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Photos of Beautiful collection of Insects !!!

September 14, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

The USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program is program run by biologists with the U.S. Geological Survey in Maryland. Part of their work is to develop identification tools and keys for native bee species by creating accurate and detailed pictures of native bees and the plants and insects they interact with. The biologists set up a mini studio surrounded by a styrofoam cooler with a black background to make their macro shots, stacking anywhere from 30 to 300 photos to get an image in focus. They have shared their collection of more than 1,200 photos online, from whuich I’ve selected the following photos

Eugloss dilemma, a male orchid bee from the Biscayne National Monument in Florida

Leiobunum flavum, a species of arachnids known as harvestmen, from Beltsville, Maryland — from the collection of Dejen Mengis.(CC BY USGS/Sam Droege) #

Exomalopsis analis, a bee from the Dominican Republic. (CC BY USGS/Sam Droege) #

An Oak Timberworm, Arrhenodes minutus, found at a moth light owned by photographer Sam Droege.

Apple Bark Borer moth, Synanthedon pyri, found in Beltsville, Maryland.

Xylocopa cubaecola, a female Cuban Carpenter Bee, found on the base of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Harlequin bug eggs, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of brassicas, these were raised by the Weber USDA lab at Beltsville, Maryland.

Unknown Jumping spider, Beltsville, Maryland, possibly an immature Thiodina sylvana.

Augochloropsis metallica, a bee collected in Laurel, Maryland.

Unknown Wasp, Yellowstone National Park.

Buffalo Treehopper, unknown species in the genus Ceresa, Collected in Beltsville, Maryland.

Chlorion aerarium, the Steel Blue Cricket Hunter, a wasp found in Cumberland, Maryland.

Leucauge venusta, Orchard Orb Weaver, Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Gratiana pallidula beetle, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Rove beetle, Staphylinidae, species unknown, found at moth light in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Trichiotinus assimilis, a common Flower Chafer scarab beetle.

Tabanidae, unknown Deer Fly form near Bowie, Maryland.

Unknown spider found March 21, 2013 in a steam tunnel underneath the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, possibly Pholcus phalangioides. (CC BY USGS/Sam Droege) #

Tabanus atratus, Black Horse Fly, found in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

source :::::The Atlantic …. mail credit :::: senthil natarajan

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Frog Photobombs NASA Launch Photo !!!!

September 14, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

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Check out this photograph NASA captured recently during the launch of its LADEE spacecraft. Notice anything unusual? If you’re thinking that the strange dark spot seen in the middle of the smoke plume looks familiar, you’re right — that’s a frog.

Here’s the original, uncropped version of the photo:

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It was captured on September 7, 2013 during the launch of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft. The craft will enter orbit around the Moon’s equator in order to study the exosphere and dust particles in the area.

The photograph itself was captured using a sound trigger that was set to detect when the launch sequence started. The NASA photo team has confirmed that the frog in the frame is in fact real, and states that it was captured in just one of the photos produced by the remote cameras active at the scene of the launch.

Here’s a closer crop showing our little amphibious friend:

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It’s a one-of-a-kind photograph. “The condition of the frog, however, is uncertain,” NASA says.

Image credit: Photograph by NASA/Wallops Flight Facility/Chris Perry inPETA PIXEL

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Niagara Falls….View From Toy Copter !!!

September 5, 2013Natarajan1 Comment

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Faking News !!! Rupee”s Steep Fall Make Him to Shed Tears !!!

August 20, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

He is always criticized for lack of expressions and emotions on his face. But finally something has hit the untouched nerve and made our Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to let his emotions flow.

Sources claim that Dr. Singh was in tears this afternoon after Rupee fell below 64 against US Dollar and Sensex crashed by over 700 points.

Manmohan Singh, wiping off a tear.

“It wasn’t less than a cosmic event. From what I know, he was 4 years old last time he cried. It’s 76 years since then. We can easily draw analogy with visibility of Halley’s Comet from Earth which normally happens in every 75–76 years,” a PMO source told Faking News.

The incident has shaken everyone as experts rushed in to interpret its meaning.

“These kind of emotional outbursts happen with people who are supposed to take care of something but they fail at the task. Remember, Sheila Dikshit was in tears after Delhi gangrape case,” one expert claimed.

However, news organizations were not happy with such simplistic explanations and they asked the experts to link PM’s tears with Narendra Modi. Experts were trying when reports last came in.

The closest someone could reach a political interpretation of the tears was our Faking News correspondent, who termed PM’s tears as a sign of revolt.

“Crying or being upset is the prerogative of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Prime Minister has started doing things without consulting the high-command,” our correspondent concluded!!!!

source :::::Faking News From Firstpost

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Check out What Economy Class Flying Looked Like In 1970s !!!

August 17, 2013August 17, 2013Natarajan1 Comment

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Everyone’s always whining about how flying sucks now compared to the way it used to be.

