Wikipedia:Picture of the day/Archive
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June 18
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Ravished Armenia, also known as Auction of Souls, is a 1919 American silent film directed by Oscar Apfel and based on the autobiographical book Ravished Armenia by Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide. Mardiganian portrayed herself in the film, which depicts her experiences of deportation, persecution and enslavement during the genocide. Filmed in California, it used thousands of Armenians as extras, many of whom had survived similar events. The film was exhibited internationally and helped raise funds for Armenian and Syrian relief efforts. Long thought lost, it survives only in a 14- to 15-minute fragment rediscovered in Yerevan in 1994. This theatrical poster was produced at the time of Ravished Armenia's release in 1919. The poster features an illustration of a young woman being carried forcefully by a soldier, with a bloodied sword in his other hand. Poster credit: Guenther, after Dan Smith
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June 17
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Graphium colonna, the black swordtail or mamba swordtail, is a species in the family Papilionidae, the swallowtail butterflies. It is found widely across sub-Saharan Africa, from West Africa to eastern and southern Africa. The butterfly is predominantly black with green markings and the characteristic "tail" on the hindwing. The species breeds throughout the warmer months, and its caterpillars feed on plants in the genera Artabotrys, Uvaria and Annona. Graphium colonna belongs to the clade antheus of the genus Graphium and was first described by Christopher Ward in 1873. This G. colonna butterfly was photographed in Maputo National Park, Mozambique. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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June 16
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Hurricane Bob was a Category 3 Atlantic hurricane which made landfall in the New England region of the United States in 1991. The second named storm and first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season, it formed near The Bahamas on August 16 and moved northward, brushing the Outer Banks of North Carolina before strengthening. Bob made landfall twice in Rhode Island on August 19, first on Block Island and then near Newport, before weakening over Maine and becoming extratropical in New Brunswick, Canada. The storm caused 18 deaths, left millions without power, and was one of the costliest tropical cyclones in New England history, causing around $1.5 billion in damage. The name Bob was later retired. This satellite photograph shows Bob approaching New England near peak intensity on August 19. Photograph credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Satellite and Information Service
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June 15
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Virgin and Child with Four Angels is a small oil painting on panel by the Early Netherlandish artist Gerard David, probably completed around 1510 to 1515. It shows the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, while two angels crown her as Queen of Heaven and two others play musical instruments at her sides. Set in a walled garden before a view of Bruges, the work was created for private devotion. It was influenced by Jan van Eyck's Virgin and Child at a Fountain, but presents Mary and Jesus in a more human manner rather than as remote iconic deities. The work has been in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York since 1977. Painting credit: Gerard David
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June 14
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The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) is a small shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. It is found mainly in the eastern half of North America, where it is the most common sandpiper, although unlike most other species it lives primarily in upland woods, thickets, and brushy wetlands. Its plumage is a mottled mix of brown, gray and black that provides effective camouflage against leaves and soil. The American woodcock has a plump body, short legs, large eyes set high on the head, and a long prehensile bill used to probe moist soil for earthworms and other invertebrates. Males are known for their spring courtship displays, giving a buzzy peent call before spiraling into the air. The species is considered of least concern globally, but its population has declined because of habitat loss and forest maturation. This American woodcock was photographed in Bryant Park, New York City, United States. Photograph credit: Rhododendrites
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June 13
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Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1517 by Richard Foxe, Bishop of Winchester, it is located on Merton Street, between Merton College and Christ Church. One of Oxford's smaller colleges, Corpus Christi is noted for its historic library, its role in the translation of the King James Version of the Bible, and its gardens overlooking Christ Church Meadow. Former students and fellows include Reginald Pole, John Keble, Isaiah Berlin, Vikram Seth, and politicians David and Ed Miliband. This photograph shows the college's main quadrangle, including the Pelican Sundial, which was erected in 1581 by Charles Turnbull. Photograph: Andrew Shiva
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June 12
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Charles Nettleton (1826–1902) was an English-born Australian photographer who documented the rapid development of Melbourne and the state of Victoria during the nineteenth century. After emigrating to Australia in 1854, he photographed the first steam train journey in Australia and was later commissioned to record major public works, railways, buildings, waterways and shipping. Working mainly with the wet plate process, he produced extensive views of Melbourne and published some of Australia's earliest photographic souvenir albums. Nettleton also served as a police photographer, his work including an 1880 portrait of notorious outlaw Ned Kelly on the eve of his execution. He exhibited internationally, including in London and Paris, before retiring in 1890 after the rise of dry plate photography. This photograph of Nettleton was taken in the mid-to-late-1890s by a photographer from the Talma & Co. studio. Photograph credit: Talma & Co.; restored by Adam Cuerden
