Not been keeping track of online quirkiment lately… hence the delay.
The photo that started it all – the beginning of my minimalistic style photography pic.twitter.com/6dYLigKXUN
— Fameisficklefood (@Fameisfickle) September 4, 2021
The exact physiological basis of crown shyness is not certain. The phenomenon has been discussed in scientific literature since the 1920s. A prominent hypothesis is that canopy shyness has to do with mutual light sensing by adjacent plants [read more: https://t.co/SfCYqzWHqz] pic.twitter.com/wunrsQqq0X
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 28, 2021
never been more scared of a dog pic.twitter.com/wLvWuEHfKR
— Rob N Roll (@thegallowboob) September 25, 2021
Can you see the crowns not touching forming a canopy with jigsaw like spacing…this is crown shyness
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) September 28, 2021
Many reasons hypothesised for this, but such “social distancing” or personal space may be necessary for each tree’s self preservation and survival 1/3pic.twitter.com/esb8mZFtwM
This is a resurrection plant,
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) September 29, 2021
a desert plant that can survive almost complete desiccation.
During the dry weather it curls into a tight ball, uncurling when exposed to moisture pic.twitter.com/ebgfQbjqKw
@Rainmaker1973 is quickly becoming one of my favourite twitter feeds… a reliable source of enwonderment.
Floodings at the Rio de Prata Ecological Preserve in Brazil in February 2018, turned the nature trails into a surreal, underwater fantasy world. What makes this phenomenon so startling is that the water is so clear and calm [source, read more: https://t.co/9Pjk1TSa92] pic.twitter.com/Wfbq11XIBl
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 23, 2021
The ambiguous illusion objects invented by mathematician Kokichi Sugihara now include a Batman logo, printed and sold by 3DNY Design [source, more: https://t.co/0EupQY7SWE] pic.twitter.com/6wjlVMFGxD
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 23, 2021
The radial canals that move nutrients through the Halitrephes maasi jelly's bell form a starburst pattern with bright splashes of yellow and pink [source, full video: https://t.co/P6zRHQyp0o] pic.twitter.com/sqteR82VyV
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 23, 2021
A long-extinct lineage of insect, known as the 'hell ant', has been discovered frozen in 99-million-year-old amber, with its scythe-like jaw still pinning its prey. This predator is a newly identified species of a prehistoric ant: Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri https://t.co/IFjdqav7ei pic.twitter.com/51Zr7qpQos
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 23, 2021
The Nicobar pigeon is the only living member of the genus Caloenas and the closest living relative of the extinct Dodo [read more: https://t.co/EGgEDARXkg] pic.twitter.com/xooSB8Rki9
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 20, 2021
"Cellular landscape – the most detailed model of a human cell to date, obtained using x-ray, nuclear magnetic resonance, and cryoelectron microscopy datasets." pic.twitter.com/vS6khXlFzs
— Matt Ridley (@mattwridley) August 25, 2021
Another render joins the long list of #NotTheCover. It was fun to make, but now it is just a big waste of HDD space, so out on twitter it goes #b3d #blender pic.twitter.com/ZFxuCLeKxV
— Rune Kidmose (@RuneKidmose) September 23, 2021
A reminder that you can go to the zoo and experience a time machine of sorts:
Crocodiles today look the same as they did 200 million years ago – new research strongly suggests crocodilians have remained unchanged for such a very long time because they have landed upon an equilibrium state that does not require them to change often https://t.co/lshIU2niYk pic.twitter.com/m6r8nvTbg2
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 22, 2021
The hot air from baked bread makes the bag fly like a balloon [the physics of the hot air balloon: https://t.co/mnS8WGA8Mt] [source of the clip: https://t.co/w35nYxD5P8] pic.twitter.com/niPjjUBrTg
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 30, 2021
If you see us in your garden please feed us cat food and/or vegetables. Fresh water not milk. We wander the streets at night and our paws don't allow us to run fast . . so if you see us on the road, lift us off of it.
— Dàibhidh Earrann Buachaille 🏴 (@ThonJacobite) September 28, 2021
If you lift us below the belly, we won't jag you. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/26nbOcAaxa
Adding this 1st October:
15th Century Bat in a hat. pic.twitter.com/yvOHSecwHD
— Nina Antonia (@NinaAntonia13) September 30, 2021