find each other in the forest; unfortunately, it helps introduced mammalian predators find them, too. Both the Māori and early European settlers kept kakapos as pets. Even wild kakapos are known to approach, climb on, and preen people. George Edward Grey, the English ornithologist who first described the kakapo in 1845, once wrote that his pet kakapo’s behavior towards him and his friends was “more like that of a dog than a bird.” The kakapo’s problems began with Māori settlers, and intensified when Europeans arrived. Both groups cleared large areas of the kakapo’s habitat and brought with them predators like cats, rats, and stoats that the kakapo had no defenses against. In the 1980s, the New Zealand Department of Conservation implemented a Kakapo Recovery Plan. The plan involved the rounding up and relocation of kakapos to predator-free islands, setting up supplementary feeding stations for the birds, and sometimes artificial incubation of eggs and hand-raising of chicks. The effort has averted the kakapo’s extinction, but they are still critically endangered. As of early 2012, there were 126 kakapos in the wild. Kakapos live life at a slow pace. Males don’t start breeding until they are about four years old, and females around six years of age. Their life expectancy is over 90 years. http://i.imgur.com/mDH5g7M.jpg http://i.imgur.com/5tXYfKy.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ak8Me5j.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WhHF1uN.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ELKYCjh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DSNqlUh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/fczbI69.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/OgqJjmu.jpg Edited September 22, 2014 by substancewithoutstyle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 When you mentioned kakapo I immediately thought of that video! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) 23 September 2014Tuesday There's already an entry for tarantulas, but not the bird-eating spider specifically. Goliath Bird-eating Spider The Goliath bird-eating spider is, as its name suggests, large enough to eat a bird. This giant spider is found in the northern South American countries of Suriname, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Its habitat is the wet swamps and marshy areas deep within the primary rainforest. Goliath bird-eaters are the world's largest species of tarantula. Tarantula is a generic name for hairy spiders. This hairy spider has a leg span of 12 inches (30.5 cm) across, or about the size of a dinner plate or small pizza, and they can weigh 2.5 ounces (70 g). Like most tarantulas, the Goliath-bird eater is a deep burrowing species. They live in burrows in the ground dug by the spiders themselves, or abandoned by rodents. The female spends most of her life in her silk-lined burrow. They are nocturnal spiders and don't travel more than a few feet from home, resting in their burrows during the day. The size and power of the Goliath bird-eater makes it possible for them to eat larger prey. They rarely eat birds, although they may eat hatchlings. Its usual diet consists of frogs, small snakes, beetles, insects, lizards and even bats and pinky rats. They don't have any special hunting technique, like building webs or leaping on their prey. They will sneak up on their prey and pounce on their victim, injecting them with venom which paralyzes them. They will often carry their prey back to their burrow or a safe location to eat it at leisure. The Goliath bird-eating spiders are considered to be very aggressive and do not make good pets. Unlike other spiders, who are noiseless, the Goliath bird-eating spider can make a hissing noise to frighten off threats by rubbing bristles on its legs together. They will also rear up on their hind legs in a threat position. Their two fangs have poison glands at their base. Although they are not very toxic to humans, they can cause severe pain, nausea and sweating. The life expectancy for a female Goliath bird eater is about 25 years. Most require about 10 years to mature to adults. Males live for only one year or less after mating. The spiders continue to molt after reaching maturity and are able to regrow any limbs they might lose. http://i.imgur.com/ygeDJh1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/EeHO76r.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qTEf5Pp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jgsVYJv.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CLdmzBs.jpg Egg sac with young: http://i.imgur.com/YG6gwHN.jpg Fangs: http://i.imgur.com/JwR6mhE.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jFJNAZa.jpg Edited September 23, 2014 by substancewithoutstyle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 22 September 2014Monday Kakapo Found only in New Zealand, the ancient, flightless Kakapo is the world's rarest and strangest parrot. It is the only flightless and nocturnal parrot, as well as being the heaviest in the world, weighing up to 3.5 kilograms (8 lbs). Kakapos can’t fly. They use their short wings for balance and support rather than flapping. Their feathers are much softer than those of other birds because they do not need to be strong and stiff enough to support flight. It also has strong legs that make it an excellent hiker and climber. On the ground, they move around with a jog-like gait. They can also climb tall trees and use their wings to help “parachute” to the forest floor. The kakapo has a well-developed sense of smell, useful in its nocturnal lifestyle. It also has what’s described as a musty-sweet odor. This likely helps kakapos find each other in the forest; unfortunately, it helps introduced mammalian predators find them, too. Both the Māori and early European settlers kept kakapos as pets. Even wild kakapos are known to approach, climb on, and preen people. George Edward Grey, the English ornithologist who first described the kakapo in 1845, once wrote that his pet kakapo’s behavior towards him and his friends was “more like that of a dog than a bird.” The kakapo’s problems began with Māori settlers, and intensified when Europeans arrived. Both groups cleared large areas of the kakapo’s habitat and brought with them predators like cats, rats, and stoats that the kakapo had no defenses against. In the 1980s, the New Zealand Department of Conservation implemented a Kakapo Recovery Plan. The plan involved the rounding up and relocation of kakapos to predator-free islands, setting up supplementary feeding stations for the birds, and sometimes artificial incubation of eggs and hand-raising of chicks. The effort has averted the kakapo’s extinction, but they are still critically endangered. As of early 2012, there were 126 kakapos in the wild. Kakapos live life at a slow pace. Males don’t start breeding until they are about four years old, and females around six years of age. Their life expectancy is over 90 years. http://i.imgur.com/mDH5g7M.jpg http://i.imgur.com/5tXYfKy.