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June 11
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The moor frog (Rana arvalis) is a reddish-brown, yellow, grey or olive frog in the family Ranidae, found in Europe and Asia. Usually 5.5 to 6.0 centimetres (2.2 to 2.4 in) long, it has horizontal pupils, partly webbed feet and, in males, nuptial pads and paired vocal sacs. The species inhabits varied wetlands, meadows, forests, steppes, bogs and farmland, from lowlands to high elevations, and tolerates acidic breeding pools. It feeds opportunistically on small invertebrates, with prey size broadly matching frog size. Breeding follows hibernation; males form choruses and may turn bright blue for a few days during mating. Although listed as a least-concern species, it is threatened in some areas by habitat loss, drainage, pollution, acidification and fragmentation. This moor frog was photographed in Uckermark Lakes Nature Park, Germany. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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June 10
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Camp Camp is an American adult animated web series created by Jordan Cwierz and Miles Luna for Rooster Teeth. It revolves around the misadventures of attendees and counselors of Camp Campbell, a dysfunctional summer camp, in particular protagonist Max and camp counselor David. The series premiered on June 10, 2016 with the episode "Escape from Camp Campbell", featured here. Episode credit: Rooster Teeth
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June 9
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Westward Ho! is an 1855 British historical novel by Charles Kingsley, set in the Elizabethan era and written in a mock Elizabethan tone. It follows the adventures of Amyas Leigh, who sets sail with Francis Drake and other privateers to the Caribbean, where they battle with the Spanish. Originally targeted at adults, Westward Ho! was deemed suitable for children due to its mixture of patriotism, sentiment and romance, and became a firm favourite of children's literature during the 19th century. Its popularity has reduced in the 21st century because of its anti-Catholicism and its racist attitudes towards indigenous peoples. This photograph shows the cover of an 1899 edition of Westward Ho! published by Frederick Warne & Co., with an illustration of two characters engaging in a sword fight. Illustration credit: possibly Walter Sydney Stacey; restored by Adam Cuerden
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June 8
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The blue-billed white tern (Gygis candida) is a small tropical seabird in the family Laridae, occurring across the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Formerly treated as a subspecies within the white tern complex, conspecific with the the Atlantic white tern (G. alba) and the little white tern (G. microrhyncha), it is now generally recognised as a distinct species. First described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789, it is an all-white tern with dark eyes, a black bill with a blue base, and slaty-blue legs. Two subspecies are recognised, ranging from the Seychelles and Maldives to Hawaii and the Pitcairn Islands. Unusually, chicks occasionally fall prey to Aldabra giant tortoises in the Seychelles. This blue-billed white tern of the subspecies G. c. candida was photographed in flight at Muri Lagoon, on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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June 7
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The Astronomer is an oil painting on canvas by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer, completed in 1668. The work depicts an astronomer studying a celestial globe beside a copy of Adriaan Metius's Institutiones Astronomicae Geographicae. Closely related to Vermeer's The Geographer, it is thought to portray the same sitter, possibly Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; a 2017 study showed that both paintings were made from canvas cut from the same bolt. The painting was seized by the Nazis from the Rothschild family during the Second World War, returned to them when the war concluded, and acquired by the French state in 1983. It is now in the collection of the Louvre in Paris. Painting credit: Johannes Vermeer
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June 6
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A jewellery chain is a metal chain used in jewellery to encircle parts of the body or to support decorative charms and pendants. Jewellery chains are typically made from precious metals such as gold and silver, and have been worn since antiquity, with examples known from ancient Babylonia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. This gold chain, dating from the late 16th century and now in the collection of Livrustkammaren (the Swedish royal armoury), comprises 48 oval links alternating between garnet-set and rock-crystal-set designs, decorated with blue and white enamel. It may be a smaller version of King Charles IX's chain for the Order of Jehova, created in 1607, although another theory suggests that it was made by the goldsmith Ruprecht Miller and worn by King Gustavus Adolphus at his declaration of authority in 1611. Artefact credit: possibly Ruprecht Miller; photographed by Erik Lernestål
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June 5
