Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The most weirdest creatures from the sea

These photos come from the annual photo contest organized by the Rosenstiel of Marine and Athmospheric Science, University ofMiami.
Some strange and unique images of animals that come from the sea floor life, one of them from the waters of Bali, Indonesia,revealed.
1. Gobi  Transparant fish


Photos are taken from MarsaAlam fish, Egypt. This photo won amajor award as The Best Overall Photo in the competition thisyear.
2. Pygmy Sea Horse
Pigmy seahorse, or Hippocampus bargibanti, it may be difficult for you to recognize, because in addition capable of camouflaged with the surrounding environment, the sea horse is so small, even sizewould not be able to grow larger than one inch. This photo won thecategory of ‘Marco’.
3. Color of sea cucumbers
Sea cucumbers are filled with striking colors. He lived inTarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
4. Sea cucumbers and Grasshoppers Shrimps
A mantis shrimp and sea cucumber found on the seabed atSeraya Beach area of Bali, Indonesia
5. Cuttle fish
Cuttle fish gang was seen mating in the Oosterschelde estuarynear the town of Zeeland, the Netherlands. This photo won a majoraward category of ‘Wide Angle’.
6. Hedgehogs Fish
Fish that looks like it is smiling porcupine fish nets (Chilomycterusantillarum). This fish is found in the Lake Worth Lagoon, RivieraBeach, Florida USA. This photo won a second award in thecategory portrait this year.

Top Ten: Purest Places in the World

Although the trap of civilization surround us, there are several places on the planet that is still pristine, almost untouched. Starting from the Antarctic ice sheet to the forests of Papua New Guinea. Here are some of the most beautiful places on the planet.
1. Namibia
Namibia is one country with a population of the world’s most rare. Name one of the southern African countries are taken from the Namib Desert, home of the 2500 cheetah tail.
With the giant sand dunes, ancient Petroglyph, crater and waterfall, Namibia became one of the most untouched landscape in Africa. Namibia also became one of the countries include matters concerning maintenance of ecosystem health in its constitution.
2. Galapagos
Although Darwin’s trip to the islands unique number followed by countless tourists, the Galapagos Islands is still a pure place.
The islands are home to giant tortoises, iguanas, sea lions, penguins, whales and fish. Inhabited by 23,000 residents and hundreds of endemic species, the islands also became a place of living marine conservation for fifty years.
3. Papua New Guinea
Scientists believe that many species of plants and animals that have not been found to be here. Exploitation of natural resources is hampered by rough terrain, the legal system and the high cost of infrastructure development. Because all human problems, most of the landscape is still difficult to touch.
4. Seychelles
Seychelles has the largest percentage of soil conservation compared to other countries. About 50 percent of the total area of ​​this island nation is under conservation.
Therefore, the Seychelles is home to some incredible pristine beaches and species such as the national bird, the Seychelles black parrot. Visitors who get there are relatively few, especially along the coastline of “powdered” gentle stretching as far as 305 miles (490 kilometers).
5. Bhutan
While some people might think if Tibet as a paradise tainted, his cousin, Bhutan, it is much cleaner. More than 60 percent of the territory covered by forest and a quarter of the territory designated as national parks or protected areas.
Known as the Land of Thunder Dragon, this country has rugged mountain ranges and valleys so that the right to be a hotspot for biodiversity.
6. Daintree National Park, Australia
Sometimes something older, it becomes increasingly untouchable. As the Daintree National Park in Far North Queensland, Australia, which contains rain forests 110 million years old-one of the oldest ecosystems on earth. This park is home to thousands of species of plants and trees that are older than 2,500 years.
7. Fiordland, New Zealand