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ak8Me5j.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WhHF1uN.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ELKYCjh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DSNqlUh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/fczbI69.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/OgqJjmu.jpg Cute. I bet they could camouflage well with those green feathers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 23 September 2014Tuesday There's already an entry for tarantulas, but not the bird-eating spider specifically. Goliath Bird-eating Spider The Goliath bird-eating spider is, as its name suggests, large enough to eat a bird. This giant spider is found in the northern South American countries of Suriname, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Its habitat is the wet swamps and marshy areas deep within the primary rainforest. Goliath bird-eaters are the world's largest species of tarantula. Tarantula is a generic name for hairy spiders. This hairy spider has a leg span of 12 inches (30.5 cm) across, or about the size of a dinner plate or small pizza, and they can weigh 2.5 ounces (70 g). Like most tarantulas, the Goliath-bird eater is a deep burrowing species. They live in burrows in the ground dug by the spiders themselves, or abandoned by rodents. The female spends most of her life in her silk-lined burrow. They are nocturnal spiders and don't travel more than a few feet from home, resting in their burrows during the day. The size and power of the Goliath bird-eater makes it possible for them to eat larger prey. They rarely eat birds, although they may eat hatchlings. Its usual diet consists of frogs, small snakes, beetles, insects, lizards and even bats and pinky rats. They don't have any special hunting technique, like building webs or leaping on their prey. They will sneak up on their prey and pounce on their victim, injecting them with venom which paralyzes them. They will often carry their prey back to their burrow or a safe location to eat it at leisure. The Goliath bird-eating spiders are considered to be very aggressive and do not make good pets. Unlike other spiders, who are noiseless, the Goliath bird-eating spider can make a hissing noise to frighten off threats by rubbing bristles on its legs together. They will also rear up on their hind legs in a threat position. Their two fangs have poison glands at their base. Although they are not very toxic to humans, they can cause severe pain, nausea and sweating. The life expectancy for a female Goliath bird eater is about 25 years. Most require about 10 years to mature to adults. Males live for only one year or less after mating. The spiders continue to molt after reaching maturity and are able to regrow any limbs they might lose. http://i.imgur.com/ygeDJh1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/EeHO76r.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qTEf5Pp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jgsVYJv.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CLdmzBs.jpg Egg sac with young: http://i.imgur.com/YG6gwHN.jpg Fangs: http://i.imgur.com/JwR6mhE.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jFJNAZa.jpg Up to 12 inch legspan!!! :o Holy Sh1t!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 24 September 2014Wednesday Weird Fungi http://i.imgur.com/uPI5YJI.jpgBlue Milk Mushroom Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) Lactarius, or the blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America; it has also been reported from southern France. L. indigo grows on the ground in both deciduous and coniferous forests, where it forms mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken—a feature common to all members of the Lactarius genus—is also indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The cap is typically between 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in) broad, and the stem 2 to 8 cm (0.8 to 3 in) tall by 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) thick. It is an edible mushroom, and is sold in rural markets in Mexico, Guatemala, and China. 5 more: http://i.imgur.com/KBxASyO.jpgGolden Jelly Fungus Tremella mesenterica (common names include the yellow brain, the golden jelly fungus, the yellow trembler, and witches’ butter) is a common jelly fungus in the Tremellaceae family of the Agaricomycotina. It is most frequently found on dead but attached and on recently fallen branches, especially of angiosperms, as a parasite of wood decay fungi in the genus Peniophora. The gelatinous, orange-yellow fruit body of the fungus, which can grow up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) diameter, has a convoluted or lobed surface that is greasy or slimy when damp. It grows in crevices in bark, appearing during rainy weather. Within a few days after rain it dries into a thin film or shriveled mass capable of reviving after subsequent rain. This fungus occurs widely in broadleaf and mixed forests and is widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions that include Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. Although considered bland and flavorless, the fungus is edible. Tremella mesenterica produces carbohydrates that are attracting research interest because of their various biological activities. http://i.imgur.com/IWylTdx.jpgThe Wrinkled Peach Rhodotus is a genus in the Physalacriaceae family of fungi. It is a monotypic genus and consists of the single mushroom species Rhodotus palmatus, known in the vernacular as the netted Rhodotus, the rosy veincap, or the wrinkled peach. This uncommon species has a circumboreal distribution, and has been collected in eastern North America, northern Africa, Europe, and Asia; declining populations in Europe have led to its appearance in over half of the European fungal Red Lists of threatened species. Typically found growing on the stumps and logs of rotting hardwoods, mature specimens may usually be identified by the pinkish color and the distinctive ridged and veined surface of their rubbery caps; variations in the color and quantity of light received during development lead to variations in the size, shape, and cap