“This 2-colored pumpkin leaf”

“This perfectly-sized box of golden berries”

“The ridges on the tomato were perfectly symmetrical, so much so that I thought it looked like children’s fake/play food.”

“Today I took a perfect shot.”

“The way the balloon meets the mountains”

“Took this photo this morning, was really trying to get the mountains on the balloon to overlap with the lower layers but this came out quite nice regardless, figured it was worth sharing. Cheers!”.

“Caught my first perfect rainbow”

“A perfect reflection”

“Ball of salt that I took out of the dead sea.”

“The dew drops on the edges of this leaf are almost perfect.”

“I came across a large log sticking out of a lake. A small but sturdy bonsai-esque tree has grown from the exposed tip in a magical display of natural perfection.”

“The perfect hexagons on this old beehive”

“I noticed that this street lined up almost perfectly with the sunset and had to take this.”

“My friend’s parents have a red rose bush and on one particular branch it blooms these beauties.”

“She perfected this pose better than humans.”

“Found this growing voluntarily over my dog’s grave.”

“This perfectly shaped bell pepper I found at work”

“I found a hummingbird nest in my yard with 2 baby birbs.”

“Perfectly shaped mini-satsuma inside another satsuma!”

“My cat’s paws make a heart when put together.”

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“This is what some bees made in one week after a beekeeper forgot to put a frame in the box.”

“Blue fungus that turned the whole interior of this stick blue”

“This tree looks like a dragon.”

“This rock looks like a decapitated dragon’s head.”

“This concrete post at our playground looks like the moon.”

“The sun and the window decided to show us a real example of the dispersion of white light during the lecture.”

“A DNA-shaped cloud formation I saw the other day”

“This cat has more toe beans than cats usually do.”

“A tomato from my garden with bunny ears”

“This is how tall sunflowers can actually be.”

“This deformed corn, the only one out of the bunch that looked like that”

“A rock that looks like a Picasso painting”

“And this is a mushroom”

“I found a mushroom that looks like a little owl.”

“This pear looks like a grumpy old man.”

“My chunky dog has the image of a cat on her back, and they appear to share a tail.”

“This weird lemon that grew on our lemon tree”

“There was a bird in the broccoli at the grocery store today.”

“Saw a snail while I was outside, and its shell was crystal clear.”

“My grape had another fully formed grape inside of it.”

“One of my tomatillos rotted and left a cool cage and some seeds.”

“Ants ate this sucker and left the wrapper almost perfect.”

“A bee covered in pollen took a break on my shirt.”

“These icicles froze orange because of the sap concentration in the tree.”

“This tree looks like it’s kissing a boulder.”

“The way rain carved out the sand around this ball and sort of ’elevated’ it”

“This vine climbed up a chair to silence my wind chime.”

“I took this photo of a reflection in a puddle and the gravel looks like a starry night sky.”

“The cloud formed a shadow in the sky.”

“This picture I took, showing how the sky affects the color of the sea”

Credits: brightside.me

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Ancient Forests and Volcanic Peaks

First, let us talk about the incredibly ancient and magical trees. A massive prehistoric forest covers the highest mountains of this remarkable destination. Furthermore, these twisting branches are constantly wrapped in a thick and spooky fog. Next, you will find terrifyingly steep volcanic peaks that pierce right through the heavy clouds. Therefore, hiking these dangerous trails requires absolute bravery and very strong legs. Moreover, the terrifying drop-offs will instantly make your stomach turn with extreme vertigo. These unique geographical features make the island of Madeira totally unforgettable. Consequently, professional photographers travel thousands of miles just to capture this untamed wild beauty. Also, you cannot find this specific type of lush ancient vegetation almost anywhere else on the entire planet.

Hidden Waterfalls and Ocean Pools

In addition to the spooky mountains, the dramatic coastline hides its own spectacular mysteries. You can easily find dozens of secret waterfalls crashing directly into the roaring ocean. As a result, the winding coastal roads are incredibly scenic but also completely terrifying to drive on. Then, you absolutely must visit the natural swimming pools carved entirely from black volcanic rock. Additionally, these naturally formed basins offer a safe place to swim while massive ocean waves crash nearby. Therefore, it perfectly combines ultimate relaxation with a constant thrilling feeling of wild danger. The island of Madeira truly offers breathtaking surprises around every single corner. Finally, you should absolutely book your flight right now before everyone else discovers this magical place. So, scroll down and see the stunning gallery of this mysterious floating rock!

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A hummingbird flaps it’s wings 70 times in one second which causes their hearts to pound at a rate of 1,260 beats per minute. Let’s use nature to compare speeds as they relate to humans.

Our human eye’s blink speed will serve as a reference point of “relativity” for this gallery.
70 flips of a wing per second to human’s blinks of .3 per second 1/3 of a second is one blink of the eye.

Therefore the hummingbird flaps 21 times in the same timeframe as the blink of an eye. (70-flaps * .3 of a second)

21 times in the blink of an eye

Salamander’s Tongue = 30 in the blink of an eye

It lashes out and brings the prey back in under one hundredth of a second (1/30th of a blink).

