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This photo captures the severe damage inflicted on a section of sidewalk hit by a bolt of lightning in Pico Rivera, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.
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On every anniversary, take a picture of you holding a picture from the year before.
Black sand beaches in Iceland
Arachnocampa luminosa is a species of fungus gnat which are, in their larval stage, glowworms. They are found mostly in New Zealand and Australia in caves and grottos, or sheltered places in forests.
The larva spins a nest out of silk on the ceiling of the cave and then hangs down as many as 70 threads of silk from around the nest, each up to 30 or 40 cm long and holding small droplets of mucus that act asa sticky glue. Prey fly into the strands of silk and the larva pulls it up (at up to about 2 millimetres a second) and feeds. In some species, the droplets of mucus on the silk threads are poisonous enhancing the trap’s ability to suppress prey quickly.
The larva glows to attract prey into its threads, perhaps luring them into believing they are outdoors, for the roof of a cave covered with larva can look remarkably like a starry sky at night. Prey include midges, mayflies, caddis flies, mosquitos, moths, or even small snails or millipedes.
Lake Reschen, South Tyrol, Italy. The reservoir submerged two villages, Graun and Reschen when it was created. Graun’s 14th Century church tower is still visible above the water…or ice.
Ballpoint Color Picker - Jim Rugg
A rare natural phenomenon turns one of Austria’s most beautiful hiking trails into a 10 meter-deep lake, for half the year.Located at the foot of the Hochschwab Mountains, in Tragoess, Styria, Green Lake is one of the most bizarre natural phenomena in the world. During the cold winter months, this place is almost completely dry, and used as a country park where hikers love to come and spend some time away from urban chaos. But as soon as temperatures rise, the snow and ice covering the mountaintops begin to melt, and the water pours down, filling the basin below with crystal-clear water.
Water levels go from one-two meters at most, to over 10 meters, in the early summer. The waters of Green Lake are highest in June, when this extraordinary place is invaded by divers, curious to see what a mountain park looks like underwater. Fish swimming over wooden benches, a grass-covered bottom, trees, roads, roads and even bridges create a surreal setting that feels like it belongs on dry ground. That’s because for half of the year, that’s exactly where it’s at.
Flooring that only costs about $1.44 per square foot.
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