Feed me Seymour! I recently visited the Conservatory of Flowers here in SF and came across these carnivorous beauties. The name Nepenthes was given by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in reference to a passage in Homer's Odyssey. "Nepenthe" literally means "without grief" and, in Greek Mythology, is a drug that quells all sorrows with forgetfulness. So, this is how the plant eats- The pitcher shaped cups are filled with a liquid that attracts insects with the odor of nectar. Because of a slippery wax on the interior walls, the insect can not hold on and ultimately falls into the muck. The motion caused by the struggle stimulates digestive glands to release an acid. This goo can dissolve a fly in just a few hours. Ew, kind of.5.19.2009
Little Shop of Horrors.
Feed me Seymour! I recently visited the Conservatory of Flowers here in SF and came across these carnivorous beauties. The name Nepenthes was given by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in reference to a passage in Homer's Odyssey. "Nepenthe" literally means "without grief" and, in Greek Mythology, is a drug that quells all sorrows with forgetfulness. So, this is how the plant eats- The pitcher shaped cups are filled with a liquid that attracts insects with the odor of nectar. Because of a slippery wax on the interior walls, the insect can not hold on and ultimately falls into the muck. The motion caused by the struggle stimulates digestive glands to release an acid. This goo can dissolve a fly in just a few hours. Ew, kind of.
5.14.2009
Ozzies striketh!
Oi Mr. Magritte, meet The Pixies. Sydney based Marc Hendrick kindly brings us Australian t-shirt label Das Monk. Shown above is one of my personal favorites.
SanZhiPods
San Zhi is an abandoned "would be" vacation resort on the northern coast of Taiwan. Apparently the project was built sometime in the late 70's/ early 80's and was never actually completed. There are several stories as to why these remarkable pods were abandoned. Locals say the resort was closed after a series of fatal accidents occurred during construction and is now haunted. Some speculate it will be or has been torn down. Others rumor that destroying the homes of spirits and lost souls is a major no no in Asian culture. Haunted or not- I heart this place. It resembles a future life I believed I would have when I was a kid, courtesy The Jetsons perhaps.More San Zhi Pods photos
5.13.2009
Little New York
Photography duo Nick and Chloe bring us Little New York. Adorable and yet fitting, have you ever tried to reason with a five year old? They always win.
Inseparable
LOVE. Why? Well in addition to the cleverness and obvious cute factor, I believe designers Marc Owens and Jasmine Raznahan prefer we keep our eyeballs. I'm five two and my darling husband is six feet. I can now walk down the street without fear of taking his eye out.
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