color of fruit bodies. http://i.imgur.com/7MBe4Sw.jpgViolet Coral Clavaria zollingeri, commonly known as the violet coral or the magenta coral, is a widely distributed species of fungus. It produces striking tubular, purple to pinkish-violet fruit bodies that grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall and 7 cm (2.8 in) wide. The extreme tips of the fragile, slender branches are usually rounded and brownish. A typical member of the clavarioid or club fungi, Clavaria zollingeri is saprobic, and so derives nutrients by breaking down organic matter. The fruit bodies are typically found growing on the ground in woodland litter, or in grasslands. http://i.imgur.com/v6Mty3d.jpgRounded Earthstar Geastrum saccatum, commonly known as the rounded earthstar, is a species of mushroom belonging in the Geastrum genus. It is found in North America and Europe and is found growing on rotting wood. It is considered inedible by mushroomers, because of its bitter taste. It is a common mushroom, but collections are at their peak during late summer. The opening of the outer layer of the fruiting body in the characteristic star shape is thought to be due to a buildup of calcium oxalate crystals immediately prior to dehiscence. G. saccatum is distinguished from other earthstars by the distinct circular ridge or depression surrounding the central pore. In Brazil, its common name translates to “star of the land”. http://i.imgur.com/005AX1C.jpgUmber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinum, commonly known as the umber-brown puffball, is a type of Puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It is found in China, Europe, and North America. The distinguishing feature of all puffballs is that they do not have an open cap with spore-bearing gills. Instead, spores are produced internally, in a spheroidal fruiting body called a gasterothecium (gasteroid (‘stomach-like’) basidiocarp). As the spores mature, they form a mass called a gleba in the centre of the fruiting body that is often of a distinctive color and texture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Fungi are creepy. And more closely related to animals than they are to plants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Fungi are creepy. And more closely related to animals than they are to plants. http://tedideas.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/gif4b.gifhttp://img.izismile.com/img/img2/20090922/slime_mold_75.gif I know, I know. . . slime molds are no longer considered fungi. . . . they're aliens. :dweez: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 24 September 2014Wednesday Weird Fungi http://i.imgur.com/uPI5YJI.jpgBlue Milk Mushroom Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) Lactarius, or the blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America; it has also been reported from southern France. L. indigo grows on the ground in both deciduous and coniferous forests, where it forms mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken—a feature common to all members of the Lactarius genus—is also indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The cap is typically between 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in) broad, and the stem 2 to 8 cm (0.8 to 3 in) tall by 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) thick. It is an edible mushroom, and is sold in rural markets in Mexico, Guatemala, and China. 5 more: http://i.imgur.com/KBxASyO.jpgGolden Jelly Fungus Tremella mesenterica (common names include the yellow brain, the golden jelly fungus, the yellow trembler, and witches’ butter) is a common jelly fungus in the Tremellaceae family of the Agaricomycotina. It is most frequently found on dead but attached and on recently fallen branches, especially of angiosperms, as a parasite of wood decay fungi in the genus Peniophora. The gelatinous, orange-yellow fruit body of the fungus, which can grow up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) diameter, has a convoluted or lobed surface that is greasy or slimy when damp. It grows in crevices in bark, appearing during rainy weather. Within a few days after rain it dries into a thin film or shriveled mass capable of reviving after subsequent rain. This fungus occurs widely in broadleaf and mixed forests and is widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions that include Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. Although considered bland and flavorless, the fungus is edible. Tremella mesenterica produces carbohydrates that are attracting research interest because of their various biological activities. http://i.imgur.com/IWylTdx.jpgThe Wrinkled Peach Rhodotus is a genus in the Physalacriaceae family of fungi. It is a monotypic genus and consists of the single mushroom species Rhodotus palmatus, known in the vernacular as the netted Rhodotus, the rosy veincap, or the wrinkled peach. This uncommon species has a circumboreal distribution, and has been collected in eastern North America, northern Africa, Europe, and Asia; declining populations in Europe have led to its appearance in over half of the European fungal Red Lists of threatened species. Typically found growing on the stumps and logs of rotting hardwoods, mature specimens may usually be identified by the pinkish color and the distinctive ridged and veined surface of their rubbery caps; variations in the color and quantity of light received during development lead to variations in the size, shape, and cap color of fruit bodies. http://i.imgur.com/7MBe4Sw.jpgViolet Coral Clavaria zollingeri, commonly known as the violet coral or the magenta coral, is a widely distributed species of fungus. It produces striking tubular, purple to pinkish-violet fruit bodies that grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall and 7 cm (2.8 in) wide. The extreme tips of the fragile, slender branches are usually rounded and brownish. A typical member of the clavarioid or club fungi, Clavaria zollingeri is saprobic, and so derives nutrients by breaking down organic matter. The fruit bodies are typically found growing on the ground in woodland litter, or in grasslands. http://i.imgur.com/v6Mty3d.jpgRounded Earthstar Geastrum saccatum, commonly known as the rounded earthstar, is a species of mushroom belonging in the Geastrum genus. It is found in North America and Europe and is found growing on rotting wood. It is considered inedible by mushroomers, because of its bitter taste. It is a common mushroom, but collections are at their peak during late summer. The opening of the outer layer of the fruiting body in the characteristic star