At the southern tip of the west coast of New Zealand, the Fiordland region is still wild, rough and zero development. With high mountains that fall into the rocky waters of serration, Fiordland has never had permanent residents.
In fact, the Maori people just visit it only for a while in order to hunt, fish and to collect jade. In addition, air currents blowing air straight from Antarctica that Fiordland is one of the cleanest on the planet.
8. Kamcatka, Russia
Kamcatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East is a place of wild and empty with the Pacific Ocean in the east and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk in the west. Volcanoes and glaciers membintiki peninsula. Mega-earthquake has rocked this peninsula in the last five decades.
9. Atacama Desert, Chile
Atacama is one of the strange sights in the world: the desert that did not get rain. Basin salt, sand and lava flows cover much of the region which has an area of ​​40,000 companies square miles (103,600 square km) of this. In fact, NASA designed the Mars test here.
This place is also one of the best places in the world to conduct astronomical observations. There are two major observatories.
10. Antarctica
Antarctica is a place that is really untouched. 96 percent of the continent is covered with ice, with an average thickness of more than one mile (1.6 km). Penguins, whales, seals and sea birds use the waters around Antarctica to look for food.
Source:
kaskus.us, ouramazingplanet.com

Top Ten : Animals with the most unique and weirdest face

1. Hatchetfish
Fish body occupant of this gap is very small (the largest species known only measuring 12 cm), and not dangerous, but his face like a bad dream.


Hatchetfish is proof that we do not have sharp teeth and eyes glowing red to be creepy. This fish is found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world, eating creatures smaller gap, such as copepods (a type Crustaceae).
2. Nose Bat Tube
Found in the Philippine rain forest, endangered bats and has one of the weirdest faces among mammals.
His ears were covered with dark spots on yellow, orange eyes and nose certainly looks like a tube that makes the cartoon. This bat consumes mostly figs and other fruits, but sometimes they also eat insects.
3. Axolotl
Species that exist only in Lake Xochimilco, Meksisko, axolotl (means “water monster” in Nahuatl, the Aztec language) is actually a type of salamander.
Apart from a funny face, they also have the unique red hair that is gill-like fur. This salamander species usually retain the ability of his body in his whole life (also called neotheny). Unfortunately, these rare amphibians threatened with extinction because of pollution and hunted in some parts of Mexico to eat.
4. Aye Aye
This animal is actually the inspiration for the monster-like Gremlin in the movie series Primeval, where his descendants is told to haunt an empty house. Aye aye found in Madagascar and the critically endangered because of habitat destruction and killed because the people in that country is not like the creature because it was considered unlucky.
5. Pug monkey
Again, this animal is an endangered species. Only found in China (including Tibet) and Vietnam. They live in the mountains in ketingggian up to 4000m, with some primates to adapt to cold environments. They were threatened with losing their habitats.
6. Star Nose Mole
Rats star was named the nose because the shape of meat on his nose, which is covered with sensory receptors that enhance the ability of touch, because this animal is actually very bad eyesight.
Star nose mole is carrying a swimmer and diver at the same time a great digger. Like the other land rats, these animals eat earthworms, grubs and slimy anything on the ground. Found in Canada and the United States in the north.
7. Hall Nude Mice
This rat looks without hair, wrinkled, pale pink skin and have black eyes that glow.
But one thing is very interesting is the bulge of two very large teeth at all, who actually grew up through the lips. Thus, these mice do not have to open your mouth when cut off road underground. Gigi is so strong that naked mole-rat is known to cut off the concrete.
8. Leaf Tail Gecko
Leaf tail gecko is a species that seems to be made by the cartoonist. This animal may have the strangest eyes of other animals, and when he opened his mouth, this animal looks like a big smile.
Although it looks like a reptile most happy (because of her smile), these creatures actually suffer because of threatened rain forest loss Malagasy as his home.
9. Potoo
This stunning bird is found in Mesiko, Central and South America, and famous for its extraordinary ability to camouflage.
It has a strange face, with smiling mouth, a short beak and yellow eyes, as if they were cartoon characters. Not harmful to humans but is very dangerous for flying insects and bats because it famous voracious predators.
10. Bat Fish Red Nose
Although not very well known, this fish has a face that is quite strange. The shape is flat, long nose and pointy and looks like using too much lipstick.
The strangeness of this nature are found in the Galapagos and has close relatives in the waters of Central America. These animals are slow swimmers and prefer to drag himself on the seabed using the fins as a hand.

Rare Ice Rainbow UFO Similar Appears in UK

This is the event photographer caught a rare phenomenon: a rainbow in the sky ice Isle of Wight, England. Interestingly, many people judge these UFOs.

