Just Like a Namibian Mudflat! So sayeth a study of Cassini’s Ontario Lacus on Titan!

And that is yet another thing to bolster the chances of finding critters out there. And what mind-blowing critters they’d be!

Deep Creatures.

In celebration of the return of human beings to the notorious Mariana Trench…. Bravo to Mr. James Cameron, who went straight down – 7 miles – to the bottom of the sea.

Dolphins Greet Each Other – By Name!

Personally, to reiterate what I said above, I am of the opinion that they are, oh, just a tad smarter than us…

The Serpent Dust Devil of Mars.

I love Martian dust devils. Really. I do. Don’t know why, really… they’re just cool – in a decidedly alien sort of way.

Nature’s Weirdest Events 2012 – BBC

Pretty cool, pretty cool. Two hours of Fortean fun. I must say that the causes found for a few of of these incidents are nearly as odd as the events themselves!

Tornado – On The Sun!

This is just way too cool not to share.

Good Thing They’re Small!

Now this is cool. Nature always delivers the most fascinating designs. A gun built into your arm, with an endless supply of bullets…

Tranquillityite, A Moon Mineral – Found In Western Australia!

This would seem to lend a pretty large helping of support for the theory that the Moon was created as a result of a major collision with something quite large soon after the Earth itself had formed and was apparently still cooling.

The Bubble – A Fractal Print by iggymak

This piece is a nice example of the sort of thing I’ve been creating lately.

One Big Cricket!

This thing weighs more than a sparrow, three times more than a mouse… and eats carrots, whole ones I bet.

Empathy.

I thought this was rather fascinating. Leads to some interesting houghts on our human codition, doesn’t it? My, my…
In 1959, psychologist Russell Church conducted a study on the empathy of rats…

The Fastest Living Thing on the Planet!

I must say I was surprised… and I think you will be, too! Very cool. Seriously, I simply would never have guessed.

R.I.P. Mr. William Roger Corliss (1926 – 2011)

William Corliss. Photo from the Cryptomundo site.A deep sadness overtook me yesterday when I learned of the passing of William Corliss a month ago, on July 8th, 2011. William Corliss was the great Fortean man who I have always have called the reincarnation of Charles Hoy Fort himself, for his decades of ceaseless, tireless compilation of anomalous reports from around the world and the publication of same.

Architecture of the Superorganism: “Ants! Nature’s Secret Power”

Be amazed as was I at the complexity of the design of this city under the ground. The architecture is a study in perfection, in efficiency, in purpose, in all that is right and good. Oh, the wonders of nature!

Critter! Yes, A Critter – Captured On Video – Nice!

For these reasons, my opinion of this object is that it is yet another example of a plasma critter. A very nice example. It is a living creature. One that lives in the atmosphere. (its ocean, as it were), at levels even reaching a touch into space.

Dinochelus ausubeli, A Wicked-Clawed Deep Sea Nasty.

Wow, man, that’s one hell of a claw! I’m diggin’ it. It reminds one of a precision instrument that some technician might wield for maximum tweakage of something obscure and specialized.

“He’s Got The Cutest Little Feet!”

What this actually is caught me by surprise when I read the description below. Always pictured an adhesive pad as, well, an adhesive pad. I would never have imagined that at least this species of beetle is perched on a large array of extremely tiny feet. Wicked! The things we learn…

Well, Hi There!

I love this guy. What a strange and lovely face.