shape is thought to be due to a buildup of calcium oxalate crystals immediately prior to dehiscence. G. saccatum is distinguished from other earthstars by the distinct circular ridge or depression surrounding the central pore. In Brazil, its common name translates to “star of the land”. http://i.imgur.com/005AX1C.jpgUmber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinum, commonly known as the umber-brown puffball, is a type of Puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It is found in China, Europe, and North America. The distinguishing feature of all puffballs is that they do not have an open cap with spore-bearing gills. Instead, spores are produced internally, in a spheroidal fruiting body called a gasterothecium (gasteroid (‘stomach-like’) basidiocarp). As the spores mature, they form a mass called a gleba in the centre of the fruiting body that is often of a distinctive color and texture.Wow! What great looking fungi. I didn't know it came in such cool colours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) 25 September 2014Thursday Patagonian Mara The Patagonian mara lives in south and central Argentina, mainly in areas of scrub desert or coarse grassland. It is a rodent resembling a short-eared hare, and is also called the Patagonian hare or Patagonian cavy, but is actually a close relative of the guinea pig. It is one of the few rodents that mate for life, and its social structure is based on this. Pairs will travel everywhere together, with the female in the lead and the male watching out for danger. The third largest rodent in the world, the Patagonian mara is 69 - 75 cm (about 2 feet) long. It can run very fast for its size, up to 45 kilometers (28 miles) per hour for distances over 1 kilometer because it has powerful hind legs. The front legs are adapted for digging their burrows, and have four sharp claws. When fully grown they stand about 2 feet (.61 meters) at the shoulder, are 2.5 feet (.76 of a meter) long, and weigh 35 pounds (15.88 kilograms). In keeping with its strange appearance, the Patagonian mara displays behavioural traits that are very unusual among the rodents. Active during the day, this species spends long periods basking in the sun, either resting on its haunches or with its front limbs folded under its body like a cat. It remains vigilant for predators, however, and when threatened may escape by galloping or stotting, a high-speed form of locomotion involving rapid bounces using all four limbs at once. The mara consumes a variety of vegetation, usually feeding in grass or shrubland during the day, and sheltering in their burrows or amongst dense vegetation at night. http://i.imgur.com/yt2GjmK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6pXpP6i.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/rtqiM35.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0IecjXr.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/FqurLsD.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ftY5UP4.jpg Range: http://i.imgur.com/crccEkK.png Edited September 24, 2014 by substancewithoutstyle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 So *that's* what our Mara looks like! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 23 September 2014Tuesday There's already an entry for tarantulas, but not the bird-eating spider specifically. Goliath Bird-eating Spider The Goliath bird-eating spider is, as its name suggests, large enough to eat a bird. This giant spider is found in the northern South American countries of Suriname, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Its habitat is the wet swamps and marshy areas deep within the primary rainforest. Goliath bird-eaters are the world's largest species of tarantula. Tarantula is a generic name for hairy spiders. This hairy spider has a leg span of 12 inches (30.5 cm) across, or about the size of a dinner plate or small pizza, and they can weigh 2.5 ounces (70 g). Like most tarantulas, the Goliath-bird eater is a deep burrowing species. They live in burrows in the ground dug by the spiders themselves, or abandoned by rodents. The female spends most of her life in her silk-lined burrow. They are nocturnal spiders and don't travel more than a few feet from home, resting in their burrows during the day. The size and power of the Goliath bird-eater makes it possible for them to eat larger prey. They rarely eat birds, although they may eat hatchlings. Its usual diet consists of frogs, small snakes, beetles, insects, lizards and even bats and pinky rats. They don't have any special hunting technique, like building webs or leaping on their prey. They will sneak up on their prey and pounce on their victim, injecting them with venom which paralyzes them. They will often carry their prey back to their burrow or a safe location to eat it at leisure. The Goliath bird-eating spiders are considered to be very aggressive and do not make good pets. Unlike other spiders, who are noiseless, the Goliath bird-eating spider can make a hissing noise to frighten off threats by rubbing bristles on its legs together. They will also rear up on their hind legs in a threat position. Their two fangs have poison glands at their base. Although they are not very toxic to humans, they can cause severe pain, nausea and sweating. The life expectancy for a female Goliath bird eater is about 25 years. Most require about 10 years to mature to adults. Males live for only one year or less after mating. The spiders continue to molt after reaching maturity and are able to regrow any limbs they might lose. http://i.imgur.com/ygeDJh1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/EeHO76r.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qTEf5Pp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jgsVYJv.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CLdmzBs.jpg Egg sac with young: http://i.imgur.com/YG6gwHN.jpg Fangs: http://i.imgur.com/JwR6mhE.