Tag: plant
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Adorable “Leaf Sheep” Sea Slugs Look like Cartoon Lambs
It’s a sheep! It’s a cow! No, it’s Costasiella kuroshimae (or ‘Leaf Sheep’ for short). This adorable little sea slug, whose beady eyes and cute feelers make it look like a cartoon sheep, feeds on algae – just like the real thing! What’s fascinating about the tiny ‘leaf sheep,’ which can grow up to 5mm…
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NASA Compiles a List of the Best Air-Cleaning Plants for Your Home
Houseplants are awesome indoor air cleaners, but some of them are more effective than others at filtering out pollutants and toxic chemicals in the air. This infographic highlights the best air-filtering plants, according to a NASA study. NASA researchers set out to find the best ways to clean the air in space stations. Their Clean…
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Artist Creates Miniature Tree Houses Meticulously Sculpted Around Potted Plants
Artist Jedediah Corwyn Voltz constructs miniature treehouses wrapped around common houseplants or bonsai trees in his new sculptural series titled Somewhere Small. He relies on over a decade of commercial prop making for film and other projects to craft each structure from scratch using small bits of wood, silk fabric, miniature artworks, and semi precious…
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The Cutest Tiny Succulents Grow as Adorable Rabbit-Shaped Plants in Japan
Ever wanted to own a rabbit but don’t have the time or space to look after one? Then why don’t you grow one in a pot instead? We’re referring to a species of succulent called Monilaria obconica that has a rather unique (not to mention incredibly cute) feature, namely the fact that it looks like…
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Inventor Creates Robotic “Smart” Planter That Chases the Sun to Keep Plants in Sunlight
You've probably noticed before and wondered why it happens… your plants seem to grow towards the direction of sunlight. It's called heliotropism and is a phenomenon where leaves point in the direction of the light—the source of their nutrients. Most of the time, you’ve got to position your plants just right so that they are getting the…