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Unusual Discovery (4 pics)

Posted in Random » Weird 23 Nov 2011   / 8593 views

You never know what you will catch when you go fishing.

 

Unusual Discovery

Treasure Worth $220 Million (10 pics)

Posted in Random » Wow 29 Sep 2011   / 7473 views

These guys earned some nice money.

 

Treasure Worth $220 Million

Picture of the Day

Posted in Pictures 11 Mar 2011   / 2847 views

This is the Orbiter Discovery that was taken on picutre by astronaut Paolo Nespoli from the International Space Station. By the way, the shadow that can be seen on the Orbiter is cast by the ISS itself.

Picture of the Day (1 pic)

New plant discovered in the Philippines is a giant rat-eating plant! (44 pics)

Posted in Pictures 20 Aug 2009   / 14169 views
Scientists have discovered a flesh-eating plant so big that it can swallow and devour a whole rat! This new species is called Nepenthes attenboroughii, it has been named after British nature expert Sir David Attenborugh.
This plant, which is a member of the ‘pitcher’ family can grow more than 4-foot long. That’s actually one of the biggest carnivorous plants discovered yet.
Those plants produce big ‘pitchers’ which are filled with water and they also secrete nectar that attracts insects and rodents. Once those poor creatures fall in, they cannot escape and end up drowning, and then, the acids and enzymes do their job.
Generally, only the bones of the prey remain…


New plant discovered in the Philippines is a giant rat-eating plant! (44 pics)


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