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jFJNAZa.jpg Holycrapholycrapholycrapholycrapholycrapholycrap!! :outtahere: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 22 September 2014Monday Kakapo Found only in New Zealand, the ancient, flightless Kakapo is the world's rarest and strangest parrot. It is the only flightless and nocturnal parrot, as well as being the heaviest in the world, weighing up to 3.5 kilograms (8 lbs). Kakapos can’t fly. They use their short wings for balance and support rather than flapping. Their feathers are much softer than those of other birds because they do not need to be strong and stiff enough to support flight. It also has strong legs that make it an excellent hiker and climber. On the ground, they move around with a jog-like gait. They can also climb tall trees and use their wings to help “parachute” to the forest floor. The kakapo has a well-developed sense of smell, useful in its nocturnal lifestyle. It also has what’s described as a musty-sweet odor. This likely helps kakapos find each other in the forest; unfortunately, it helps introduced mammalian predators find them, too. Both the Māori and early European settlers kept kakapos as pets. Even wild kakapos are known to approach, climb on, and preen people. George Edward Grey, the English ornithologist who first described the kakapo in 1845, once wrote that his pet kakapo’s behavior towards him and his friends was “more like that of a dog than a bird.” The kakapo’s problems began with Māori settlers, and intensified when Europeans arrived. Both groups cleared large areas of the kakapo’s habitat and brought with them predators like cats, rats, and stoats that the kakapo had no defenses against. In the 1980s, the New Zealand Department of Conservation implemented a Kakapo Recovery Plan. The plan involved the rounding up and relocation of kakapos to predator-free islands, setting up supplementary feeding stations for the birds, and sometimes artificial incubation of eggs and hand-raising of chicks. The effort has averted the kakapo’s extinction, but they are still critically endangered. As of early 2012, there were 126 kakapos in the wild. Kakapos live life at a slow pace. Males don’t start breeding until they are about four years old, and females around six years of age. Their life expectancy is over 90 years. http://i.imgur.com/mDH5g7M.jpg http://i.imgur.com/5tXYfKy.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ak8Me5j.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WhHF1uN.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ELKYCjh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DSNqlUh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/fczbI69.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/OgqJjmu.jpg A rare beauty... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 24 September 2014Wednesday Weird Fungi http://i.imgur.com/uPI5YJI.jpgBlue Milk Mushroom Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) Lactarius, or the blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America; it has also been reported from southern France. L. indigo grows on the ground in both deciduous and coniferous forests, where it forms mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken—a feature common to all members of the Lactarius genus—is also indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The cap is typically between 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in) broad, and the stem 2 to 8 cm (0.8 to 3 in) tall by 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) thick. It is an edible mushroom, and is sold in rural markets in Mexico, Guatemala, and China. 5 more: http://i.imgur.com/KBxASyO.jpgGolden Jelly Fungus Tremella mesenterica (common names include the yellow brain, the golden jelly fungus, the yellow trembler, and witches’ butter) is a common jelly fungus in the Tremellaceae family of the Agaricomycotina. It is most frequently found on dead but attached and on recently fallen branches, especially of angiosperms, as a parasite of wood decay fungi in the genus Peniophora. The gelatinous, orange-yellow fruit body of the fungus, which can grow up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) diameter, has a convoluted or lobed surface that is greasy or slimy when damp. It grows in crevices in bark, appearing during rainy weather. Within a few days after rain it dries into a thin film or shriveled mass capable of reviving after subsequent rain. This fungus occurs widely in broadleaf and mixed forests and is widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions that include Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. Although considered bland and flavorless, the fungus is edible. Tremella mesenterica produces carbohydrates that are attracting research interest because of their various biological activities. http://i.imgur.com/IWylTdx.jpgThe Wrinkled Peach Rhodotus is a genus in the Physalacriaceae family of fungi. It is a monotypic genus and consists of the single mushroom species Rhodotus palmatus, known in the vernacular as the netted Rhodotus, the rosy veincap, or the wrinkled peach. This uncommon species has a circumboreal distribution, and has been collected in eastern North America, northern Africa, Europe, and Asia; declining populations in Europe have led to its appearance in over half of the European fungal Red Lists of threatened species. Typically found growing on the stumps and logs of rotting hardwoods, mature specimens may usually be identified by the pinkish color and the distinctive ridged and veined surface of their rubbery caps; variations in the color and quantity of light received during development lead to variations in the size, shape, and cap color of fruit bodies. http://i.imgur.com/7MBe4Sw.jpgViolet Coral Clavaria zollingeri, commonly known as the violet coral or the magenta coral, is a widely distributed species of fungus. It produces striking tubular, purple to pinkish-violet fruit bodies that grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall and 7 cm (2.8 in) wide. The extreme tips of the fragile, slender branches are usually rounded and brownish. A typical member of the clavarioid or club fungi, Clavaria zollingeri is saprobic, and so derives nutrients by breaking down organic matter. The fruit bodies are typically found growing on the ground in woodland litter, or in grasslands. http://i.imgur.com/v6Mty3d.jpgRounded Earthstar Geastrum saccatum, commonly known as the rounded earthstar, is a species of mushroom belonging in the Geastrum genus. It is found in North America and Europe and is found growing on rotting wood. It is considered inedible by mushroomers, because of its bitter taste. It is a common mushroom, but collections are at their peak during late summer. The opening of the outer layer of the fruiting body in the characteristic star shape is thought to be due to a buildup of calcium oxalate crystals immediately prior to dehiscence. G. saccatum is distinguished from other earthstars by the distinct circular ridge or depression surrounding the central pore. In Brazil, its common name translates to “star of the land”. http://i.imgur.com/005AX1C.jpgUmber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinum, commonly known as the umber-brown puffball, is a type of Puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It is found in China, Europe, and North America. The distinguishing feature of all puffballs is that they do not have an open cap with spore-bearing gills. Instead, spores are produced internally, in a spheroidal fruiting body called a gasterothecium (gasteroid (‘stomach-like’) basidiocarp). As the spores mature, they form a mass called a gleba in the centre of the fruiting body that is often of a distinctive color and texture. Most unusual type, but the blue one is rather stunning. