Carol DM
Continuing with the series: 25 unusual and weird things with you.
Of course there are probably millions of unusual and weird things to be found in the world.
But I narrowed it down to 25 that I chose to share. They are all very cool.
Here are parts one through three in case you missed them:
Unusual and Weird Things ~ Part 1
Unusual and Weird Things ~ Part 2
Unusual and Weird Things ~ Part 3
I will continue with part four, listing four at a time, adding photos for your entertainment.
**Also, I could not get the Quiz feature to cooperate, so all of the answers below are correct.
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Question of
Frost Flowers
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1. Frost flowers typically occur only in late fall after the first few hard freezes and while the ground is still warm.
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2. While the plants’ stems are ruptured by the first hard freeze, the root system is still sending up plant sap from the warmer ground.
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3. The sap pushes through the broken stem and freezes on contact with the cold air.
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Question of
Rainbow Trees
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1. Rainbow eucalyptus is an evergreen tree that has spear-shape, silvery-green leaves, and clusters of tiny white flowers.
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2. The most stunning feature is the trunk, which grows rainbow bark in shades of green, blue, orange, red, and purple.
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3. As it grows, the bark is constantly peeling off in strips to reveal new colors and patterns, evolving its beauty all the time.
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Question of
Danxia Landforms
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1. The Chinese call the sandstone and conglomerate rock areas of their country “Danxia landforms”.
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2. The rock formations are like those in the national parks in deserts in the southwest of America such as Red Rock Canyon
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3. There are many parks protecting these eroded sandstone formations in the southeast, south, and northwest of China.
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Question of
Calficying Lake
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1. Approaching the shoreline of Lake Natron in Tanzania, a photographer faced an eerie sight:. There, lying on the earth like statues, were calcified corpses of a variety of birds and bats that had met their death after crashing into the deadly waters.
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2. No one knows for certain exactly how these animals die, but it appears that the extreme reflective nature of the lake’s surface confuses them, causing them to crash into the lake.
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3. Other than serving as a breeding area for the endangered Lesser Flamingo and as a home to certain kinds of algae and bacteria, Lake Natron is inhospitable to life.
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Such wonders indeed my friend.
The world has many surprises. The rainbow tree? That is one tree I would like to see including number three and the frozen animals.
These weird things are why I believe that I cannot fully go by what science tells me because science cannot explain all of these weird things that are happening.
These are the most unusual “wonders”. I would love to see ice flowers.
These are very strange phenomena in nature. Thanks for sharing them with us.
this series was a blast. The pictures and strange facts today, were the best in the series. You saved the best for the last!
I was amazed at the last one, the calcifying lake. I would love to see this one in person. Thanks Doc.
we used to do that when I was a teacher – take a pice of limestone and put it in a saucer with water, add just a little vinegar.
wait a week – presto you have crystal lake!
These are really very strange and strange colors, dear Carol …. but they are beautiful and interesting
I thought so as well. Thanks for visiting.
Very interesting and most unusual. I have heard about the rainbow eucalyptus before and would love to see one.
I would love to see the tree as well. Amazing nature.
Wow, such spectacular and almost unbelievable things once again! I’d love to see the Danxia landforms in person.
I would as well, and the last one is incredible too.