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Massive katydid
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This Malaysian katydid is one of the largest insects in the world, with their bodies growing to 15 cm (6 inches) long with a 25 cm (10 inch) long wingspan. Though the last thing you want to hear is that this giant insect is carnivorous, they pose absolutely no threat to humans (aside from haunting your dreams, of course). Relatively speaking, the males of this species have the largest testes of any known animal at 14% of their body weight. If humans had the same ratio, a 91 kg (200 lb) man would have testes that weighed nearly 13 kgs (28 lbs)! ...
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duddy |
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Why PDAs failed
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I found this wonderful article online that seems to have been abandoned for some time now (source below), it's called: Timing of Entry from PDAs to Smart Phones: The Evolution of an IndustryDespite having innovative and sophisticated product designs, most of the early PDA companies failed. This was mainly because the success of PDAs was dependent on several aspects of enabling technology that had not been fully developed at the time a flurry of companies ventured into this sector. The success of PDAs was dependent on the invention of enabling technologies such as handwriting recognition software, modems, and power and memory miniaturization. Several enabling technologies had no capacity to support PDA manufacture. Handwriting recognition was ...
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savio |
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Moth beauty
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The Jewel caterpillar and the moth it turns into. The 3 cm caterpillar is a member of the Dalceridae moth family, known as Acraga coa.
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ehd123 |
10 years ago |
Go home nature. You are drunk!
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This is the Wilson's bird-of-paradise, found exclusively on the tiny islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago of West Papua. That turquoise cap isn't made of feathers - it's actually a patch of very brightly coloured bald skin.
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Pollen dipper
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Meet the pollen-gilded bat ( Phyllonycteris poeyi), really living up to its name. This species, from eastern Cuba, has specialised fur that grips onto pollen, creating a very handy moveable feast.
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duddy |
10 years ago |
This isn't a fancy dessert
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We know they kind of look and sound like a fancy dessert, but you won't find Little Egg Cowries on a dinner plate any time soon. In fact, you'll have a hard time finding them anywhere, because these spotty little sea creatures are masters of disguise. Through a process known as 'alimentary homochromy', they can change the colour, patterns, and shape of their flesh to perfectly mimic that of the coral and sea sponges around them.
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duddy |
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Hunting for honey
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This is what hunting for honey from a 90 metre cliff in Nepal looks like. This tradition has been held by the Gurung people of Nepal for thousands of years, and it's only going to get more dangerous, now that bee populations are dwindling around the world.
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duddy |
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Solar Impulse II
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Meet Solar Impulse 2, an aircraft that can fly for up to five days straight and will reportedly be able to fly around the world. The plane is an impressive feat of engineering, with wings as wide as a 747, but weighing only a little more than the average car. Tests of the aircraft will begin in a few weeks, with the round-the-world attempt planned for next March.
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duddy |
10 years ago |
Ever heard of a moonbow?
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Ever heard of a moonbow? Otherwise known as 'space rainbows', moonbows are a rare weather phenomenon that only occur at night, created by moonlight refracting through moisture in the air. You can only catch them in a few places on Earth, such as the Victoria and Yosemite Falls, where the light of a full moon can refract off the constant spray from these huge waterfalls.
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duddy |
10 years ago |
Carnivorous albino snail
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Meet the 'Milky Bar' Snail. This giant carnivorous albino snail has been found in the New Zealand bush, and it's only the second recorded sighting of such a creature.
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duddy |
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A snail with a strange, yet special defense mechanism
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Behold, the fantastically creepy caterpillar of the pink underwing moth ( Phyllodes imperials). When it's threatened, this Australian native rears its upper body segments up and curls its head down towards its 'chest', to create the illusion of a much larger, much toothier, head.
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How to care for a baby sloth
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Deforestation has left sloths in the wild almost homeless, but a woman in Costa Rica opened up a rescue centre to make sure the species survives. She has a sloth nursery that has provided us with some super cute sloth footage that helps raise awareness of the struggles faced by this species.
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duddy |
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A fish that resembles a bird
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This bright blue fish, named the blue parrotfish, can be found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and spends 80% of its time searching for food.
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