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 25 September 2014Thursday Patagonian Mara The Patagonian mara lives in south and central Argentina, mainly in areas of scrub desert or coarse grassland. It is a rodent resembling a short-eared hare, and is also called the Patagonian hare or Patagonian cavy, but is actually a close relative of the guinea pig. It is one of the few rodents that mate for life, and its social structure is based on this. Pairs will travel everywhere together, with the female in the lead and the male watching out for danger. The third largest rodent in the world, the Patagonian mara is 69 - 75 cm (about 2 feet) long. It can run very fast for its size, up to 45 kilometers (28 miles) per hour for distances over 1 kilometer because it has powerful hind legs. The front legs are adapted for digging their burrows, and have four sharp claws. When fully grown they stand about 2 feet (.61 meters) at the shoulder, are 2.5 feet (.76 of a meter) long, and weigh 35 pounds (15.88 kilograms). In keeping with its strange appearance, the Patagonian mara displays behavioural traits that are very unusual among the rodents. Active during the day, this species spends long periods basking in the sun, either resting on its haunches or with its front limbs folded under its body like a cat. It remains vigilant for predators, however, and when threatened may escape by galloping or stotting, a high-speed form of locomotion involving rapid bounces using all four limbs at once. The mara consumes a variety of vegetation, usually feeding in grass or shrubland during the day, and sheltering in their burrows or amongst dense vegetation at night. http://i.imgur.com/yt2GjmK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6pXpP6i.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/rtqiM35.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0IecjXr.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/FqurLsD.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ftY5UP4.jpg Range: http://i.imgur.com/crccEkK.png They look like bunny rabbits! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 25 September 2014Thursday Patagonian Mara The Patagonian mara lives in south and central Argentina, mainly in areas of scrub desert or coarse grassland. It is a rodent resembling a short-eared hare, and is also called the Patagonian hare or Patagonian cavy, but is actually a close relative of the guinea pig. It is one of the few rodents that mate for life, and its social structure is based on this. Pairs will travel everywhere together, with the female in the lead and the male watching out for danger. The third largest rodent in the world, the Patagonian mara is 69 - 75 cm (about 2 feet) long. It can run very fast for its size, up to 45 kilometers (28 miles) per hour for distances over 1 kilometer because it has powerful hind legs. The front legs are adapted for digging their burrows, and have four sharp claws. When fully grown they stand about 2 feet (.61 meters) at the shoulder, are 2.5 feet (.76 of a meter) long, and weigh 35 pounds (15.88 kilograms). In keeping with its strange appearance, the Patagonian mara displays behavioural traits that are very unusual among the rodents. Active during the day, this species spends long periods basking in the sun, either resting on its haunches or with its front limbs folded under its body like a cat. It remains vigilant for predators, however, and when threatened may escape by galloping or stotting, a high-speed form of locomotion involving rapid bounces using all four limbs at once. The mara consumes a variety of vegetation, usually feeding in grass or shrubland during the day, and sheltering in their burrows or amongst dense vegetation at night. http://i.imgur.com/yt2GjmK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6pXpP6i.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/rtqiM35.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0IecjXr.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/FqurLsD.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ftY5UP4.jpg Range: http://i.imgur.com/crccEkK.png Now, they are cute...specially drinking out of a bottle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 So *that's* what our Mara looks like! You beat me to it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 25 September 2014Thursday Patagonian Mara The Patagonian mara lives in south and central Argentina, mainly in areas of scrub desert or coarse grassland. It is a rodent resembling a short-eared hare, and is also called the Patagonian hare or Patagonian cavy, but is actually a close relative of the guinea pig. It is one of the few rodents that mate for life, and its social structure is based on this. Pairs will travel everywhere together, with the female in the lead and the male watching out for danger. The third largest rodent in the world, the Patagonian mara is 69 - 75 cm (about 2 feet) long. It can run very fast for its size, up to 45 kilometers (28 miles) per hour for distances over 1 kilometer because it has powerful hind legs. The front legs are adapted for digging their burrows, and have four sharp claws. When fully grown they stand about 2 feet (.61 meters) at the shoulder, are 2.5 feet (.76 of a meter) long, and weigh 35 pounds (15.88 kilograms). In keeping with its strange appearance, the Patagonian mara displays behavioural traits that are very unusual among the rodents. Active during the day, this species spends long periods basking in the sun, either resting on its haunches or with its front limbs folded under its body like a cat. It remains vigilant for predators, however, and when threatened may escape by galloping or stotting, a high-speed form of locomotion involving rapid bounces using all four limbs at once. The mara consumes a variety of vegetation, usually feeding in grass or shrubland during the day, and sheltering in their burrows or amongst dense vegetation at night. http://i.imgur.com/yt2GjmK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6pXpP6i.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/rtqiM35.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0IecjXr.