Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
Together, by Jan Zajc
untitled, by Bonali Giuseppe
Frog beetle ready for take-off, by Alfred Preuss
Ants climbing tree, by Uros Kotnik
Water striders, by Clay Bolt
Eyes of a Holcocephala fusca Robber Fly, by Thomas Shahan
Eight-legged vaudeville, by Rick Lieder
untitled, by Igor Siwanowicz
Eucharitid wasp, by Rundstedt B. Rovillos
More nice photos at http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2009/1...hotos-of-2009/
Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Have a nice day...
Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.
William Shakespeare
Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
Phyllocrania paradoxa, the ghost mantis, is an African insect that has become common in the pet trade.
Orthodera ministralis - Australian Garden Mantis. The small wing pads indicate this individual is not yet mature.
Melbourne, Australia
Orthodera ministralis - Australian Garden Mantis
Melbourne, Australia
An Australian Garden Mantis Orthodera ministralis cleans pollen from her foot.
Melbourne, Australia
Mantises consume their prey alive. This chinese mantid Tenodera aridifolia tore apart and ate this fruit fly in a matter of minutes.
Tenodera aridifolia - chinese mantis
Portrait of a young chinese mantis, Tenodera aridifolia
Stagmomantis carolina, the carolina mantis.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
A newly hatched Stagmomantis carolina surveys the world.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Stagmomantis carolina, the carolina mantis.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Preying mantises are meticulously clean insects. Here, a female carolina mantis, Stagmomantis carolina, grooms a hindleg.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
A tree-dwelling mantis emerges from the moss in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.
Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
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Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”
William Blake
Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
Birds of Paradise
Count Raggi's Bird of Paradise
Photograph by James P. Blair
The Count Raggi's bird of paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea.
Lesser Bird of Paradise
Photograph by Tim Laman
The male lesser bird of paradise, like others in its genus, has beautiful plumage, which he displays to females in an elaborate courtship dance
Princess Stephanie's Bird of Paradise
Photograph by Robert Sisson
Also known as a paradise magpie, Princess Stephanie's birds of paradise wear striking black feathers.
Ribbon-Tailed Bird of Paradise
Photograph by Robert Sisson
Divas of the avian world, elaborately feathered birds of paradise, like this ribbon-tailed species, practice elaborate courtship rituals.
Baby Animals
Baby Harp Seal
Photograph by Norbert Rosing
A baby harp seal rests on the Arctic ice. Its mother can distinguish it from hundreds of others by scent alone.
Baby Asian Elephant in Tall Grass
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Baby elephants are born big, standing approximately three feet (one meter) tall and weighing 200 pounds (91 kilograms) at birth. They nurse for two to three years, and are fully mature at 9 (females) to 15 (males) years of age.
Lynx and Cub
Photograph by Norbert Rosing
Lynxes are known for the black tufts of fur on the tips of their ears.
Black Bear Mother and Cub
Photograph by Norbert Rosing
Mother black bears are notoriously protective of their cubs, who stay with their mothers for about two years.
Leopard Cub Playing With Mother's Tail
Photograph by Beverly Joubert
Usually solitary animals, leopard cubs live with their mothers for two years, learning how to hunt. Cubs are born in pairs and are grayish with no discernible spots.
Bobcat Kitten in the Wild
Photograph by Hope Ryden
Bobcat kittens are born in litters of one to six and will stay with their mother for up to one year before heading off on their own.
Polar Bear Mother With Cub
Photograph by Norbert Rosing
Dutiful mothers, female polar bears usually give birth to twin cubs, which stay with her for more than two years until they can hunt and survive on their own.
Cheetah Mother and Cubs
Photograph by Chris Johns
Cheetah mothers typically give birth to a litter of three cubs, all of which will stay with her for one and a half to two years before venturing off on their own. When interacting with her cubs, cheetah mothers purr, just like domestic cats.
Black Bear Cub
Photograph by Robert Caputo
Black bears are excellent climbers, scaling trees to play, hide, eat, and even hibernate.
Crocodile Cracks Its Shell
Photograph by Steve Winter
Female crocs lay their eggs in clutches of 20 to 60. After the eggs have incubated for about three months, the mother opens the nest and helps her young out of their shells.
Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever
Sometimes when I feel the will to give up
and I am lost for a small while
A light comes to me
and I understand.
We are not alone.
Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever