In Greed We Trust
(Source: kissestomybitchess)
“I had love once in the palm of my hand.
See the lines there.”
life:
They’re a little scruffy, a little fuzzy, and very cute: Cheetah cubs may well be the best-looking babies of the big-cat kingdom (after all, they’re born with those characteristic markings). As adults, they’ll grow up to be excellent runners and climbers, reaching speeds of up to 75 mph.
So brace yourself — Cheetah Cubs: Prepare to Fall in Love…
(via TYWKIWDBI (“Tai-Wiki-Widbee”): Why you can’t sneak up on a grasshopper)
Assuming these eyes are symmetric front-to-back, this South American grasshopper must have virtually panoramic vision
Photo credit to Alex Wild, an entomologist/myrmecologist and the author of the new Compound Eyephotography blog at Scientific American. Via animals, animals, animals.
(via Lynd Ward illustrations for Beowulf - 50 Watts)
…Beowulf with striking illustrations by Lynd Ward (Heritage Press, 1939; text is William Ellery Leonard’s 1923 verse translation…