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/FqurLsD.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ftY5UP4.jpg Range: http://i.imgur.com/crccEkK.png Now, they are cute...specially drinking out of a bottle Awwww....! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 26 September 2014 FLORA FRIDAY Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia) Although widely cultivated in the tropics since the 19th century, the native habitat of the Royal Poinciana was unknown to science until the 1930s, when it was rediscovered growing in the wild in Madagascar. The genus name is derived from the Greek words delos (meaning conspicuous), and onyx, meaning claw, referring to the appearance of the spectacular flowers. It is widely cultivated and may be seen adorning avenues, parks and estates in tropical areas throughout the world, but is under increasing threat in Madagascar due to habitat destruction. The Royal Poinciana grows to 9 - 15 m in height but its elegant, wide-spreading, umbrella-like canopy can be even wider. The Royal Poinciana is deciduous in climates that have a marked dry season, but in tropical areas where the winter is not that much dryer than the summer it is a semi-evergreen tree. The flame-colored flowers are formed in dense clusters and bloom seasonally, usually in midsummer. The seeds of D. regia are sometimes used as beads, and there has been some research on the use of the gum obtained from the dried seeds as a binder in the manufacture of tablets, such as paracetamol. Delonix regia is often depicted on postage stamps of countries around the world which have tropical or subtropical climates, from the small island of Anguilla (one of the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean) to China. It has become naturalised in some places, such as parts of southern Florida in the United States, and is invasive in parts of Australia, where it competes with native vegetation. http://i.imgur.com/JeqjPbr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yMK78y2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/lZbhKRV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/VmKVwC9.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/55sK2bY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ZsixUoF.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/OmjW6rA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/pVpE5o6.jpg Dormant: http://i.imgur.com/ZLXFArM.jpg Seedling: http://i.imgur.com/VmoBWfv.jpg Stamps: http://i.imgur.com/cCf0NWb.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KRwFCSH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NDZCIel.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 27 September 2014 Paleontology Saturday Short-faced Bear (Arctodus simus) The short-faced bear is not only the largest bear ever known, but also the largest carnivorous land mammal ever to exist. Having lived from 800,000 to 12,500 years ago, during the ice age, Arctodus simus is believed to have evolved from Plionarctos, the oldest known genus of the subfamily Tremarctinae. Arctodus simus inhabited North America from Alaska down to central Mexico. Fossils have been found over a very wide range (as far east as Virginia), but more commonly in the western states, especially California. Enormous specimens have been found in Alaska and the Yukon. Also known as the bulldog bear because of its short, broad muzzle Arctodus simus had a low forehead with eyes set far apart and facing forward, giving it excellent vision. It measured 5.5 feet at shoulder height when standing on all fours, and up to 12 feet when on its hind legs, with a reach of over 14 feet. Though it weighed as much 2,000 pounds, it had a leaner build than the brown bear. It had much longer limbs than today's brown bears, allowing it to run faster (over 40 miles per hour). The skull was broad and resembled that of a lion skull. It had a short snout with large nasal openings to supply large quantities of oxygen for running. The teeth are large and higher crowned than its modern relatives. It is estimated that this top predator had a bite force of 2000 lbs. per square inch. Although Arctodus simus may have been omnivorous, the vast majority of its diet was probably meat. Its longer legs would have allowed it to cover a larger territory in search of prey and carrion. It had the capability of catching and killing bison, deer, elk, muskoxen, and other large animals. However, it was probably more of a scavenger. Because of it's size, it could easily chase other predators off their kills. The short-faced bear had a hunting range of over 200 square miles. Its competition with smaller animals entering North America across the Bering Straight, and the dying off of some of its prey both may have led toward the extinction of Arctodus about 12,000 years ago. This is also about the time that humans in North America greatly improved their hunting techniques, which could have contributed to the bear's extinction both directly and by exhausting its food supply. http://i.imgur.com/Q4VHFYx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tYPH5GV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6nkI1c5.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/1ucPBzF.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/m4MzTnv.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/metGcRz.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/3FdO8SR.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) 26 September 2014 FLORA FRIDAY Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia) Although widely cultivated in the tropics since the 19th century, the native habitat of the Royal Poinciana was unknown to science until the 1930s, when it was rediscovered growing in the wild in Madagascar. The genus name is derived from the Greek words delos (meaning conspicuous), and onyx, meaning claw, referring to the appearance of the spectacular flowers. It is widely cultivated and may be seen adorning avenues, parks and estates in tropical areas throughout the world, but is under increasing threat in Madagascar due to habitat destruction. The Royal Poinciana grows to 9 - 15 m in height but its elegant, wide-spreading, umbrella-like canopy can be even wider. The Royal Poinciana is deciduous in climates that have a marked dry season, but in tropical areas where the winter is not that much dryer than the summer it is a semi-evergreen tree. The flame-colored flowers are formed in dense clusters and bloom seasonally, usually in midsummer. The seeds of D. regia are sometimes used as beads, and there has been some research on the use of the gum obtained from the dried seeds as a binder in the manufacture of tablets, such as paracetamol. Delonix regia is often depicted on postage stamps of countries around the world which have tropical or subtropical climates, from the small island of Anguilla (one of the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean) to China. It has become naturalised in some places, such as parts of southern Florida in the United States, and is invasive in parts of Australia, where it competes with native vegetation. http://i.imgur.com/JeqjPbr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yMK78y2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/lZbhKRV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/VmKVwC9.