Wednesday, September 5, 2018

LENNY BRUCE ON THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW APRIL 5, 1959

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Synchronistic Images Captured in Soviet Era Swimming Pools by Photographer Maria Svarbova | Colossal

Synchronistic Images Captured in Soviet Era Swimming Pools by Photographer Maria Svarbova | Colossal

Synchronistic Images Captured in Soviet Era Swimming Pools by Photographer Maria Svarbova


Photographer Maria Svarbova is fascinated by the sterile, geometric aesthetic of old swimming pools, especially those built during the Socialist Era in her native country of Slovakia. Each scene she photographs is highly controlled, from the subjects of her works to the bright colors and dramatic shadows that compose each shot.
"The figures are mid-movement, but there is no joyful playfulness to them," says Sarbova's artist statement about the project. "Frozen in the composition, the swimmers are as smooth and cold as the pools tiles…Despite the retro setting, the pictures somehow evoke a futuristic feeling as well, as if they were taken somewhere completely alien."
The series, In the Swimming Pool, began in 2014 and is her largest to date. Recently she published a book on the project through The New Heroes and Pioneers aptly titled The Swimming Pool Book which you can pre-order on Amazon. To see more of her photographs centered around Eastern European pools, head to her Instagram or Behance. (via Visual Fodder)


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These stunning sea slugs steal 'weapons' from their ingested hydroid prey - The Kid Should See This

These stunning sea slugs steal 'weapons' from their ingested hydroid prey - The Kid Should See This

These stunning sea slugs steal 'weapons' from their ingested hydroid prey - The Kid Should See This

Bright blues, vibrant yellows, blazing oranges, striking reds, rich purples, electric greens, hot pinks, and some milky pastels, all in pops, spots, stripes, and bold color fields. These colors belong to around 3,000 species of nudibranchs, 'designer' sea slugs that can be found all over the globe.
Though some nudibranchs camouflage, these soft-bodied creatures stand out with high contrast markings and colors that warn predators of their defense mechanisms.


Some ward off predators thanks to "toxic or bad-tasting chemicals from their prey" but others use unfired nematocysts, microscopic harpoon-like stinging cells collected from the tentacles of their ingested hydroid prey. From KQED Science:
The nudibranch's gut has fingerlike branches that extend up into the long cerata on its back. The unfired stingers travel up into the cerata and concentrate in little sacs at the tips, where they continue to develop.
If a fish or crab tries to bite the nudibranch, it squeezes those sacs and shoots out the stingers, which immediately pop in the predator's mouth. It doesn't take long for predators to avoid the brightly colored nudibranchs.

Learn more about these stunning sea slugs and how they deftly defend against predators in this Deep Look video from KQED and PBS Digital Studios: This Adorable Sea Slug Is a Sneaky Little Thief.


Check out more nudibranch photos at Fine Art America and Berkeley.edu.
Then watch these videos: This Jorunna sea slug looks like a tiny, fluffy "sea bunny", Glaucilla marginata: Beautiful blue sea slugs or nudibranches, and brightly colored flatworm filmed in the waters of Sulawesi, Indonesia.


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