Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Not a leaf

From a quick glance from a distance, one would have thought it is just another dead leaf. But at closer inspection, the asymmetrical pattern and the two spots are dead giveaways that its not a leaf. Not that bad a camouflage though, with some dried leaves lying next to it will make the moths disguise even more realistic. The moth is a leaf mimic. I'm no entomologist, so I'm guessing it is a specie of Oreta (subfamily Oretinae), do correct me if I'm wrong.

Friday, December 23, 2011

The new Stuttgart City Library

I like libraries because I have always loved books. Years back when I was still schooling, I even volunteered myself to be a librarian so that I can be around books. It has been more than two decades since I last stepped into a library though. Nowadays, I do most of my reading online and apart from that I occasionally frequent bookstores such as MPH and Borders. I could easily spend hours in those places.
Came across these pictures while surfing the net. The new Stuttgart City Library is nothing impressive but still it seems interesting to me.







































All pictures taken from http://www.thecoolhunter.net/