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The adder (Vipera berus), also known as the common adder and the common European viper, is a species of venomous snake in the viper family, Viperidae. It occurs across much of Europe (where it is the most widespread snake species) and northern Asia, including Great Britain, Scandinavia, and parts of Russia and China. In several European countries, the adder is the only extant venomous snake. Usually growing to around 60 cm (24 in) in length, it has a dark zigzag stripe along the back, though colour varies considerably, including completely black melanistic forms. The adder inhabits a wide range of environments such as heathland, woodland edges, moors, and wetlands. It feeds mainly on small mammals, amphibians, and lizards, and is ovoviviparous, giving birth to live young. Although its bite can be painful, fatalities are extremely rare. The species is protected in several countries because of habitat loss and population declines. This female adder was photographed south of the Grajcarek river in Slovakia. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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June 4
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The Beaufort Gyre is a large wind-driven ocean circulation in the western Arctic Ocean, north of Alaska and Canada. Together with the Transpolar Drift, it is one of the Arctic's two major sea-ice circulation systems. Within the gyre, free-floating sea ice is very mobile and susceptible to winds, drifting in a clockwise direction due to a high-pressure system that fosters anti-cyclonic winds. This allows Arctic sea ice to survive multiple summers and develop into long-lasting multi-year ice. This animation, produced by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio, shows the variation in the age of ice in the Arctic at weekly intervals from 1984 to 2019, with darker colours representing younger ice and white indicating ice at least four years old. It illustrates the dramatic decline of older sea ice and its retreat toward the Canadian Arctic, a trend largely attributed to climate change. The Beaufort Gyre also stores vast quantities of freshwater whose release could influence the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and the global climate. Animation credit: NASA
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June 3
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Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American and French dancer, singer, and actress. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant. During her early career, Baker was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris, and the most successful American entertainer in France. During World War II, Baker aided the French Resistance, and after the war, she was awarded the Resistance Medal by the French Committee of National Liberation, the Croix de Guerre by the French Armed Forces, and was named a chevalier of the Legion of Honour by General Charles de Gaulle. After the war, Baker supported the American civil rights movement, working with the NAACP and refusing to perform for segregated audiences. This 1931 lithographic poster, featuring a stylized depiction of Baker, was illustrated by Jean Chassaing; this copy is in the collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Poster credit: Jean Chassaing
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June 2
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The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which occurs widely across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, inhabiting both temperate and tropical regions. It is an opportunistic feeder, hunting small animals but also scavenging on carrion, household refuse and fish. Black kites are highly adaptable and often thrive in urban environments, especially in South Asia, where they frequently live close to humans. The bird has an average weight of 735 grams (26 oz) and features a forked tail and a distinctive shrill whistle followed by a rapid whinnying call. It is a skilled soarer, commonly using thermal currents to search for food and migrate. Several subspecies are recognised, including the Indian govinda and the Australian affinis. This black kite of the subspecies M. m. affinis was photographed in flight by the Adelaide River, east of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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June 1
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Three Beauties of the Present Day is a nishiki-e colour woodblock print produced circa 1792–93 by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro. The triangular composition depicts the busts of three celebrity beauties of the time: geisha Tomimoto Toyohina (middle), and teahouse waitresses Takashima Hisa (left) and Naniwa Kita (right), each adorned with an identifying family crest (mon). Subtle differences can be detected in the subjects' faces – a level of individualized realism at the time unusual in ukiyo-e, and a contrast with the stereotyped beauties in earlier masters such as Harunobu and Kiyonaga. The triangular positioning became a vogue in the 1790s. Utamaro produced several other pictures with this arrangement of the same three beauties, and each appeared in numerous other portraits by Utamaro and other artists. Utamaro was the leading ukiyo-e artist in the 1790s in the bijin-ga genre of pictures of female beauties, and was known in particular for his ōkubi-e prints, a style of ukiyo-e that focuses on the heads. The luxurious print was published by Tsutaya Jūzaburō and made with multiple woodblocks—one for each colour—and the background was dusted with muscovite to produce a glimmering effect. This copy of Three Beauties of the Present Day is in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio. Painting credit: Kitagawa Utamaro
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May 31