Anglerfish vacuum mouth = 60 in the blink of an eye

Angler fish catch food by luring the prey in with it’s shiny object attached to the front of its head. When the prey is in striking distance, the Anglerfish expands their mouth a whooping 12 times the original size.

The speed of this motion creates a vacuum which sucks the prey into its mouth. The entire process happens in under .005 thousandth of a second (a.k.a. 5 milliseconds).

Mantis Shrimp strike = over 100 in the blink of an eye

A Mantis shrimp’s acceleration from hiding to attacking prey has been calculated to experience over 10,000 grams of pressure on the crustacean’s body.

This equates to over 22 pound-force.

How does this relate to humans?

G-Force

An average person (non-trained astronaut/fighter pilot) will pass-out at around 5 G’s.

NASA’s 20 G centrifuge trains pilots to deal with extreme G’s.

The goal is to reach 9 g while fully suited for flight…they’ve determined that experiencing 15 g’s for one minute will remove enough blood from the brain to kill a human.

Back to the Mantis shrimp in hiding.

It can reach a speed of 51mph in 1/100th the time it takes us to blink our eyes. Its acceleration creates a small yet visible shock-wave (viewable with the aid of high-speed cameras).

Needless to say, the poor clam/snail victim will “never see the end coming”.

The Utriculair (GIFs below) is an aquatic Bladderwort species holding such carnivorous plants as the Venus fly Trap.

Bladderworts Utricularia Gibber carnivorous plant = 600 in the blink of an eye.

When a Bladderwort’s prey triggers its sensitive hairs around the capsule’s outer wall the following actions are set into motion. Its inner wall contains a capsule that pumps out water which creates a vacuum inside the mouth. The vacuum exerts 600 g of suction 2 thousandths of a second.

More importantly, that’s one less pesky mosquito to bite me.

Moving on to a cute lil’ flower named the Bunchberry Dogwood. (below non-GIF image)

Bunchberry Dogwood Flower = 1,000 in the blink of an eye

This tiny flower is only 2 millimeters (.08 inches) in size but it packs a cannon. When the time of year is right, the petals unfurl to fire a puff of thousands of pollen around an inch into the air. This height may seem insignificant but the distance is over 10-times the size of the flower.

What is equally amazing how the flower re-populates.

(shown at 10,000FPS)

Unlike most plants that rely on the wind to carry its seed, the Bunchberry Dogwood flower shoots tiny insects that land on it…and that is how the flower spreads.

Here’s the interesting part; the flower can choose the amount of pollen that it releases. For example, if a smaller ant lands on it then it will only release a small amount of pollen. However if a larger insect such as a bee lands on it, the Bunchberry will give that flying stinger the full puff of pollen.

Trap Jaw Ant = over 2,300 in the blink of an eye

Freaking ants. Trap Jaws are able to cut leaves in half with the speed that they snap their jaw’s shut. Their chompers close at down at 143 mph with an acceleration force of 50,000 g (a bullet leaves a gun around 40-thousand g’s).

Ants suck, period.

Blow me nature-lovin’ “they’re part of life’s cycle” voices.

They’re a part that I could do with-out.

The second to last one really has some “head”.

(below animated non-GIF image)

Panama Soldier Termite = 30,000 in the blink of an eye

The sword-shaped jaw of these termites are attached to a muscular head that makes up over half their body.

Their muscular head holds the crown as the most powerful muscle ever studied in nature.

Forget speed, let’s talk power. Imagine the bite of a Great White shark, it measures in at 669 pounds per square inch…the bite of a Panama Soldier Termite equals 11 Million Watts per kilogram (24.3-million lbs.)

which equates to 15,6453,000 PSI (over 15-million).

Jellyfish Stingers = 2,100,00 in the blink of an eye

Finally we have the time it takes for a jellyfish to inject its prey with their scary venomous stingers. Here we enter the speed of light. 700 nanoseconds.

What the hell does that mean?

A nanosecond is the distance light moves in terms of foot-per-second. (hypothetically) Their stings would stretch over 2 football fields and place it on the 33-yard line of the 3rd field. To which, I’d take a knee at kick-off.

That’s nature for you…all in the blink of an eye.

