Amazing Rocks
19 10 2009
The Arbol de Piedra (Stone Tree) is a volcanic rock formation in the Desierto Siloli in Bolivia.
Bárdenas Reales – Navarro
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Categories : Bizarre
Categories : Bizarre
Cute Bats
6 10 2009Maybe “cute” is not the first word that come’s into your mind when you think about bats, but you have to admit, that if it wasn’t for the horror vampires movies, bats were just another nocturne creature.
There are about 1,100 bat species worldwide, which represent about 20% of all classified mammal species. About 70% of bats are insectivores. Most of the rest are fruit eaters. Very few species feed from animals. Bats are present throughout most of the world and perform vital ecological roles such as pollinating flowers and dispersing fruit seeds. Many tropical plants depend entirely on bats for the distribution of their seeds.
Categories : Animals
Heaven of Delight with Buprestidae Beetles
5 10 2009Jan Fabre spent four months, helped by 29 assistants, gluing 1.6 Million Buprestidae beetles on the ceiling of the Royal Palace in Brussels to create the Heaven of Delight.
The beetles are a non-protected species and they were gathered from universities and countries where beetles are considered a delicacy.
Categories : Art, Bizarre
Limoge Porcelain Design
4 10 2009Limoges had been the site of a minor industry producing plain faience earthenware since the 1730s. The manufacturing of hard-paste porcelain at Limoges was established by Turgot in 1771. The ingredients were used for the production of hard-paste porcelain similar to Chinese porcelain.
Categories : Art
Driftwood Horses by Heather Jansch
18 09 2009The work of Heather Jansch started from her two passions: drawing and horses. She has a very interesting and diverse biography, many exhibitions, one book published (Heather Jansch’s Diary: A Year in the Life of…..
Categories : Art
Tiago Hoisel Artwork
14 09 2009Tiago Hoisel is a young and talented artist from Brasil. Visit his gallery for more illustrations.
Internet Generation
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Categories : Animals, Art