Judging from the photo above,, they might have a point.

This photo was tweeted this morning by Soren Dragsbaek Holm. It’s reportedly a shot of an economy-class cabin on a 747 from the 1960s. (The first 747 flew in January, 1970. It’s possible this photo was taken earlier).

UPDATE: Folks on Reddit think the photo is actually a “staged” version of a 747 cabin, which is certainly possible. The cabin has one fewer seat across than today’s cabins, though, and the luggage compartments are smaller, both of which make the cabin look bigger than today’s. So even if it’s a mock-up, it’s likely close to reality. A saved version of the photo here refers to it as a “mock-up,” so perhaps it was used to educate folks as to what flying on a 747 would be like.

UPDATE 2: And hold everything! The photo actually came from a feature that we did a few days ago. It’s from the Pan-Am archives. Check it and others out here.

Of course, when folks pine for the old days of flying, they ignore how relatively cheap and safe this mode of travel has become. Flying cost an arm and a leg in the 1960s. And there were lots more plane crashes.

If people really wanted comfort and service above price today, they’d pony up for First Class or Business Class. And there would be airlines that sold seats on the basis of comfort and service instead of price. But the truth is that the most important factor for most flyers is price. So we get what we pay for.
source:::::businessinsider.com

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Laughter The Best Medicine !!!….”Darling , You Get 3 Residential Towers “!!!!

August 13, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

A milkman, dying in hospital, is surrounded by his two sons, daughter, his wife and the nurse.

He says to his eldest son, “To you Peter, I leave the Beverly houses.”

To his daughter, “My pretty Rose, to you I leave the apartments in the Los Angeles Plaza.”

“And Charlie, you being my youngest son, I leave you the City Center offices”.

And to his wife, “Darling, you get the three residential towers downtown.”

The wide-eyed nurse, obviously impressed, tells his wife, “Madam, your husband is very rich! And what’s great is he is bequeathing all his properties to his family. You are all so lucky!!”

The wife retorts,”Rich? Lucky? Are you kidding me? Those are the routes where he delivers milk packets!!”

source:::::unknown…input from a friend of mine

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Fighting Fire With an Aircraft !!!! …Amazing Photograph !!!!

August 10, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

The Corona Fire Department is working hard to battle a wildfire that started Thursday about 90 miles away from Los Angeles.

The department has posted some photos of its efforts to its Facebook page, including this incredible shot of a DC-10 air tanker flying over a residential area.

The plane is commonly used to fight wildfires.

source:::::businessinsider.com

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“Please Bear With Me For My Visit To your Restaurant After Working Hours”…Says This Bear !!!!

August 2, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

A bold bruin not only ransacked a dumpster outside a Colorado Springs restaurant on Wednesday, it pulled the garbage bin 50 feet into the parking lot and flipped it over so it could better access the dinner spot’s signature schnitzel.

The hungry bear has been caught red pawed on security camera making repeat visits to the back door of the Edelweiss Restaurant.

But on this particularly visit, the six-foot tall beast was so peckish, it passes right by the recycling bin and goes straight for the restaurant’s leftover food. And after a quick dig around, it wheels the entire container away with it, to facilitate better dumpster-diving.

According to The Denver Post, The Edelweiss’ signature dish is rouladen — top round steak pounded and rolled, stuffed with bacon, mustard, onions and pickle; covered in a dark gravy and accompanied by red cabbage and fried potatoes.

The hungry bear has been caught red pawed on security camera making repeat visits to the back door of the Edelweiss Restaurant.

Delicious: The hungry bear, pictured, has been caught red pawed on security camera making repeat visits to the back door of the Edelweiss Restaurant

The restaurant’s manager Dieter Schnakenberg said he wasn’t surprised the delicious leftover fare was luring the animal.

‘There’s some fresh, really good food’ attracting the bear,’ he told The Post. ‘She passes up the recycling bin and goes right for the good stuff.’

Look out: The bear, pictured, has a quick scout for any restaurant workers

Yum: The bear passes by the recycling and heads straight for the bin full of leftovers

The bear enjoyed his German feast so much that it returned for another meal early Thursday. It has also left other dumpsters up-ended in the mostly residential neighborhood.

Schnakenberg said he has warned staff to be careful as they go to and from the bins.

Concerned, he said the restaurant was ‘going to have to do something’ to stop the bear visits.

Huge: Standing on its hind legs, the hungry bear is over six-foot.

Diving: The bear flips the lid of the garbage bin before digging around inside

He is considering chaining the bins to a nearby fence or locking the lid to thwart the repeat offender.

Officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife agree securing the dumpster and hoping the bear doesn’t come back is the best approach.

If it does return, wildlife officers may have to tag and relocate it and, as a last resort, it may be euthanized.

Hopefully, the bear’s gourmet palate won’t result in such drastic measures.

