Games A-Z ~ Animal, Mineral, Plant (Trees, Herbs … )

[Rogue Proxy]

Nile monitor

 

[LoiteringClouds]

Olivenite (Cu2AsO4OH)

 

[mia.wallace]

Piranha

 

[Dead Meat]

quokka

 

[The_End_Is_Comfort]

Rat

 

[Dead Meat]

schnoodle

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Turquoise




Turquoise mosaic of double-headed serpent, Mexico, 15th–16th century

~ Made of cedro wood and covered with mosaic made of turquoise and red thorny oyster shell.
~ The teeth in the two open mouths are made from conch shell.

"The Nahuatl term 'coatl' can be translated as both serpent and twin.
The Mexica considered serpents to be powerful, multifaceted creatures that could bridge the spheres (the underworld, water and sky) owing to their physical and mythical characteristics.

 

[The_End_Is_Comfort]

Uranocircite

 

[Dead Meat]

vulture

 

[mia.wallace]

White-winged Fairywren

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Xocolatl - Ancient Mesoamerican Chocolate




Top : An Aztec woman generates foam by pouring chocolate from one vessel to another in the Codex Tudela

 

[Dead Meat]

yorkie-bichon l

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Zygopetalum - Orchid

 

[mia.wallace]

Australian Leafy Seadragon

 

[Dead Meat]

boskimo

 

[Rogue Proxy]

Cinereous mourner


Cinereous mourner chick, which mimics the appearance and movement of the venomous puss caterpillar.

 

[Endex]

Dusky Dolphin

 

[LoiteringClouds]

Epididymite (Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O)

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Flax Flower - Líon‎ in Irish ; Irish linen



Flax has been a cultivated plant for many centuries, indeed its species name – utisatissimum – means 'most useful'.

Worn in ancient Egypt by priests, the linen that was made from its fibres was considered a symbol of purity.

Its seeds can be ground and made into the health supplement, linseed oil.

Flax fibres are also used in the production of items such as banknotes, tea bags and cigarette paper.

Along with Shamrock, Flax is an emblem of Northern Ireland.

 

[The_End_Is_Comfort]

Garnet

 

[Endex]

Holly tree

 

[The_End_Is_Comfort]

Inesite

 

[mia.wallace]

Jacaranda Trees

 

[The_End_Is_Comfort]

Kutnohorite

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Llangernyw Yew - Wales



This tree is rooted in Welsh mythology - linked to a spirit called Angelystor - the "Recording Angel"

 

[Dead Meat]

Magnolias

 

[The_End_Is_Comfort]

Nerine

 

[Dead Meat]

onagadori-chicken

 

[mia.wallace]

Pufferfish

 

[Dead Meat]

quahog-clam