Audiotography

archiemcphee:

“Flamingos aside, you do not get to see the color pink in the animal kingdom a great deal. A notable exception is the pink katydid. Yet this is by no means a separate species – this coloring affects around one in 500. You may have already guessed that the condition is something similar to albinism.

Known as erythrism, the condition causes a curious reddish pigmentation. It can affect the body of an insect as well as its skin, and it is so rare that it was not noticed by western scientists until 1887. The reason for this oversight was perhaps due to the inclination of the insect to remain perfectly still during daylight hours.

You may also be wondering where this insect got its unusual name. It sounds like a scientific designation but in fact it comes from the noise that the insect makes which forms a song of sorts - katy did katy did katy did. There are literally thousands of species of katydids and many look like leaves or other shrubbery, some have even evolved to look like slime mold.”

Visit The Ark in Space to learn more about and view more wonderful photos of pretty pink katydids. These two were photographed by Richard Whitby (top) and janetandphil (bottom).

[via Neatorama]

ruineshumaines:

Daniel Arsham

archiemcphee:

The marine biologists at Pleated-Jeans created an entertaining series of en “unscientific diagrams” of various aquatic lifeforms. These are just a few of our favourites. We recommend checking out the rest.

[via Laughing Squid]

retrogasm:

Boys = Chemists

Girls = Lab Techs