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Trisopterus luscus, commonly known as pouting, is a small marine fish in the family Gadidae, which includes the cods and near relatives. The species occurs mainly in European waters, particularly around the British Isles, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean Sea, and the coast of North Africa. They live over rocky and sandy seabeds at depths of up to 300 metres (980 ft), with smaller specimens being found closer to the shore. With a typical adult length of around 30 centimetres (12 in), they mature quickly and generally live for about four years. They are scavengers which feed on the seabed, with marine worms, shellfish and dead fish typically making up their diet. Once regarded as low-value bycatch, they have become increasingly important as a relatively sustainable commercial fish. This T. luscus fish was photographed in Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal. Photograph credit: Diego Delso
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May 30
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Saviour Square is an urban square and roundabout in the centre of Warsaw, Poland, located at the junction of Marszałkowska Street, Mokotowska Street, Nowowiejska Street, and Wyzwolenia Avenue. Developed around 1768 as part of the series of streets and squares created under King Stanisław August Poniatowski, Saviour Square was designed by Johann Christian Schuch. It includes the Church of the Holiest Saviour, postwar buildings of the Marshal Residential District, and surviving historic tenements. During the Warsaw Uprising, the square saw heavy fighting and destruction. In the 2010s, it gained attention for Rainbow, an art installation made of artificial flowers, and became a popular social and cultural gathering place. This photograph, taken in 2022, shows an aerial view of Saviour Square from the west, with a Warsaw tram passing through the central roundabout and the Church of the Holiest Saviour on the right. Photograph credit: Emptywords
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May 29
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A Trip Down Market Street is a 1906 phantom-ride film produced by the Miles Brothers showing a journey along Market Street in San Francisco, California. Filmed on a San Francisco cable car only weeks before the 1906 earthquake and fire, it provides a record of the city shortly before the disaster, capturing its streets, buildings, fashions and daily life. The film begins at 8th Street and continues eastward to the cable car turntable, at the Embarcadero, in front of the Ferry Building. After the earthquake, the Miles Brothers also filmed post-earthquake scenes, including a second journey down a devastated Market Street, footage that re-emerged in 2016. A Trip Down Market Street was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2010. Film credit: Miles Brothers
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May 28
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The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a tropical bird found in the Amazon basin and the Orinoco Basin in South America. It is the only extant species in the family Opisthocomidae. A folivore, the hoatzin eats the leaves of the plants that grow in its marshy and riverine habitat. Its digestive system supports fermentation and effective breakdown of plant matter, a trait typically found in ruminants such as cattle. Because of aromatic compounds in the leaves it consumes and the fermentation required to digest them, the hoatzin has a manure-like odor, giving it a local nickname of stinkbird. It is a noisy bird and makes a variety of hoarse calls, including groans, croaks, hisses and grunts. Its chicks feature primitive claws on two of their wing digits, which they use immediately after hatching to move around tree branches. The hoatzin is believed to remain fairly common in a large part of its range, but its population is likely decreasing due to habitat loss. It is the national bird of Guyana. This hoatzin was photographed on a branch above the Napo River, a tributary of the Amazon River, in northeastern Ecuador. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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May 27
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Althea Gibson (1927–2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. On May 27, 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title (the women's singles at the 1956 French Championships). The following year, she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals, then won both championships again in 1958. She was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years. Gibson won a total of eleven Grand Slam tournaments: five singles titles, five doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. In the early 1960s, she also became the first Black player to compete on the Women's Professional Golf Tour. This photograph of Gibson holding a tennis racket was taken in 1956 by Fred Palumbo for the New York World-Telegram and The Sun. Photograph credit: Fred Palumbo; restored by Adam Cuerden
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May 26
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The Blue Quran is an early Quranic manuscript, distinguished by its use of gold Kufic script on indigo-dyed parchment. The exact origin of the Blue Quran is unknown. Scholars have proposed that the manuscript was created under the Abbasid, Fatimid, or Umayyad caliphates, or the Aghlabid or Kalbid dynasties; this would mean it was produced between the 8th and 10th centuries, likely in either the Islamic West (Maghreb or Al-Andalus) or the central Islamic lands of the Middle East. The Blue Quran's script is characterized by sharp angles and the absence of vowel markings. Each page contains 15 lines, which is untraditional for the period, while its more common features include the perceptible column of letters on the right side of each folio and the splitting of unconnected letters between lines. The manuscript's approximately 600 folios were separated and dispersed during the Ottoman Empire, though most of the folios remained in Kairouan, Tunisia, until the 1950s. This folio of the Blue Quran, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, bears the text of verses 28 to 32 of ar-Rum (surah 30). Manuscript credit: unknown; photographed by Marie-Lan Nguyen
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May 25
