Examples of Awesome, Unexpected Beauty in Nature

[Genady]

This rock is constantly pounded by waves. I watch it wondering, how long until the "neck" will break.

 

 

[exchemist]

Urban Autumn - S London, tree illuminated by a street light.

[joigus]

1 minute ago, exchemist said:

Urban Autumn - S London, tree illuminated by a street light.

Love every pixel of it!

It reminds me of the Impressionists...

[sethoflagos]

Sometimes, you are simply in awe of the brutality of the design.

Just now on the balcony of my apartment in Abuja, Nigeria. The lit strip is ~3cm wide.

I'm told that the bite is 'best avoided'.

Edited November 3 by sethoflagos
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[joigus]

On 11/3/2024 at 4:56 PM, sethoflagos said:

I'm told that the bite is 'best avoided'.

 When is an insect bite not best avoided?

Thanks for the scale information.

Do you happen to know the species?

[sethoflagos]

15 minutes ago, joigus said:

 When is an insect bite not best avoided?

Fair point, but we're talking digestive enzymes plus neurotoxins.

18 minutes ago, joigus said:

Do you happen to know the species?

When I looked there's over 7000 described species of assassin flies. I think it's one of them. 😀

[joigus]

12 minutes ago, sethoflagos said:

Fair point, but we're talking digestive enzymes plus neurotoxins.

That's the beauty part, right? 😬

[sethoflagos]

1 hour ago, joigus said:

That's the beauty part, right? 😬

There are a lot of teeth in a pretty smile 😁

[Mordred]

On 11/3/2024 at 8:56 AM, sethoflagos said:

Sometimes, you are simply in awe of the brutality of the design.

Just now on the balcony of my apartment in Abuja, Nigeria. The lit strip is ~3cm wide.

I'm told that the bite is 'best avoided'.

good example of "beauty the beast" with that bite descriptive lol

[StringJunky]

Spiny Flower Mantis.