An electronic showcase of biology, a digital celebration of the natural world. Curated by Leon the Orchidhunter, author of Genetic Jungle. Electric Orchids highlights the small things and the secret places. The mysteries of the ocean. The poetry of the forest floor.Tumblr (3.0; @electricorchid)http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_49866178009" src="http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/49866178009/audio_player_iframe/electricorchid/tumblr_mmf0aahuvb1qzs4d0?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Felectricorchid%2F49866178009%2Ftumblr_mmf0aahuvb1qzs4d0" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Dominion/Mother Russia - The Sisters Of Mercy.</strong></p> <p>Don’t freak out Rowan I will complete this in a bit.</p> <p>Contributed by <a href="http://twitter.com/orchidhunter" title="Orchidhunter's Twitter Page" target="_blank">@orchidhunter</a>.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/49866178009http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/49866178009Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:06 -0600musicsisters of mercydominionorchidhunter<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5204b3e986a2770653d8cffc8fac96b2/tumblr_mlimk2sPXu1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Vietnamese Mossy Frog <em>(Theloderma corticale)</em> is a cute amphibian camouflage expert. </p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/48370587827http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/48370587827Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:40:50 -0600Animalsamphibiansfrogsendangered<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37ea48a135f9cb282e93d6afe74ac4fb/tumblr_ml3i06tDk21qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This grinning false killer whale is happy it’s lunchtime. (Photo by <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/9948888/Animal-pictures-of-the-week-22-March-2013.html?frame=2516012" target="_blank">Doug Perrine</a>.)</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/47702239541http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/47702239541Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:38:30 -0600Animalswhalesocean<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/39c68b676b88c49159fbf5b3919601dc/tumblr_mkrtyxLJoO1qi1a00o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Swarming birds.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/47613258051http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/47613258051Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:16:47 -0600Animalsbirds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eedc27f0d216d4ed77b238d6128a02f0/tumblr_mkzf8q3JhD1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The linsang is a cat-like small carnivore. A relative of civets and genets, it hides out in the dark of African and Asian rain forests.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/47529632647http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/47529632647Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:48:26 -0600animalsforests<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9e0315a229e4f91edf9777f3175034d/tumblr_mkdag6LwtU1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Andean cock-of-the-rock <em>(Rupicola peruvianus)</em> is a super cool bird.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/46498098669http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/46498098669Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:57:41 -0600birdsAnimalsjunglerainforest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/940e614ad18645c559529459109161a9/tumblr_mjyhbiV29l1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The bobtail squid (<em>Euprymna berryi</em>) is a cute invertebrate found in the shallow waters around East Timor.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/45828476403http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/45828476403Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:02:06 -0600Animalsoceanmolluscs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3de354bc31f5ee7016d02568f8816c79/tumblr_mjes5qY5Hg1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An orchid mantis snacks on some flies. Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/invertsfromhell/3200375773" target="_blank">Cain Eyre</a>.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/44959910289http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/44959910289Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:44:14 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8b07d9f1a9b8fe4f00677b7239169669/tumblr_mjam75VEOn1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A ghostly X-ray showing polydactyly of the right hand.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/44782429255http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/44782429255Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:45:03 -0700sciencemedicine<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/989c9a92dd3f92854a7888ab32ddeaf0/tumblr_mja9fzHPC41qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The beauty of pollen under the microscope. These pollen grains of sunflower, morning glory, hollyhock, lily, primrose and castor bean are visualized at 500× magnification.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/44775179898http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/44775179898Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:09:33 -0700scienceMicroscopyplants<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae9f8efeaa35398368b4b4b470cc4781/tumblr_mis02ux9su1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Creeper in the Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon | Charles T. Scowen | albumen print, 1870 | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mopa1/5710950779/" target="_blank">+</a></p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/43979586252http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/43979586252Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:30:00 -0700gardenjungleplantsVintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9wwbjsQsC1qzpyz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9wwbjsQsC1qzpyz2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teaim.tumblr.com/post/32874557009/ryanpanos-amazing-photos-of-vintage-logging" target="_blank">teaim</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ryanpanos.tumblr.com/post/30981273777/amazing-photos-of-vintage-logging-industry-in-the" target="_blank">ryanpanos</a>: Amazing photos of v<span>intage logging industry in the Redwood Forests of California via <a href="http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft5m3nb0mz/" target="_blank">U of C</a></span></p> </blockquote> <p>What we’ve destroyed is lost for hundreds of generations. Hopefully not for forever.</p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/32931481193http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/32931481193Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:24:15 -0600treesplantsforestsendangeredconservation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz38yisgiU1qk1g8oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://solarconvistas.tumblr.com/post/17378183215/dragos-in-puerto-de-la-cruz-tenerife" target="_blank">solarconvistas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dragos in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.</p> </blockquote>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/32448162978http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/32448162978Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:43:13 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma0g1lIUJv1qj3urio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/32189398317http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/32189398317Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:58:59 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8kqmcONxu1rwsap7o1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8kqmcONxu1rwsap7o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This thing is way too cute. Real life Pokémon of the sea!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artofscience01.tumblr.com/post/29175878328/hello-new-followers-please-enjoy-these-images-of" target="_blank">artofscience01</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hello new followers! Please enjoy these images of a Hawaiian brown slipper lobster (Parribacus antarcticus) also known as the “sculptured mitten lobster” or the sea cockroach. Nocturnal creatures, they live in crevices of stone or coral reefs along the western coast of the Atlantic ocean, the southern coast of Africa, and in Hawaii and Polynesia.  They are supposed to taste excellent, but are considered too small to be of commercial interest. It looks too close to my oven mitt with eyes anyway.</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>William Dwight Whitney <em>The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language</em> (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)</p> <p><a href="http://eol.org/pages/1021940/overview" target="_blank"><a href="http://eol.org/pages/1021940/overview" target="_blank">http://eol.org/pages/1021940/overview</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/30306315284http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/30306315284Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:46:34 -0600oceanmarine lifecrustaceananimals<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7gc9zUI2Y1rws6xxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://phyto-porno.tumblr.com/post/27618585690/cattleya-briegeri-c-2012-jacob-uluwehi-knecht" target="_blank">phyto-porno</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Cattleya briegeri</em></p> <p>© 2012 Jacob Uluwehi Knecht</p> </blockquote>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/27619797433http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/27619797433Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:03:30 -0600plantsorchidsnaturesouth america<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ehsbqdCk1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>antler love | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/behzadlarry/7168443375/" target="_blank">+</a></p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/27546168864http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/27546168864Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:16:58 -0600animalselkmammalsnorth america<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ehivGOUV1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Marabou storks (<em>Leptoptilos crumeniferus</em>) enjoy arguments. | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gipukan/6996715326/" target="_blank">+</a></p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/27546035714http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/27546035714Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:11:18 -0600animalsbirdsafrica<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3dt0eYXXM1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>These guys are SO CUTE. The klipspringer also has a super-fun scientific name, <em>Oreotragus oreotragus</em>, to fit with their bouncy personality. | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mister-e/6866032284/in/photostream/" target="_blank">+</a></p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/22243829079http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/22243829079Wed, 02 May 2012 00:07:00 -0600animalsafricaArtiodactylamammals<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1y2eneF1L1qzs4d0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ribbit no more. | <a href="http://instagr.am/p/I_S9VMh3pm/" target="_blank">+</a></p>http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/20457771175http://electricorchid.tumblr.com/post/20457771175Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:35:10 -0600animalssciencenatural historymuseumamphibiansfrogs