“و كنت سراً اعتقد؛ ان هذا الواقع موجود فقط لنُنظّر بشأنه !”
"I secretly think reality exists so we can speculate about it ”
__ Slavoj Žižek
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Psygmorchis (Oncidium) pusilla.
I’m not much on Orchids, but this came up on facebook and I just had to share it!
oooo I need I wish I dream on - with who I need go to bed to get it ^^’ :P
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Paul Fryer
Lucifer (Morning star), 2008
Anodized aluminum, silicon rubber cord,
wax work figure, feathers, concrete
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This dude looks like a stick insect, but it’s actually a grasshopper belonging to the genus Proscopia (Orthoptera: Proscopiidae). The genus is made up of at least 13 species.
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EASTER ISLAND: EXTINCT TREE BLOOMS AGAIN
50 years ago the last Toromiro became extinct in Easter Island. Only a few plants survived outside their natural habitat, such as the Bonn’s Botanical Garden. A new project takes him back to the island.
The Toromiro is an emblematic representative of the native flora of Easter Island and has great importance to the culture of Rapa Nui. Its wood was used historically to carve symbolic figures, but neither could traditions against the farm. Since the late nineteenth century the voracity of sheep caused serious damage to the ecosystem of the Chilean island, famous for its giant statues moai of stone.
The return of Toromiro is a dream cherished by the inhabitants of Easter Island. The development of this project is also observed with great interest by the scientific community, for which this isolated culture is an attractive research field inexhaustible.
- More : DW (in spanish)
- Photo: Jaime Espejo
(Source: todropscience)
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nybg:
Incredible Feather Art
Using feathers acquired from zoos and private aviaries, artist Chris Maynard creates delicately constructed scenes of birds with feathers. The artist admits to being “feather obsessed” and is fascinated not only with birds and flight, but with the color and texture of their plumage which he explores through his small dioramas. You can see much more on his website and Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico will soon be showing some of Maynard’s larger work.
I’m not an ornithologist, but I recognize five of the six birds above, and know for sure that you can see at least four of them at the Garden if you time it correctly (the timing being predicated upon whether or not one of the Bronx Zoo’s peacocks has flown the coop and come for a visit. Yes I’m serious). What a beautiful way to celebrate these birds, both common and exotic! ~AR
(Source: thisiscolossal.com)