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This is what a wild peanut growing out of the ground looks like:

So many people lose their hats at the Hoover Dam that there’s basically a hat graveyard at the bottom:

This is what Mount St. Helens looked like before it erupted in 1980, becoming the deadliest volcanic eruption in US history…

And this is what Mount St. Helens looked like after the 1980 eruption:

This is what economy class on a commercial plane looked like in the 1960s:

This is what the inside of a quarter looks like:

This is what the blowhole on a humpback whale looks like:

Redwood trees are really, really, really, really big:

In some lines of work, you cannot carry a cellphone with a camera. This is what an iPhone with no camera looks like:

This is what a hummingbird egg looks like compared to an ostrich egg:

This is what the Statue of Liberty looks like from the back:

This, in all its 1912 glory, is what a first-class suite looked like on the Titanic:

Some libraries tell you just how much using them has saved you. Spoiler alert, my friend — it’s a lot:

In some places you can buy BAGS of cooking oil:

Avocado pits… well, they can be very tiny:

This is a sunfish…

And this is what the skeleton of a sunfish looks like:

While we’re talking ‘tons, this is what a penguin’s skeleton looks like:

This is what a stairwell that doesn’t loop around and only goes in one direction looks like:

This is how good Disney World is at hiding their rides, specifically the Haunted Mansion:

Helmets really, really work:

This is what the inside of a Coca-Cola Freestyle machine looks like:

In a French deck of playing cards, instead of seeing J, Q, and K, you’ll see V, D, and R:

Texas makes Europe look super small:

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1st Place: “The Turtle Throne” By Louis Richter, Australia

Honorable Mention: “Frustrated” By Barbara Case, USA

Honorable Mention: “A Mother’s Love” By Miguel Bellido Lopez, Spain

Honorable Mention: “The Pinch” By Fabi Fregonesi, Brazil

“Not a common photo of anemone fish and shrimp. I have never seen a photo with the shrimp on top of the fish’s head. This scene was so quick that I was only able to take this photo and a second later the shrimp was already far from the fish.”

Honorable Mention: “Sunrise Hunter” By Charles Janson, USA

Honorable Mention: “Slippery Descent” By Nikita Chicherin, Germany

2nd Place: “Jungle Rule” By Xiaoping Lin, China

Honorable Mention: “The Dive” By Fabi Fregonesi, Brazil

“A bird and its dive to hunt sardines during the Sardine Run in South Africa. This time the sardines were able to escape.”

Honorable Mention: “The Fever” By Kaushiik Subramaniam, United Kingdom

Honorable Mention: “A Little Help From A Friend” By Valerie Neumann, USA

Honorable Mention: “Lunch Time” By Fabi Fregonesi, Brazil

3rd Place: “I’ve Got It” By Barbara Case, USA

“An Alaskan Coastal Brown Bear plows through the water as it chases a salmon.”

Honorable Mention: “Set Sail” By Fabi Fregonesi, Brazil

Honorable Mention: “Sunset Ascent” By Mike Rigney, USA

Honorable Mention: “Plastic Nest” By Paul Eijkemans, South Korea

Honorable Mention: “Windy Brothers” By Charles Janson, USA

“Under a cloudy Serengeti sky, two adult male lions rest at midday. Most likely they are brothers or half-brothers, who cooperate in defending the pride from other males. This pair was soon joined by the pride’s females and cubs.”

Honorable Mention: “Grace In Stillness” By Jayakumar Mn, United Arab Emirates

Honorable Mention: “In The Liquid Mirror” By Richard Verroen, The Netherlands

Honorable Mention: “Limelight” By Jayakumar Mn, United Arab Emirates

Honorable Mention: “Giraffes Under Acacia” By Paolo Ameli, Italy

“Giraffes feed mainly on tree branches because their long height and elongated neck allow them to easily reach the leaves and buds located in the upper parts of trees. This type of feeding, called “browsing”, helps them exploit food resources inaccessible to other herbivores.”

Honorable Mention: “Painting In The Sky” By Rodger Novak, Switzerland

Honorable Mention: “Away From The Pride” By Jayakumar Mn, United Arab Emirates

Honorable Mention: “The Backward Glance” By Turgay Uzer, USA

Honorable Mention: “Zambezi Sunset” By Turgay Uzer, USA

“A lone elephant walks along the Zambezi river at sunset in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools. The natural beauty of the area’s sunsets is often enhanced by smoke from wild fires. The Zambezi river separates Zimbabwe from Zambia, the mountains of which are visible in the image.”

Honorable Mention: “Egret Dance” By Beth Walker, Australia

“These 2 Egrets were both fighting for the same fish. I don’t know who came off with the prize.”

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Plush, stylish, and supportive—this velvet-clad chair brings mid-century charm and comfort into any room for under $60.

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Villarrica Volcano By Francisco Negroni

Golden Gallop By Jan-Tore Oevrevik

Reflector By Ben Goode

Dreamy Morning By Melesan Serge

1st Place Winner: Flower Portraits By Tim Platt

Shine By Petros Nikolaidis

Worlds Beyond By Georgi Georgiev

By Her Hand By Jessica Cantlin

Sparks Marsh By Taylor Duncan

3rd Place Winner: Flow By Hayleigh Beach

2nd Place Winner: Kanso By Alessandro Tagliapietra

Dream Fulfilled – Japan By Fin Erik Eckhoff

The Eye Of The Earth By Paweł Jagiełło

When The Colors Leave By Martin Babarík

Photo By Silvia Coccaglio

Jungle By Samuel Feron

Paradise By Stanislav Bartnikas

The Meeting By Petros Nikolaidis

Beauty Contest By Petros Nikolaidis

Bridalveil Fall By Cheyne Walls

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