Er Wang Dong is a large cave in Wulong County in South-Central China. It has a length of 42,139 meters with a maximum depth of 441 m. It is large enough to contain its own weather system.
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While it looks harmless the Gympie Gympie tree produces a toxin that is extremely painful. Some described the pain as the worst you can imagine. It’s like being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time. A man even shot himself after using a tree form the leaf as toilet paper. It is native to Australia and Indonesia.
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Madagascar : Indri indri lemur (by My Planet Experience)
Madagascar : Indri indri lemur
Photo taken at Andasibe-Mantadia National Park - Madagascar.
The Indri - indri indri also called the babakoto - is one of 101 recognized species and subspecies of lemur found only in Madagascar.
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a genetic mutation known as erythrism, which suppresses the black pigment eumelanin and produces an excess of the red pigment phaeomelanin, causes these grasshoppers to turn a dangerously conspicuous pink (making rare the photographer who manages to photograph one). the combination of red hair and freckles in humans is thought to be a form of erythrism. photos by roeselien raimond, victoria hillman, marcus juvonen, tim parkinson,
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The Rose of Jericho [VIDEO] is a species of desert moss that has the amazing ability to ‘resurrect’ itself after bouts of extreme dehydration lasting months or even years. After just a few hours of exposure to moisture the plants burst to life, uncurling from a tight ball of dry leaves to a green flower-like shape. Videographer Sean Steininger shot this timelapse of several plants as he exposed them to water.
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A beach in Maldives awash in bioluminescent Phytoplankton looks like an ocean of stars.
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