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How ancient masons carved giant sphinx ⛏️ #Unearthed #sphinx #giantsphinx

Witches' Butter 🧈 Tremella mesenterica is a gelatinous jelly fungus that appears on rain-soaked branches. It's a harmless parasite of wood-decay fungi and even edible! 📸: Paul Starosta #FungusFriday #witchesbutter #mushroom

Making 140 ice cream sandwiches per minute 🍦😋 #HowItsMade #icecream

A King builds his city. #Unearthed

Death's Head Hawk Moth 💀 Acherontia atropos is a striking species known for the skull-like marking on its thorax. Despite its eerie reputation, it's a harmless, powerful flier! 📸: Paul Starosta #deathsheadhawkmoth #insect

The mushy making of a hot dog! 🌭 #HowItsMade #cheftok

Crinkles of nature 🍄‍🟫 The black morel (Morchella conica) is a prized wild mushroom recognized for its dark, honeycombed cap and intricate biology. It often appears after soil disturbances and follows an unpredictable lifecycle. 📸: Lars Johansson #FungusFriday #mushroom #backmorelmushroom

Who is the Egyptian God Ra? #Unearthed #Egypt

The process of carving a curling stone 🥌💦 #HowItsMade #curling #curlingstone

Hi there! 👀 Stalk-eyed flies are tiny insects known for their unusual eye stalks, which give males a wider field of view and help attract mates! Found in humid habitats near rivers, they feed on fungi and decaying plants. 📸: Adegsm #insect #fly #stalkeyedfly

Legend of the king of the Earth 👑🌏 #Unearthed #legend #king

Making magnets with molten lava 🧲🌋 #HowItsMade #magnets #moltenlava

Tiny towers of the forest 💗 Rosy veincap, Rhodotus palmatus, is recognized by its salmon pink, veined cap and gelatinous texure. 📸: Alby DeTweede #FungusFriday #rosyveincap

The assassination that sparked a mini Rome! #Unearthed #Rome #ancienthistory

The art of going miniature ⛏️✨ #HowItsMade #mini #miniature

Perched and powerful. Robber flies are powerful predators that ambush other insects in mid-air, using a stout proboscis to inject paralyzing, digestive saliva. 📸: Putra Helmi Putra #fly #robberfly #insect

An ancient Italian eruption 💥🔥 #Unearthed

How bacon is packaged 🥓 #HowItsMade #bacon

🌀🌀🌀 Lactarius indigo, known for its vivid blue flesh that turns green when exposed to air. This edible species forms wide-ranging mycorrhizal partnerships with trees across the Americas and Eurasia! 📸: Jane McBride #Lactariusindigo #FungusFriday

Embodying Egypt's sun god ☀️✨ #Unearthed #Egypt