this relative of the Brazil nut tree has fascinating flowers and monstrous seedpods
cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis) | Ho’omaluhia Botanical Gardens, Oahu, Hawaii
beaked predator in the long grass
ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) | Kruger National park, South Africa
Dust mite. Coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of the dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. This mite is eight legged of which six legs are visible (at lower frame). The mite has an unsegmented, round body. It’s mouthparts (at lower centre) are highly adapted to feeding on the dead scales of human skin found in household dust. Dust mites are relatives of spiders and scorpions. (via sciencephoto)
minute horrors lurk in the upholstery
the symmetry of nature revealed (Boophone haemanthoides)
Namaqualand | South Africa
beware the haunted mountain paths of the Hex River Valley, where the wind howls in the anguished wail of a witch.
Hex River Mountains | Worcester, South Africa
