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It might surprise you, but there are about 5,000 different species of ladybugs in the world. These much loved critters are also known as lady beetles or ladybird beetles. They come in many different colors and patterns, but the most familiar in North America is the seven-spotted ladybug. And if you happen to see one, in many cultures, ladybugs are considered good luck.
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Just thinking that lady bugs just wouldn't look as cute if they were called "man bugs"!
Got lots in my backyard right now. Hope that means lots of good luck. ๐
I was bit by an orange one..
Look Auntie Dot Dorothy!โค๐โค
Miiiiiira! Cuántas Catarinas. Que bonitas
Elizabeth Brink
Elizabeth Hanson
It is a very strange and unlikely relationship!
Tarantulas are typically nocturnal ambush predators, waiting hours for an opportunity to pounce on virtually any animal they might be capable of subduing. Yet, no matter how close to the tarantula a humming frog ventures, it seems immune, and researchers now suspect that’s simply because the frog’s skin secretions taste bad. The humming frog clearly benefits from its association with the tarantula. Not only does the spider’s burrow provide a cool hideaway, but the mother tarantula aggressively defends her nest from predators - including those that might also prey on frogs. Whether the spider benefits from the relationship is less clear, but scientists think the frogs may help to rid the burrow and its surroundings of ants and fly larvae that might prey on her eggs and young. Nature works in mysterious ways...
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Photo: Emanuele Biggi
What’s the frog’s favorite tune
Que cosas tan extrañas tiene la naturaleza
Michael Ekim
Oh maman j 'ai peur ๐ญ,๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎelle est grosse celle là ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ
Mother knows best
Josephine Garvey
Blake Durdle Rebeccah Beatty still dont like spiders
Great BIG Nature recently returned from an expedition to the Antarctic to film humpback whales. We followed a group of researchers and learned how they get the samples they need, and what it could mean for the whales survival.
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Just wonderful Brian, would have adored to join in on the research! That trip changed me forever. Thank you for sharing this and the work you do, amazing
Amazing to be so close to where you can smell their "fish breath" as they exhale. Good work with the DNA sampling.
Whales absolutely mesmerize me. I could watch footage like this of whales for hours.
Cool
the similarity between feathers and leaves
amazing
Impresionante toma
Stunning!
Lenses
When you stumble across a mushroom that looks like this, it's because of a process called 'guttation'. Basically it's the mushroom excreting excess water... and for some, the end result looks absolutely delicous! Also, new research suggests these excretions might have some powerful antioxidant properties that just might benefit human health one day.
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Bleeding tooth fungus. Is not known to be edible. But can be used for dyes
Halloween mushrooms. Looks gorey to me not yummy.
They look like they are made of jelly!
Hey Joe while we are on here do you know ol John primble he will cut ye
très beaux champignons
Guarantee there's EXPIERMENTS being done & if it's a BENEFIT it will never be heard of..
Susan Wolper Josh Wolper
Genevieve Neumeier Lee Harris
Nathaniel Martin
Yea that's rite they don't want a good thing you know Joe what ya know Joe lol
Erin Pope here’s one for you.
Yes! Try every mushroom!
Karen Ann Bradley Hammond Margaret Morgan
Jennifer, have you seen this?
Nature is beautiful โค and fascinating
Wow incredible!! ๐
Bizarre!
So amazing
Looks extremely tasty.
That looks staggeringly good… Reminds of a Romanian donut dessert I was served recently, in fact
Looks like icecream
Olivier Grégoire๐ฏ
Delicious???? This looks horrifying
Tom Bertino i thought you would like this.
Doc, we've got a bleeder, stat!!!!
If you haven't been to the Yukon, this is what you are missing. The rich auburns and yellows of fall shine along the shores of Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park.
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There are about 100,000 different types of sea shells in our oceans - but this is one of the most interesting. The Venus comb murex, scientific name Murex pecten, is a species of large predatory sea snail. This species is native to Indo-Pacific waters, and they are serious hunters. Their favourite food is other mollusks. In turn, they can be food for large bottom-feeding fish such as stingrays and some sharks. However, their sharp, long spines may ward off some attacks.
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So different!
Nature is amazingx
How amazing
Bombay Bush Frogs in their eggs.
With these frogs, the male maintains a territory, positioning himself on a twig or leaf overhanging a stream and calling repeatedly. The female arrives in response to these calls and deposits a small clutch of eggs on the exact spot from which the male was calling. She then returns to the stream and he stands over the eggs and fertilizes them. In this way, the male decides where the eggs are to be laid. After 12 to 15 days, the developing tadpoles emerge from the jelly-clad eggs and drop into the stream below, where they continue their development.
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Photo: Girish Gowda
Beautiful photo! Females choose which calling males they will give eggs -- the ones with the best sites. Sexual selection put males to work finding those spots and proposing to females that they did best. Females assess & "call their shots," as in nearly all animal mating systems with separate sexes -- by choosing which remaining males' sites are, in fact, best, each positioning her eggs at HER most preferred site among them. "Thanks boys, for showing me all possible "finalist" spots! Now, keep at it and keep those kids alive! See ya!"
These look much more developed than the usual tadpole! They look to have almost completely metamorphosed
Matt Coogan ๐ค
Fruit bats feed on a wide range of fruits and flowers, and they play a key role in dispersing seeds. This particular fruit bat was making its way through the canopy to feast on custard apples.
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Photo: Sitaram Raul
Important pollinators, as well!
Un momento estético
A beautiful shot.
Bats are cool
Incredible shot ๐๐๐๐!!
We watched the PBS Nature program about the Mexican bats, it was very educational. Not a fan of them, but would never harm them either. Good pollinators.
Incredible world of butterfly eggs. These are but a few of the 17,500 different type of butterfly eggs in the world. Butterflies, being oviparous insects, lay eggs either one at a time or in clusters. Butterflies typically lay about 100-300 eggs at a time, but some species can lay more than 1000 eggs.
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AMAZING
Often described as "unicorns of the sea," narwhals are beautiful creatures usually identified by a tusk protruding from their heads. But did you know this tusk is much more than it seems? What is really a massive canine tooth that grows out of its upper lip, it is also a spiral wrapping of nerves – so it's a sense organ that can detect subtleties in the temperature, salinity, and particle presence of its ocean environment. But new research suggests this tusk may also sense sound waves, allowing them a detailed acoustical construction of their often dark Arctic ocean environment.
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Photo: Brian Skerry
Thank you Chris this is a very informative read.
So amazing! Legend was that making a tusk into a chalice would neutralize any poison in the drink!
It's an enlarged tooth.
Amazing creatures!
thank you for the pic & the info
Nature is amazing
Julie Newsome - did you do your narwhal trip?
Y de los ruidos producidos por los humanos ๐
Mike Wing the tale of the narwhal ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Amy Handy
Kathryn Warren
Danny Grimaldi
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Sarah Kvas ๐ฆ๐๐คฉ
Kelly Smiley Lindsey Grace Smiley๐
Brandi Margaret
I’m 62 and did not know about this whale(?)! What is their territory? Thank you for sharing.
Addison and Emma
Jacqueline Buhler
Cool!!!
Tara Allan