A CERTAIN KIND OF NATURAL HISTORY var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-32144826-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @pteridomania)http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2p6k07YKV1rnq4bio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Landscape via <a href="http://instagr.am/p/JlCA1zPnmr/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24686346486http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24686346486Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:58:01 -0400landscapeterrafirmaterra firmatreessunflaresgreenriverstreamrocksvalley<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1lyz4C4MU1r4rpfno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Black Labrador via <a href="http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/five-years-gg-photography" target="_blank">Garden & Gun</a>.</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24635257070http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24635257070Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:56:06 -0400blacklablabradordogblack labfaunanatural history<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55q49m4TV1qmd6i4o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Friesian Horses via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/serni/254868021/" target="_blank">Serni</a>.</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24616623534http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24616623534Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:58:02 -0400horseshorsefaunafriesiansnatural historysun<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55pqaIc1E1qmd6i4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Blue Ridge Parkway, Cowee Mountain Overlook, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_travis/5079722114/in/set-72157608518071032" target="_blank">Rob Travis</a>.</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24563757625http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24563757625Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:53:00 -0400terrafirmablue ridge mountainsblue ridge parkwaymountainsfalllandscapeappalachian<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzed1cggru1qafxi0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://loviebeks.tumblr.com/post/453078275/you-have-kept-record-of-my-days-of-wandering-you" target="_blank">loviebeks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Canaan Valley, </em>West Virginia.</p> </blockquote>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24545710663http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24545710663Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:53:22 -0400canaan valleywest virginiaterrafirmaterra firmalandscapetreessnowwinter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55p8qtoCJ1qmd6i4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>White Horizon Series, Michael Zimmerer via <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/White-Horizon/1785086" target="_blank">Behance Network</a>.</p> <p>“Snow becomes the world…it is gentle and fearsome.”</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24495581741http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24495581741Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:56:00 -0400faunabuffaloamerican westbisonsnowlandscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5598elnhA1qgcwj2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Men are not always the conquerors we pretend to be. Olasfjordur, Iceland via <a href="http://burkardphoto.com/#" target="_blank">Chris Burkard</a>.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thinknorth.tumblr.com/post/24474873290" target="_blank">thinknorth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>The arctic can be an unforgiving place. Pieces and untold stories of past expeditions lie strewn as a storm begins to brew overhead. </span></p> <p><a href="http://burkardphoto.com/" target="_blank">Chris Burkard</a></p> </blockquote>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24483695482http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24483695482Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:49:34 -0400icelandchris burkardnorthsnowmannatureterra firmalandterrafirmaremainsoldantiqueagestormoceanice<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_limo7dTZKP1qgzn5jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mineralia.tumblr.com/post/4417939959/golden-calcite-on-dolostone-from-tennessee" target="_blank">mineralia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Golden Calcite on Dolostone from Tennessee</p> </blockquote>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24482333778http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24482333778Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:36:35 -0400calcitegeologymineralsdolostonetennesseepeachterrafirmaterra firma<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55oawcUqE1qmd6i4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Svartifoss (Black Falls), Skaftafell National Park, Iceland via <a href="http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/" target="_blank">National Geographic</a>.</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24480052869http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24480052869Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:52:00 -0400savartifossblackwaterfallicelandnational geographicterra firmalandscapetravelwaterlavageologyrockvolcanic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m44nykG3Jc1qgzqeto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scientificillustration.tumblr.com/post/24250339965/n113-w1150-by-biodivlibrary-on-flickr" target="_blank">scientificillustration</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/7209646850/" title="n113_w1150" target="_blank">n113_w1150</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/" target="_blank">BioDivLibrary</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24271137482http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24271137482Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:29:53 -0400rattle snakerattlersnakedessertscientific illustrationbiodivlibrarynatural historyfaunareptile<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m502r4cO831qmd6i4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><em>H. serrata</em> - Serrated Leaf Hydrangea</span> via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pteridomania/7321435948/in/photostream" target="_blank">Flickr</a>.