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

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Hawaiian Monk Seal

( Endangered )

 

[Jule_from_Germany]

Irrawaddy Dolphin (also endangered)

 

[mia.wallace]

Jacaranda Trees

 

[One day too late]

Kai Ken

 

[Dead Meat]

Liger

 

[Jule_from_Germany]

Myosotis. These were the favourite flowers of my grandma who passed away last year. In German its name means "Don't forget me", and I never will

 

[One day too late]

Nickeline

 

[Rogue Proxy]

Olinguito

 

[One day too late]

Piglet

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Quartz Crystal - Ancient fragment of a 'Bulla' - aka - 'Protective amulet'

Late Roman rock crystal fragment of a 'bulla' - Constantinian inscriptions with emblema.

~ On the front of this fragmentary 'bulla' : a crescent moon with a star - flanked by the letters 'D-N' - visible at the top

~ Below : the inscription 'C-O-N' (identifiable with DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG ) ;

~ Below this inscription : laurel wreath that converges towards a floral corolla;

~ Alongside inscription : military insignia ;

~ At the centre of the crown - there must have been the 'Christogram' - as can be seen from the engraved details still visible.

~ This depiction and inscription are identifiable in some monetary specimens of the Constantinian Era.

~ This rare pendant - carved in a rock crystal of extraordinary transparency and brightness - has a through hole for vertical fastening ; signs of wear ; and residues encrusted in the marks.

~ c. 4th century A.D.

 

[just_so_done]

Red Panda

 

[mia.wallace]

Saint Bernard puppies

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Tang - Blue Tang of San Salvador

Blue Tangs can change colour.

Juvenile Blue Tangs are actually bright Yellow all over.
As they get older, they gradually turn Blue.
Adolescent Blue Tangs are a light Blue.

Old Blue Tangs are a very dark Blue.
Old Blue Tangs also lose their aggressiveness.

Although younger Blue Tangs are loners, old Blue Tangs are often seen in large schools.

Blue Tangs take shelter in the reef at night. They will sleep alone in a hole or crevice in the reef.
At night, adult Blue Tangs change colour by showing a pattern of blue and white vertical bars.

 

[One day too late]

Urn Plant

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Vervain Hummingbird

 

[Rogue Proxy]

White-tailed eagle

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Xōlōitzcuintli

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Yukon Moose

 

[Dead Meat]

Zebu

 

[One day too late]

Abyssinian

 

[Rogue Proxy]

Blue-capped ifrit, one of the few poisonous bird species in the world.

 

[LoiteringClouds]

Citrine quartz

Natural citrine

Heat-treated amethyst

Natural citrines is rare and most commercial citrines are heat-treated amethysts or smoky quartzes.

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Dynamite + Peace Prize Inventor

Blasting Through the Ages: Explosive advancement through the ages | Pit & Quarry

From Greek fire to packaged emulsions, explosives morphed dramatically over two millenniums into the sophisticated solutions available today.

www.pitandquarry.com

Alfred Nobel: Dynamite Inventor and Father of the Nobel Prize - Malevus

Alfred Nobel was a Swedish inventor, scientist, and philanthropist. He is best known for inventing dynamite and for establishing the Nobel Prizes.

malevus.com

 

[One day too late]

Eskimo Dog

 

[mia.wallace]

French Bulldog

 

[sadsadinfp]

Great Dane

 

[One day too late]

Havamalt

 

[Rogue Proxy]

Isisaurus

 

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Jadeite - Ancient Anthropomorphic 'Axe God'

• This pendant is six inches long and could have been worn on a cord as a necklace.
• It is carved from the mineral Jadeite and has a smooth texture. The markings on it suggest a simplified human face.
• Jadeite, one of two minerals that make up the gemstone known as Jade, indicated high status among individuals of precontact - aka - Precolumbian - Costa Rica.
• The people of this culture considered Jadeite to be the most precious mineral.
• Typically these pendants are Humanlike figures with Birdlike features.
• They are combined with the shape of an Axe, an important tool in ancient American culture.
• Jadeite pendants such as this one have been found placed as offerings in burial tombs.
• In some instances the pendants were discovered on the neck of the deceased.
• c.200-400 CE

 

[One day too late]

Kammererite Stone