Photo of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC by John Hunter. The museum is the newest addition to the collection of Smithsonian museums on the Mall. The second photo is of a Mayan calendar. Photos can be used with attribution.
Related: Botanical Garden – C&O Towpath near Monocacy Aqueduct – Museum of Science in Boston
If you know the what type of dragonfly is in the photo, please add a comment (update: a comment indicates it is not a dragonfly but a Great Spreadwing Archilestes grandis damselfly – I really enjoy getting feedback like this. It appears the most common way to differentiate the two is how the wings are at rest but the Spreadwing is an exception). I had a small preying mantis drop on my head, and then the ground, a month ago in my backyard. But when I got my digital camera I couldn’t find it again. The variety of insects you can see can be amazing, especially if you don’t use poisons and chemicals in your yard.
Photo by John Hunter, creative commons attribution license.
Related: Backyard Wildlife: Sharpshinned Hawk – Backyard Wildlife: Fox – posts on insects
Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera:
The giant cat raced out of cover provided by scrub and bushes to surprise the crocodile, which was swimming nearby. A terrible and bloody struggle ensued. Eventually, onlookers were amazed to see the leopard drag the crocodile from the water as the reptile fought back.
Eventually the big cat was able to sit on top of the reptile and suffocate it. In the past, there have been reports of crocodiles killing leopards, but this is believed to the first time that the reverse scenario has been observed.
Related: Water Buffaloes, Lions and Crocodiles Oh My – Far Eastern Leopard, the Rarest Big Cat – Leaping Tigress – Bornean Clouded Leopard
Photos from my hike in Starved Rock State Park, Illinois in 2006.
Related: Appalachian Trail Photos – Grand Teton National Park – Bull Run Trail, Virginia – Curious Cat Travel Photo posts
Photos from my hike in Forest Glen Preserve, Illinois 2 years ago.
Other photos: Mount Rainier National Park – Mason Neck State Park, Virginia – South Carolina
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Photo from 19 May 2005 by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars.
Related: Mars Rovers Getting Ready for Another Adventure – Mission to Mars – Solar Eruption
The Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve in Ohio is quite a nice short hike. Photos by John Hunter. If anyone knows what the green beetle is, please add a comment.
I visited the preserve last year. Other sites from the trip include: Rocky Gap State Park, Maryland and Coopers Rock State Forest, West Virginia.
More photos: North Cascades National Park Photos – Mason Neck State Park, Virginia – travel photo directory – Olympic National Park – The Cloisters Museum and the Museum of Modern Art
This image is from the Eye of Science web site (which has many great images):
Other species of Geobacter bacteria can eliminate petroleum contamination in polluted water and convert waste organic matter to electricity. Geobacter sp. are anaerobic bacteria (living without oxygen) that use metals to gain energy in the same way that humans use oxygen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph, Magnification: x3,600 and x4,800
Related: Geobacter metallireducens at the microbe wiki – The Art and Science of Imaging – 2006 Nikon Small World Photos – Bacterium Living with High Level Radiation – Art of Science at Princeton (2005) – Get Your Own Science Art
fritz-cam by Fritz the cat:
Related: The Engineer That Made Your Cat a Photographer – Incredible Cat Cam – Mr. Lee CatCam – Leaping Tigress
See many more great photos by fritz at fritz-cam.
More photos from my visit to Rocky Gap State Park, Maryland. Photos by John Hunter. Related: Nature Recreation Declining.
More travel photo essays: Bull Run Trail, Virginia – Mount Rainier National Park – Appalachian Trail, Pennsylvania