Nature Blows My Mind
When you pause to really look at nature, what you see will just blow your mind. This section of TreeHugger is dedicated to the things and events that make us say, "WHOA!!" with their amazing-ness.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Multi-Generation, 2,500 Mile Monarch Butterfly Migration
The only insect to make an annual seasonal migration over such distances, the journey is so long it takes four generations of butterflies to make each trip. Amazing!
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Nature Blows My Mind! Optical Wonders of Insect Eyes
The compound eyes of most insects are not only cool looking, but have an interesting way of functioning.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Weird and Deadly Carnivorous Plants
Some things in nature are the stuff of nightmares, like meat-eating plants that lure their victims in with sweetness.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Weaverbirds Craft Amazing Nests
Weaverbirds spend and incredible amount of time and energy building their elaborate nests but the results are worth it!
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Nature Blows My Mind! Oregon's 'Old Man of the Lake'
It's the energizer bunny of tree stumps!
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Nature Blows My Mind! Miraculous Termite Mounds
Termite mounds might seem like just big piles of hard dirt inhabited by insects. But in reality they are biodiversity oasis in an unforgiving landscape.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Strange SCUBA-Diving Spider
An amazing little spider has figrued out how to live life underwater using a bubble of air that acts like gills.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Colorful and Bizarre World of Starfish
Starfish are such a common sight for anyone exploring beaches, tidepools and the ocean. But have you stopped to consider how weird they are??
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Nature Blows My Mind! Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni Creates World's Largest Mirror
It never ceases to amaze me how many otherworldly places, phenomenon and organisms exist on this one planet. This natural mirror on a salt flat blows my mind.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Utah Aspen Grove Is 80,000 Years Old
When the first shoots of the Trembling Giant first broke ground it Utah it was the Late Pleistocene. Will it survive the Anthropocene?
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Amazing Shapeshifting Mimic Octopus!
See the master of disguise in action.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Mysterious Sailing Stones
Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park, California has an unusual feature -- stones that slowly sail across the earth leaving long trails behind them.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Amazing Transparent Animals
Seriously, you guys, what is up with that!?
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Hypnotic Patterns of Sunflowers
Sunflowers are one of summer's staples but have you ever stopped to notice the mesmerizing patterns held within them?
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Wonders of Shark Skin
This week's "Nature Blows My Mind" is dedicated to sharks in honor of Shark Week! We're taking a closer look at the amazing features of their skin.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Flamboyant Sea Slug
These elegant, flashy and amazing sea creatures are found all over the world, with literally thousands of species blowing our minds!
