An 800 m² Roman mosaic discovered in Turkey that was so well made, it preserved the wave of an earthquake without breaking the pattern. @Rainmaker1973

- Just one dragonfly can consume over one hundred mosquitos in a day - Dragonflies can fly backwards - They have nearly 360-degree vision - Their wings inhibit bacterial growth due to their natural structures - They're actually beautiful This is not stained glass, it's a wing. @Rainmaker1973

For those who are always 'tilting at windmills' @BellaDunnWriter

The humble orange will never be the same again #oranges #fruit #cats

On November 12, 1833, there was a meteor shower so intense that it was possible to see up to 100,000 meteors crossing the sky every hour. At the time, many thought it was the end of the world, so much so that it inspired this woodcut by Adolf Vollmy. @MAstronomers #Meteors #meteor #Space #history #1830's

Designed by Turkish artist Mehmet Ali Uysal, this giant clothespin sculpture that seems to be holding onto a mound of dirt and grass, resides on the outskirts of Liege, #Belgium. @Rainmaker1973 #sculpture #art

Carl Faberge, Jade carving of a snail, late 19th century. Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum. #snails #museums #vamuseum #fabergé

This tiny boxwood peapod (10cm) was carved in 1500 AD, by a North German artist. It opens to reveal little peas, and then those peas open to reveal ten little carved scenes from Genesis. Now housed at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. #drthehistories @Dr_TheHistories #wood #woodworking #carving #German #Woodart

Lost biblical plant with medicinal properties resurrected from 1,000-year-old seed. Botanists have grown a long-lost tree species from a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert in the 1980s https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/03/science/biblical-tree-ancient-seed-tsori/index.html #trees #biblicalhistory #history

Forget Nemo, this is The Carrot! 🐟🤯 Hackett, 42, recently landed a #goldfish so enormous it's being called a "monster" by onlookers. This aquatic behemoth, nicknamed "The Carrot" for its vibrant orange color, was caught at Bluewater Lakes in France's Champagne region. According to the fishery's Facebook page, the 20-year-old female, actually a type of carp called a #koi, weighed a whopping 67.4 pounds. The Carrot is believed to be the second-biggest #fish ever caught 📸: Bluewater Lakes #fishing