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The Kelpies are a pair of steel horse-head sculptures located between Falkirk and Grangemouth in Scotland. They stand next to the M9 motorway at the eastern gateway to the Forth and Clyde Canal. Designed by sculptor Andy Scott and completed in 2013, each structure stands 30 metres (98 ft) high and weighs around 300 tonnes. Inspired by the kelpies of Scottish folklore and Clydesdale horses, the sculptures celebrate the role of working horses in Scottish industry, agriculture and canal transport. They form part of a local parkland project known as The Helix. The structures were created based on miniature models created by Scott, which were then laser-scanned. Following their opening in 2014, the sculptures quickly became a major attraction, drawing almost one million visitors within their first year. Sculpture credit: Andy Scott; photographed by Steven Straiton
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May 24
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Nephila pilipes is a species of golden orb-web spider found across Asia, Oceania, and parts of Australia. It is commonly found in humid forests and coastal areas, near surface water and against buildings. The species shows extreme sexual dimorphism, with females among the world's largest orb-weaving spiders, reaching 50 mm (2 in) in body length, while males are typically only 5–6.5 mm (0.2–0.25 in). Nephila pilipes preys mainly on flying insects and can alter web structure depending on prey type. Its asymmetrical golden webs are made from exceptionally strong silk that has been studied in materials science. The spider rarely bites humans, and its bites are generally mild. In parts of Vietnam, it is also eaten as a traditional food source. This photograph shows an N. pilipes female and male (on the female's abdomen) on the Wu Kau Tang, Hong Kong. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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May 23
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Albert Marco was an Italian-born bootlegger and pimp active in Los Angeles during the American Prohibition era. Born around 1887, he immigrated into the United States in the early 20th century and became involved in crime in Nevada and Washington before moving to Southern California. Protected by political connections, Marco made large profits from liquor smuggling and prostitution, and was linked to figures including Charles H. Crawford and Max "Boo Boo" Hoff. In 1928 he was arrested after shooting two men at the Ship Cafe in Venice, Los Angeles. Convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, he was sent to San Quentin State Prison, and was eventually deported to Italy. This photograph, showing Marco at the police station with blood stains, was captured on a glass-plate negative by a Los Angeles Times photographer the morning after the Ship Cafe shooting. Photograph credit: unidentified Los Angeles Times photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden
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May 22
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Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is a perennial flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. It grows up to 1.5 m tall, with pinnate leaves and clusters of small, sweet-scented pale pink or white flowers that bloom in summer. The plant occurs in meadows, marshes and wet woodlands, and attracts insects such as hoverflies. Outside its native range it can be invasive, and is restricted in parts of North America. Valerian has long been used in traditional medicine, especially as a mild sedative or sleep aid, though scientific evidence for effectiveness is mixed. The European Medicines Agency recognises valerian root extract for relieving mild nervous tension and aiding sleep. The roots also have catnip-like effects on many cats. This Valerian inflorescence was photographed in Niitvälja, Estonia. Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus
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May 21
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The Greenfield tornado was a violent EF4 tornado that struck southwestern Iowa on May 21, 2024, during an ongoing tornado outbreak. Tracking more than 42 miles (68 km), it devastated Greenfield, killing 5 people and injuring 35 others. Winds were officially estimated at 185 mph (298 km/h), though Doppler on Wheels radar recorded brief wind speeds of 309–318 mph (497–512 km/h), among the highest ever measured in a tornado. Numerous buildings and wind turbines were destroyed across Page, Taylor, Adams and Adair counties. The tornado has been noted as an important milestone in the effectiveness of NOAA's experimental Warn-on-Forecast system, which predicted tornadic activity around 75 minutes in advance. This aerial photograph shows damage to houses in northeastern Greenfield. Photograph: Christopher Riske
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May 20
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The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small North American songbird in the family Paridae, the tits and chickadees. Native to eastern North America, it inhabits deciduous and mixed woodland as well as parks, gardens and suburban areas, and has expanded its range northwards in recent decades. The species has a gray crest, black forehead, pale underside and rust-colored flanks, with a song usually described as a whistled peter-peter-peter. The tufted titmouse's diet includes insects, seeds, berries and nuts, and it is a regular visitor to bird feeders, sometimes storing food for later use. It nests in tree cavities or nest boxes lined with soft materials, sometimes including hair taken from live mammals. Family groups may remain together beyond the breeding season, with older offspring occasionally helping to raise younger siblings. It is currently listed as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This tufted titmouse was photographed in Central Park, New York City. Photograph credit: Rhododendrites
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