</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24270469398http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24270469398Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:18:39 -0400hydrangeafloralfloraflowerbluespringnatural historysouth carolinanatureplant<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dg4VeesS6_I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Untamed Americas: The Yearly Elk Rut via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg4VeesS6_I&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">National Geographic</a>.</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24267607551http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24267607551Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:30:00 -0400americaanimalantlerselkfaunamammalnational geographicnatural historynaturerut<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4y8s84tWa1qmd6i4o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Polly Morgan, Endless Plains Exhibit, <a href="http://www.allvisualarts.org/exhibitions/EndlessPlains.aspx" target="_blank">All Visual Arts Gallery</a>, London UK</p> <p>“Endless Plains interprets this vast expanse of land, at once barren and teeming with life, in perverted and unusual ways.  The result is an unflinching portrait of the savagery of nature, where the sacrifice of one life for dozens more is a vital and constant exchange. […] Circumventing the ‘traditional’ trophy taxidermy that sought to animate the subject, Morgan avoids anthropomorphosis and instead meditates on the significance of the departure of life in her work.  Endless Plains is a meditation on death as a process - both hierarchy and commodity, as parasites become hosts, maintaining balance through bloodshed.”</p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24202822747http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24202822747Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:33:00 -0400polly morganendless plainsUKartinstallationartisttaxidermynatural historyfaunaoctopusnaturesavage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dqp9ZLOl1qfji7do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://taxidermy-in-art.tumblr.com/post/24122147739/simen-johan-untitled-153-2008-from-the" target="_blank">taxidermy-in-art</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="caption"> <p><strong><a href="http://www.simenjohan.com/" target="_blank">SIMEN JOHAN</a><em><br/></em></strong></p> <p><em>Untitled #153</em>, 2008 <br/> From the series <em>Until the Kingdom Comes</em> <br/> C-Print, 71″ × 103 1/2″ (180.34 × 262.89 cm)</p> </div> </blockquote>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24147411550http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24147411550Thu, 31 May 2012 16:51:00 -0400american westamericanaanimalsbeastbisonbuffalocabinet of curiosityfaunahistorynatural historyphotographypteridomaniasimen johanwest<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2f94y4EPM1qzul89o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Atlas Moth, <em>Attacus Atlas.  </em></p> <p>Butterflies are so overrated, moths have always been way cooler and are one of my favorite thing to collect.  The Atlas moth is considered the largest moth species at upwards of 10 in. and named after either its map like wing patterns or the character from Greek mythology.  </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post/24078067829/phalaena-by-biodivlibrary-on-flickr" target="_blank">dendroica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/7073639357/" title="n307_w1150" target="_blank">Phalaena</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/" target="_blank">BioDivLibrary</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24090008193http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24090008193Wed, 30 May 2012 18:56:00 -0400atlas mothbutterflycollectinglepidopteramothnatural historypteridomaniasaturniidaefauna<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4uh28kKHV1qmd6i4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.reginavalkenborgh.com/page3.htm" target="_blank">Regina Valkenborgh</a>, <em>Days in the Sun</em>, 2012.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">A 6 month exposure from June 21 - December 2011 with a pinhole camera constructed from a beer can placed outside </span><span class="Apple-style-span">the domes and radio telescope of the University of Hertfordshire’s Bayfordbury Observatory.  The path documents the sun’s movement over the time frame, starting at its highest in June and gradually getting lower moving into the winter month, dark spots are cloud cover and bright spots are extended periods of sunny weather.</span></p>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24068141996http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/24068141996Wed, 30 May 2012 12:42:00 -0400NASAastronomynatural historyobservatoryphotographypinhole cameraspacesun<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnotl0VqfW1qa5yk4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/14848248560http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/14848248560Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:25:00 -0500spaceterrafirmamountainslandscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnla6bh6uu1qaxmg0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dearscience.tumblr.com/post/7073787624" target="_blank">dearscience</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p> (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenhouse/219784861/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Steven House Photography</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/14848254051http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/14848254051Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:25:00 -0500mountainslandscapelandterrafirmaterra<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw8etk05b71qgzn5jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mineralia.tumblr.com/post/14814382901/chrysoberyl-var-alexandrite-from-zimbabwe" target="_blank">mineralia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite from Zimbabwe </p> </blockquote>http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/14847962840http://pteridomania.tumblr.com/post/14847962840Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:19:00 -0500chrysoberylgeologyrocksalexandriteterrafirmaterraland