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more about #nature Roklimber: How bees perform perfect landing [news.bbc.co.uk] Amazing slow-motion video showing how bees land #tips #bees #science #nature more » Althestane: That is a really ambitious eagle in number-8. And I love the idea that some really well made boats would be left floating to become little ecosystem ... more » Ruthless, If you let me: Those are some really clean submerged environments. Really clean. more » wilasx002: Getting a little tired of the relentless wishing-for-the-end-of-the-world dominating the screens and minds of the contemporary. If one is so desperate... more » Roklimber: I think that when humans are gone from this planet, every other species will, in its own way, be thinking "good riddance." Yes, I am in my anti-human... more » LittleDragon: Why is a wolf and mountain lion running from a deer? What have those deer evolved into that they can drive the predators of the world before them? And... more » Graypark: Weird. So for most mammals, a future without humans is a future spent clinging to islands of our cast-off junk in a futile effort to avoid being eaten... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: "How did I end up on a 76 ball? This makes me a sad bear." more » Klebert L. Hall: So, only NSFW at a botany lab, or is this too suggestive for the modern office? -Kle. more » burlybax: Isnt this the second time Annalee has brought us graphic plant sex? What goes on your mind woman? more » Jesse Astle: I find this offensive! more » Roklimber: Hey, if these flowers turn into someone like the blonde in this Outer Limits episode (Flower Child), then I'm all for plant sex. :) more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: I'll be in my greenhouse.... more » Brian Fowler: Did anyone else read The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett? "You mean all this time I've been walking in the woods and the trees have been going at i... more » Ruthless, If you let me: I'm kinda disappointed there is no Fleshbot tag indicating a cross-post. It would be pretty amazing to see it pop up over there. more » Im_your_Huckleberry: So, is #5 a C or D cup size. I'm a little rusty on my plant bust sizing. Also, is it wrong to daydream about deflowering them? /could'nt...resist...b... more » Pessimippöpötåmus: Isabella Rossellini needs to reenact these ur... natural processes. more » enderwiggin13: Further proof that rule 34 is real? Also, I'm not sure how your naughty bits work, but I didn't find any of these to be oddly recognizable. =P more » BangarangRufio867: Eat your heart out, Georgia O'Keeffe! Also, there needs to a be "NSFW" disclosure on this. I mean, come on! Get it...come on? Cause it's about sex. more » cferri: "Indian mallow - this pollen shape is designed to stick to bird wings." Designed!? What are you...Kirk Cameron?! more » -
#conceptart
Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World
Need an antidote to those apocalyptic scenarios filled with gray skies and scorched earth? Josh Keyes' witty paintings depict a kinder, gentler post-apocalyptic world, where humans have simply vanished, giving fish, fowl, and the occasional bear some elbow room. More » -
#reproduction
Graphic Plant Sex, In Microscopic Detail
This geranium is having sex right now, before your very eyes. Those little grains of pollen clinging to the flower's stigma are competing to plunge their genetic material deep into this flower and reproduce. More » -
#cultmovieworship
Werewolves In Armor Versus Vampire Bill Versus Ice
Werewolves wearing armor, underground monsters, and Vampire Bill are running amuck in this week's Cult Worship. Plus three beautiful, fish filled and altogether brilliant little videos. More » -
#climateengineering
A Major Breakthrough In Cloud Engineering
Climate change is caused in part by airborne particles that make clouds more or less reflective - thus raising or lowering temperatures on Earth. Now scientists say there are chemicals from trees that could turn cloud reflectiveness up to maximum. More » -
#helpme
A Life Size Blue Whale Is Stuck In Your Computer
See what a full sized blue whale would look like in person. Spreading the save the whales word, the WDCS wants you to look into the big black fist-sized eye, and stop bloody whaling. [WDCS] -
#destroyallnature
Environmentalists Destroy the Environment in Bulgaria
The area where Bulgaria hugs the Black Sea is a mass of cheap, crappy resorts punctuated by a few luxury hotels. Still, areas with untouched forest remain — at least, they will until next year, when an eco-community will turn nature into "nature" by creating a carbon-neutral city in a place where there are currently no humans at all. Apparently replacing real forest with a development that "may contain nature" isn't a popular idea. More » -
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#architecture
A Greenhouse Made of Steel
Who said nature has to be pristine and untouched by technology? The Orquideorama is a giant steel-and-wood structure recently built in the middle of a more traditional botanical garden in Medellin, Colombia. It consists of a series of modular, honeycomb-like "flower-tree" structures. The hexagonal "flowers" actually serve an important function—they collect rainwater and distribute it evenly to the flora beneath. This beautiful, functional structure could become a common substitute for antiquated greenhouses. Image by Sergio Gomez [Inhabitat] -
#futurism
Coming Soon: Nature As Amusement Park
Finnish artist Ilkka Halso believes that, once we're done depleting the ozone, destroying the rainforests, and using up all arable land, nature will be on view in amusement parks, kinda like zoo animals—glorified yet completely devoid of purpose. Below are more images of nature amusement parks from the future. More »