The phenomenon is also often known as ‘sundog’ is seen above the Gulf of Cowes, Isle of Wight north coast, creating streaks of colored light-colored intense around the cloud.
Rainbow ice is formed by sunlight passing through ice crystals in the atmosphere. Rare events that occur when a thin cirrus clouds gathered.
When ice crystals appear parallel then create a vertical rainbow. Photographer Adam Gasson, 30, from Bristol, England, admitted amazed because it had never seen this before.
“I saw it happen from a distance and thought it was very special. The form is hanging in the sky much like a UFO, “said Gasson who saw a rainbow of ice about 20 minutes.
Source:
inilah.com

Top Ten:Scary Sleep Disturbance

Sleep should be a time of peace and relax. But for some people who experience sleep disorders, sleep can be a scary thing. What are sleep disorders that scary? Here are 10 sleep disorders are considered to be frightening for the sufferer.
1. Nightmare Disorder
People with the disorder nightmares often wake up with cold sweat and bad memories of a terrible dream. This also will disrupt the quality of life. Because some of them may be afraid to sleep.
Stress and sleep deprivation is a major trigger nightmares.According to the American Sleep Association (ASA), some medications can also trigger nightmares. In severe cases, counseling or tranquilizers may be needed to relieve the anxiety that underlies nightmare.
2. Sleep While Walking
About 15 percent of adults sometimes wake up and amble around the house is still in a state of sleep. In children, the numbers are even higher.
Sleepwalking can be triggered by stress, not sleeping soundly, and genetics. People who sleep while walking to do anything. They understand the direction, to move furniture or open the door.
A study published in 2003 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, found that 19 percent of adults sleepwalk injured during a night attack them.
Fall is the greatest danger, so if you have a habit of muttering and walking in his sleep, experts recommend that you remove the power cord and away from the bed ladder
3. Night Terror
Shouting, thrashing, panicking, and the pacing is a symptom of people who experience night terrors. Unlike nightmares that occur during sleep, night terrors occur usually occurs early in the evening.This usually occurs in children. People who experience night terrors will suddenly sit up straight, eyes open, although they may not do the view.
Exact cause is unknown. But a fever, irregular sleep and stress can trigger night terrors. Fortunately according to ASA, night terrors will decrease with age.
4. Drowsiness Hallucinations
We’re used to seeing strange things in dreams. But what if we see it when you’re not dreaming? It’s called a hypnagogic hallucination that occurred during the transition from waking. People who experience hypnagogic hallucination usually hearing voices or seeing strange things in their room.
5. Exploding Head Syndrome
Exploding head syndrome does not really blow up the head. These disorders occur during deep sleep, when people suddenly wake up with a surprised by a loud noise and sharp.
There is no pain or harm that occurs in this syndrome. Exploding head syndrome the exact cause was still unknown, but believed it is associated with serious illness.
6. Sleep Paralysis
During sleep, activity and body muscles become immobile. This temporary paralysis, although sometimes paralysis persists even after the person wakes up. Usually sleep paralysis accompanied by hallucinations. People who experience sleep paralysis feel crushed and suffocated.
7. Conduct disorder REM (Rapid-Eye-Movement)
REM sleep behavior disorder occurs most often in older adults, and can be a symptom of Parkinson’s disease, degenerative neurological disorders.
8. Sleep disorders associated with food
People with this disorder will eat at night. Usually people who experience this will lose a bit of memory on the next day. Some cases quite dangerous, because they could just use a knife or turn on the stove.
9. Seksomnia
Seksomnia or or Sexual Behavior in Sleep (SBS) is a sexual habit that occurs when a person is sleeping. Seksomnia can interfere (sexual moaning loud), dangerous (masturbation harmful) or even criminal (sexual assault or rape).
10. Insomnia
Insomnia is difficulty or inability to sleep soundly. This can cause irritation and lack of concentration during the day, and long-term lack of sleep can be really dangerous. Lack of sleep has been linked to obesity, high blood pressure and heart attacks, among other bad symptoms.
Source:
health.detik.com