When planets form, they initially develop out of molten rock. A sorting process occurs during this time: heavy metals such as iron sink down and form the core, while lighter metals form the mantle and, later, the crust. If there is too little oxygen present during the formation of the core, phosphorus will fuse with …
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Snake Ball
I thought I had seen a lot of stuff but sometimes you are reminded you haven’t.
Lichen Huntsman Spider
Blending In. Finalist, Arachnids. A lichen huntsman spider blends perfectly into a tree trunk covered in moss and lichen in Agumbe, India. Annadana: “During a trip to the Western Ghats, one of India’s richest biodiversity hotspots, I came across countless fascinating macro species. Among them was this lichen huntsman spider, perfectly blending into a moss …
Burns and Human Evolution
Humans’ exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme injury, according to new research. Humans burn themselves—and survive burns—with a frequency likely much greater than any other animal. Most animals avoid fire completely, while in …
A Great Pic
View from Red Mtn Lookout, WA
Badger Hits The Big Time.
Crazy hunting story from John Hawley…and pictures to back it up. A friend helped his hunting partner track a buck that he’d shot near dark. They tracked until the trail started to dry up and backed out until morning. They picked up the track in the morning and found his buck but a badger had …
Home Town Boy
Source From @hfxharbourbridges —Talk about a fly-by!Our bridge camera caught this amazing moment, a peregrine falcon soaring right over the traffic.Just another reminder that wildlife shares this space with us, even in the middle of the daily commute. Peregrine Falcon Eastern Passage, Feb 3rd, 2026 I am assuming the same one. I love the shoreline …
Winterkill
This cold snap is already causing real problems down in Texas, where exotic animals and even whitetails aren’t used to this level of prolonged freezing. Ranchers and hunters are already finding storm-related mortalities on the landscape; it brings back memories of the historic February 2021 Texas winter storm, when extreme cold and ice decimated …
Westley Richards~ Round action side lock in 12 bore.
~Westley Richards~ Round action side lock in 12 bore. Engravers, Shaun Banks, and Peter Spode. An incredible walnut stock on that one
Critter Conflicts
Otter Coyote Splashdown on Meta A commenter clams to have video of the same coyote. Hopefully, wild footage. Daniel Dietrich Photography Channel.