Polkakuken

en polkakuk.

[danskjavlarna]

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It’s macabre – my collection of vintage death imagery.

[danskjavlarna]

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[gothredy]

[salmonella-destroyer-of-worlds]

Couldn’t help, but read this in Sir David Attenborough‘s voice.

[jetix]

Wood carvings by Hanafusa Sakura

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

How many vampires do you think have been hit by a car backing up in a parking lot because the driver couldn't see their reflection

I’ve never considered it but you’re really shining light on what’s probably a very serious issue

[fjordfolk]

i know this isn't the reguar theme of this blog but i need to share it somewhere because today someone called my local fire department because they found

a horse

[fjordfolk]

and not only was it a not-dead horse, they dug it up and it was

a lil muddy, mostly

[rabbithaver]

[1five1two]

'Blue Heron'. A.J. Casson. 1957.

[oldpaintings]

"O, my child, o my child!" Illustration for Bleak House, 1873 by Fred Barnard (English, 1846--1896)

[huariqueje]

Night scene - Aimee Erickson  , 2023.

American, French b.  1967 -

Oil and acrylic on canvas , 6 x 6 in.

[ymutate]

Jef Bourgeau (American, b.1950)

"James River Trail (Blue Ridge)," 2023

[intrnetprincess]

[crossstitchworld]

Finally finished! Started in January. Some colors I used two strands and some I used three, I’m happy with how it turned out! Planning to put it in an ornate gold frame. by skittleburglar

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

This Brazilian frog might be the first pollinating amphibian known to science

Nectar-loving tree frog likely moves pollen from flower to flower

The creamy fruit and nectar-rich flowers of the milk fruit tree are irresistible to Xenohyla truncata, a tree frog native to Brazil. On warm nights, the dusky-colored frogs take to the trees en masse, jostling one another for a chance to nibble the fruit and slurp the nectar. In the process, the frogs become covered in sticky pollen grains—and might inadvertently pollinate the plants, too. It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant, researchers reported last month in Food Webs.

Scientists long thought only insects and birds served as pollinators, but research has revealed that some reptiles and mammals are more than up to the task. Now, scientists must consider whether amphibians are also capable of getting the job done. It’s likely that the nectar-loving frogs, also known as Izecksohn’s Brazilian tree frogs, are transferring pollen as they move from flower to flower, the authors say. But more research is needed, they add, to   confirm that frogs have joined the planet’s pantheon of pollinators.

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[thekimonogallery]

Henmi Takashi: Takegawa River at Dawn

[splashing-water]

Lettuce Sea Slug  

[thecollectibles]

Pine Trees by Lin Sun