Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Iris
'..Irises are perennial herbs, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises)...' wikipedia There are up to 300 species of Iris.
Worldwide
Mathematics. I'm sure it's coincidental but this shape is very close to a 'Reuleaux triangle' - the only shape other than a circle with a constant diameter right the way round. It is sometimes used in engineering for this reason. Read more about this strange but useful shape here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuleaux_tr...
Lat: -37.90, Long: 145.31
Spotted on Apr 25, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012
2 Comments
Nice three-fold symmetry!
Beautiful