Tag: plants
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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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80-Year-Old Man Hasn’t Watered This Sealed Bottle Garden Since 1972 And It’s Still Alive
In a beautiful example of a closed but functional ecosystem, David Latimer has grown a garden sealed inside a giant glass bottle that he has only opened once since he started it almost 60 years ago. Latimer planted the terrarium garden on Easter Sunday in 1960. He placed some compost and a quarter pint of…
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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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These Teeny Tiny Bonsai Plants Give New Meaning to the Word Miniature
It’s no secret that the Japanese excel at making things smaller, whether it’s automobiles, electronics or food. In fact, Japan’s love of small things can be found in literature dating back over a 1,000 years. When it comes to the land of the rising sun, it’s clear that beauty comes in small packages. So what…
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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…
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83 Year Old Man Hasn’t Watered This Sealed Bottle Garden Since 1972 And It’s Still Alive
In an amazing example of a closed but functional ecosystem, David Latimer has grown a garden sealed inside of a giant glass bottle that he has only opened once since he started it almost 57 years ago. Latimer planted the garden on Easter Sunday in 1960. He placed some compost and a quarter pint of…
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Fancy a Floating Bonsai Tree? Now You Can!
Ever dreamt of owning your very own floating Bonsai Tree? Now you can, thanks to a brilliant new Kickstarter campaign called “Air Bonsai“, flying its way out of Kyushu, Japan. It’s pretty ingenious really: attach a system of magnets to the bottom of your bonsai, then levitate that above a small electrified pedestal – simple! You…
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Rare Monkey Orchids to Celebrate the Year of the Monkey
To celebrate the Year of the Monkey, which officially commences on February 8th, 2016, the Aquamarine Fukushima in Japan has opened a spectacular exhibit featuring the extremely rare Monkey Orchid. “Can a flower look like a monkey?” we hear you ask. Look at the photos below and we think you will conclude they definitely can!…