Scientists were so preocupied with whether or not they could; they didn't stop to think if they should1yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
“It’s all kicking off!” by Michael Eastwell (UK). Location: Cape Hillsborough, Queensland1yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/australia
Shitty art installation down under: Eastlink “Hotel”, a 20 m tall fake hotel sculpture. Cost = AUD$1.2 million1yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/funny
Chilean Stag Beetle (*Chiasognathus grantii*), an impressive member of the Lucanidae family3yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/Entomology
“Araucaria y Guanacos”. Pintura en oleo de la artista botanica inglesa Marianne North, que visito Chile en 18853yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
En el dia mundial de las abejas, un post de apreciacion al abejorro chileno Bombus dahlbomii3d ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
Que bonita la Aurora en Santiago! ...el 2-Sep-1859 durante el 'Evento Carrington'1wk ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
“Vista general de Santiago, Chile, desde Apoquindo”, pintura de Marianne North (1884)2yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
Puudu (Cervus pudu). Lamina del Atlas Historia Fisica y Politica de Chile por Claudio Gay.1yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
Growing up to 60cm/24in height, Dawsonia superba is the tallest moss in the world. While bryophytes are considered non-vascular plants, Dawsonia developed a conduction system (hydrome and leptome tissues, analogous to xylem and phloem) which allows vertical water transport within the plant3yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/botany
El registro fosil de Pudu mas antiguo de America: una vertebra de unos 13.350 anos de antiguedad, encontrada en Pilauco (Osorno). Los cervidos llegaron desde America del Norte durante la epoca del Plioceno tardio (3,6 a 2,5 millones de anos), luego de formarse el Istmo de Panama.10mo ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
'Tabula geographica regni Chile' de Alonso de Ovalle (1646), en 'Historica relacion del Reyno de Chile y de las missiones y ministerios que exercita en el la Compania de Jesus'1yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
El arbol mas austral del mundo es un pequeno Coihue de Magallanes (Nothofagus betuloides) encontrado en la Isla Hornos3yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
“Gate Keeper to the Stars”. Fotografia del artista visual frances Samir Belhamra2yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/chile
Devil’s Ivy (Epipremnum aureum), a widely popular houseplant, is described as “shy flowering” because it fails to produce flowers either in nature or under cultivation. Research has shown that this is due to genetic impairment of the gibberellin (GA) biosynthetic gene, EaGA3ox13yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/botany
“Christmas is Coming” by Julian Ashton (Illustrated Sydney News, 20 December 1879). A young lady selling fern fronds (probably Dicksonia antarctica). Tree Ferns were popular as Christmas decoration at the time1yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/australia
I spotted the elusive benthivorous Lime bike, feeding at the bottom of the Yarra River3yr ⋅ pbrevis ⋅ r/melbourne