Better access: The bruin, pictured, then gets irritated and pulls the bin out into the open

The hungry bear has been caught red pawed on security camera making repeat visits to the back door of the Edelweiss Restaurant.

Parking lot: The restauranteurs discovered the bin tipped and near empty in the parking lot 50 feet away after the bear’s feast

source:::::mailonline .com US

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What Happens In ONE Minute on The Internet !!!!

July 30, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

In just a single minute on the web 216,000 photos are shared on Instagram, a total of £54,000 ($83,000) sales take place on Amazon, there are 1.8 million likes on Facebook and three days worth of video is uploaded to YouTube.

Cashback site Qmee has created an infographic that shows this information as well as how many tweets are sent, photos are viewed, Skype calls are made, domains are registered and more in 60 seconds.

The graphic pulls information and figures from PC Mag, Business Insider and other sites to create a the snapshot.

Google performs 2 million searches each minute and 72 hours worth of video is uploaded to YouTube within the space of 60 seconds.

The infographic also claims that 70 new domains are registered and 571 new website are created within a minute online, at the same time there are 1.8 million likes on Facebook, 204 million emails sent and 278,000 tweets posted.

Go-Globe.com designed a similar graphic in June last year. By comparison, the amount of emails sent has increased by 36million a minute.

There are almost four times more Google searches than a year ago, and 180,000 more tweets are sent.

YouTube video uploads have increased from 25 hours up to three days.

Relatives and friends now spend the equivalent of 1.4 million minutes chatting over Skype, compared to 370,000 minutes last year.

Facebook figures appear to have dropped, however. This year there are on average 41,000 status updates every second – 246,000 a minute – whereas according to Go-Globe’s figures, this time last year the figure was in excess of 695,000.

Exactly the same amount of domain names were created per minute in 2012 and 2013 according to the graphics.

Cashback site Qmee has created an infographic that shows how many tweets are sent, Facebook posts are liked, Skype calls are made and YouTube videos are viewed in a single minute across the internet. It used information and figures from PC Mag, Business Insider and other sites to create a 60-second snapshot.

The two graphics did not use exactly the same data sources meaning that the relationship is not directly comparable but it does give an indication about which sites and services are soaring and which are staying the same, or losing favour.

The increase in posts across social networks has also seen an increase of what’s been dubbed ‘Twinglish’.

Social media monitoring company Brandwatch found that one in every 150 English words used on Twitter is spelt incorrectly.

On Facebook, one in 323 words are spelt incorrectly, on Google+ it’s one in 238 and one in 556 words is incorrect on online forums.

Women also favour the use of elongated words such as ‘sooooo’ and ‘loool’ on social networks.

Go-Globe.com designed a similar graphic in June last year, pictured. By comparison, the amount of emails sent has increased by 36million a minute. There are almost four times more Google searches than a year ago, and 180,000 more tweets are sent

source:::::mailonline.com US

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Dancing Bears !!! View From Hidden Cameras !!!

July 30, 2013July 30, 2013Natarajan1 Comment

North America may be full of bears, but it is rare for people ever to get close enough to observe them in their natural environment.

So these pictures by a hidden camera in a Canadian park, are a unique opportunity to see how wildlife behave when they are not in the presence of humans.

And the result may be surprising – because the bears appear to be pole-dancing around a tree in the middle of the woods.

Dance party: A family of bears has been filmed dancing around a tree in a Canadian park

Comfort: The bears were apparently attracted by the chance to scratch their backs on the tree's bark

Comfort: The bears were apparently attracted by the chance to scratch their backs on the tree’s bark.

Pose: The unusual positions taken by the animals are reminiscent of human pole-dancing

Part of it was made with a normal camera, and part with a night-vision lens, so that it captures wildlife at play 24 hours a day.

Over a number of days in May and June this year, a variety of animals including deer and black bears approached the tree which the camera was trained on.
Bounce: Some have compared the bears' antics to the popular dance move twerking

Pioneer: This grizzly was the first bear to discover the therapeutic effects of the tree in Kananaskis Country

Bandwagon: A black bear also joined in the fun by going to scratch its back on the tree

But rangers really hit the jackpot when a family of grizzly bears discovered the tree and adopted it as their latest plaything.

When the first bear arrived, he began scratching his back against the bark.

This apparently produced such a pleasant sensation that he spread the news to other grizzlies, and before long they were all checking out the tree.
Wildlife: This deer was another animal to be caught on the rangers' camera in late May and early June

Wildlife: This deer was another animal to be caught on the rangers’ camera in late May and early June

Night vision: The camera was not only operating in daylight hours but filmed through the night too

At one point, as many as four bears were vying to grab a spot on the tree – and their vigorous motion made it look as though they were pole-dancing.

The video of still images edited together and set to an upbeat soundtrack by Ewan Dobson was uploaded to YouTube by Alberta parks offficials.

It has garnered more than 200,000 views in less than a week as viewers flocked to enjoy the wild antics.

source:::::mailonline.com US

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