
Goðafoss (Waterfall of the Gods), Iceland
Photo by Ed Graham
These woman’s teeth are stained red because of the betel nut. An ancient practice, the betel nut is wrapped in a betel leaf along with white lime and other ingredients such as clove or cardamom. Sometimes tobacco is included contributing to the additive nature of the mix.
It is presented in a precious little green package meant to be placed in the mouth, chewed until the red juice flows, and then spit with gusto onto the ground. Men and women alike indulge. The betel hut is dangerous however and can cause cancer. (Source)
Painted Dunes, Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, USA
This is an old fashion fishing method in Taiwan. The fishman uses huge fire light to attract particular fish called Chin Lin.
Geographic tongue is a harmless condition affecting the surface of your tongue. The tongue is normally covered with tiny, pinkish-white bumps known as papillae, which are actually short, fine, hair-like projections.
With geographic tongue, patches on the surface of the tongue are missing papillae and appear as smooth, red islands often with slightly raised borders.
These patches give the tongue a map-like, or geographic, appearance. The lesions often heal in one area and then move to a different part of your tongue. Geographic tongue is also known as benign migratory glossitis. (Source)
All is not what it seems in this fascinating new work by artist Angelo Musco. At first glance it looks like a digital photo of a floating feather but upon closer inspection you’ll notice that the feather is made up of tens of thousands of nude bodies. Musco created this image by first photographing dozens of live models in pre-planned poses. Working in Photoshop, he then weaved each individual figure with the other, meticulously adjusting for tone and shadow. (Source)
Reddit user Geophery13 posted this and said “A storm came through and knocked over a line of trees in the park last night “
Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliantly colored metallic-like bodies.