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/55sK2bY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ZsixUoF.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/OmjW6rA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/pVpE5o6.jpg Dormant: http://i.imgur.com/ZLXFArM.jpg Seedling: http://i.imgur.com/VmoBWfv.jpg Stamps: http://i.imgur.com/cCf0NWb.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/KRwFCSH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NDZCIel.jpgGreat colour! And I love the detail of the flower close up. Edited September 28, 2014 by Your_Lion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) 27 September 2014 Paleontology Saturday Short-faced Bear (Arctodus simus) The short-faced bear is not only the largest bear ever known, but also the largest carnivorous land mammal ever to exist. Having lived from 800,000 to 12,500 years ago, during the ice age, Arctodus simus is believed to have evolved from Plionarctos, the oldest known genus of the subfamily Tremarctinae. Arctodus simus inhabited North America from Alaska down to central Mexico. Fossils have been found over a very wide range (as far east as Virginia), but more commonly in the western states, especially California. Enormous specimens have been found in Alaska and the Yukon. Also known as the bulldog bear because of its short, broad muzzle Arctodus simus had a low forehead with eyes set far apart and facing forward, giving it excellent vision. It measured 5.5 feet at shoulder height when standing on all fours, and up to 12 feet when on its hind legs, with a reach of over 14 feet. Though it weighed as much 2,000 pounds, it had a leaner build than the brown bear. It had much longer limbs than today's brown bears, allowing it to run faster (over 40 miles per hour). The skull was broad and resembled that of a lion skull. It had a short snout with large nasal openings to supply large quantities of oxygen for running. The teeth are large and higher crowned than its modern relatives. It is estimated that this top predator had a bite force of 2000 lbs. per square inch. Although Arctodus simus may have been omnivorous, the vast majority of its diet was probably meat. Its longer legs would have allowed it to cover a larger territory in search of prey and carrion. It had the capability of catching and killing bison, deer, elk, muskoxen, and other large animals. However, it was probably more of a scavenger. Because of it's size, it could easily chase other predators off their kills. The short-faced bear had a hunting range of over 200 square miles. Its competition with smaller animals entering North America across the Bering Straight, and the dying off of some of its prey both may have led toward the extinction of Arctodus about 12,000 years ago. This is also about the time that humans in North America greatly improved their hunting techniques, which could have contributed to the bear's extinction both directly and by exhausting its food supply. http://i.imgur.com/Q4VHFYx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tYPH5GV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6nkI1c5.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/1ucPBzF.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/m4MzTnv.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/metGcRz.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/3FdO8SR.jpgNow that IS a BIG bear! That's one impressive looking skeleton Edited September 28, 2014 by Your_Lion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 28 September 2014Sunday Golden Orb Weaver Spider Found throughout S.E. Asia, the golden orb weaver is one of the largest spiders in the world & is known for it's striking black & yellow coloring. The genus name roughly translated from Greek means "fond of spinning", a testament to the enormous webs the golden orbs weave. The golden orb's web has been seen to start at the top of a 6 metre tree and stretch as much as 2 metres across. Whereas most other spider webs are short-lived, these impressive structures can last for years. The golden orb spider is so named because of the colour of its silk. It is thought that this colour may serve two purposes; in the sunlight it will attract bees drawn to the bright yellow, whereas in shadow it becomes camouflaged into the foliage, thus ensnaring other insects. Its size and formidable looks make this one of the most recognisable and easy to identify spider species. Although it is frightening to look at, this spider is non-aggressive and relatively harmless. It can deliver a painful bite if severely provoked, but the venom is not lethal, generally only causing redness and blistering. The silk of this species is incredibly strong. It can even trap small birds. In some tribal communities, the web silk is used to make fishing lures and traps. Fishermen on the islands of the Indo-Pacific roll the nets into a ball and throw them into the water. The ball unrolls and is then used as a net to catch bait fish. Efforts to use the silk commercially to manufacture cloth have failed; however, there has been some promising research on the silk in the field of tissue engineering for medical use. http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a587/Sean81A/GoldenOrbWeaver_zps3645e78f.png http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a587/Sean81A/GoldenOrbWeaver2_zpsf560d5c3.pnghttp://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a587/Sean81A/GoldenOrbWeaver6_zps9a5415db.pnghttp://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a587/Sean81A/GoldenOrbWeaver5_zps30ca1a24.pnghttp://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a587/Sean81A/GoldenOrbWeaver4_zps1f4a8013.pnghttp://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a587/Sean81A/GoldenOrbWeaver3_zpsc1f75b4c.png 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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