Walktopus by Scott Musgrove

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Amazing photography of hunter turned nature photographer, Craig Jones.

The top domed part of a tortoise’s shell is known as carapace and the bottom underlying part is known as the plastron.

Why don't spiders stick to their own web?

Researchers have identified three factors that combined to prevent the spiders from sticking: leg hairs that decreased the surface area available to stick; a chemical coating on the hairs that reduced the adhesion and the delicate way the spiders move their legs.

"Spiders reduce their adhesion to the sticky lines in their webs by moving their legs carefully so as to allow the sticky lines to slide off easily," Dr Eberhard told BBC Nature.

Under the microscope, the researchers saw that when a spider made contact with a sticky line the adhesive droplets were transferred to its leg hairs.

Then, as the spider withdrew its leg from the web, the droplets slid down these non-stick hairs and dripped off the fine point at the end.

Timelapse flowers using 24000 still photos

Magnificent cloud formation over New Zealand at sunset. This particular formation is an example of Undulatus asperatus—meaning “agitated waves”—which was proposed as a separate cloud classification in 2009 by the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society.

The one and only Josh Keyes.

Anatomy of the Deer King by Kate Pfeilsciefter

Portraits by David Boni

Photographer David Boni takes beautiful portraits of everyday animals, and in doing so, makes us believe in the power of well-executed portraiture. With their heads raised high, these animals look nothing short of noble.