Showing posts with label giant trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label giant trees. Show all posts

Monday, February 27, 2012

Swamps

Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge)
Photo by zuzkins
Photo by Jo Jakeman(Okefenokee Swamp)
Photo by chuckyeager (New Orleans Swamp)
Photo by Jabon Oh (South Korea Swamp)
Photo by j.c.winkler (Cypress Island Swamp, Louisiana)
Photo by MVI (Honey Island Swamp)

Friday, February 3, 2012

Yosemite National Park

Photo by Jay0110, Valley
Photo by Randy Le'Moine, El Capitan
Photo by Steve D., Merced Lake
Photo by Alaskan Dude, Yosemite Falls
Photo by Steve D., Merced River

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Trees Cocooned in Spider Webs

Photo by UK Dept of International Development
An unexpected phenomenon after the flood in Sindh, Pakistan, spiders cocooned the trees to escape the flood waters.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Stone Forest

Photo by maveric2003
Shilin aka Stone Forest in China.  

Giant Clam

Phot by Nhobgood

The Giant Clam aka Tridacna gigas is the largest and most endangered bivalve mollusc. The can weigh as much as 440 lbs and measure 47 inches.   

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Baobob Tree

The baobob tree Adansonia of Africa, Madagascar, and Australia, especially the tropical African species.  It's thick trunk can reach up to 30 feet in diameter and 60 feet in height.