The fear of spiders known as arachnophobia is one of the most common phobia worldwide. But the Peacock Spider, found in Australia by Jurgen Otto, is one of the cutest and dandiest creatures you will see today.
These tiny 5-millimeter dramatic-looking Peacock spiders got their name due to vibrantly colored flaps. This amazing colorful display from male peacock spiders is not just for decoration, like other peacock birds, spider uses his colorful flaps to attract female counterpart. If the male spider remains ineffective for attempting to impress the female by his performance the poor spider then has to become her prey.
Born in Africa to French wildlife photographer parents, Tippi Degré had a most unusual childhood. The young girl grew up in the African desert and developed an uncommon bond with many untamed animals including a 28-year old African elephant named Abu, a leopard nicknamed J&B, lion cubs, giraffes, an Ostrich, a mongoose, crocodiles, a baby zebra, a cheetah, giant bullfrogs, and even a snake. Africa was her home for many years and Tippi became friends with the ferocious animals and tribespeople of Namibia. As a young child, the French girl said, “I don’t have friends here. Because I never see children. So the animals are my friends.”
A man in China had 9,999 red roses sewn into a dress for his girlfriend. After she put the dress on he proposed. The number 9 in Chinese culture is said to represent ‘forever’.
This Photo Is Actually a Pencil Perfect Drawing
At just 22 years old, Italian artist Diego Fazo has developed the skill to create photo-realistic drawings using a simple charcoal pencil. His latest creation, pictured below, has drawn hundreds of positive comments on his Deviant Art profile.
Don’t tell me you can tell the image below is a drawing and not a high-definition photograph, because I don’t buy it. In fact people were so skeptical this incredible piece of art was drawn by hand that young Diego Fazo had to put up some photos of the work in progress just to lay doubts to rest. And looking at his-mind-blowing masterpiece, can you really blame people for questioning it’s hand-drawn?
Like other talented artists who started their careers on Deviant Art, Diego is a self-taught pencil master whose technique matured with the passing of the years. He started out as a tattoo artist, and developed a passion for creating photo-realistic drawings. Inspired by the works of Japanese artists from the Edo period, like Katsushika Hokusai, he managed to capture people’s imaginations with his precise lines and oriental drawing techniques.
