A new species of spider that builds decoys of larger spiders to scare away potential predators may have been discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, according to science educator and biologist Phil Torres in a recent interview with Wired. Hat tip goes to The Verge.

Fishermen use flares to attract fish at night. Also check out the video footage.

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A rock-climber performs a "porch swing" fall from near the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

Spanish artist Javier Riera's landscape-based artwork explores the relationship between nature and geometry using projectors and geometric pattern filters.

Photographed by former NASA photographer Ben Cooper in Queensland, Australia.

This is a false-color composite image of Valles Marineris, Planet Mars' very own Grand Canyon, captured by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Stretching across the Martian highlands for 2,485 miles (4,000 kilometers) in length, 124 miles wide and up to 6.8 miles deep, Valles Marineris is considered one of the largest known canyon systems in the solar system.

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That's gotta itch -- a lot.

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