Hasta La Gadget!

Insects, contrary to popular belief, are not that different from humans.  Studies show that our buggy friends suffer from one of the human world’s most common emotional ailments: the friendzone.  So, with that perspective, we look at these beautiful macro photos of bug BFFs.

Also note that many of these bugs were friendzoned by nature, as different species cannot reproduce with each other – this is, by definition, the reproductive barrier that defines a “species.”  Permanent, unavoidable, natural friendzone.

This picture really speaks a thousand words: it seems to be the perfect friendship dynamic!  The best friendship since Shaggy and Scooby, rivaled only by Timon and Pumbaa.  Praying Mantis and Snail probably wouldn’t make a splash at the box office, but it would surely leave a trail of slime on our hearts!

Nature’s version of two friends stopping to get a drink out of a water fountain.  On a related note, I never understood how snails can survive on both land and water.  Are there just different types of snails?  do snails have gills?  The only logical conclusion: snails are robots.

It seems that snails (and the occasional frog) are actually just the forest’s form of free public transportation.  Talk about a long commute.

These pictures were all taken by Nordin Seruyan, who lives in an area that is heavily-populated by giant snails, and he did an awesome job capturing the essence of nature’s symbiotic relationships in these photos!

Head on over to the Nordin Seruyan Photography page on Facebook and give this man your like!  My feelings would be appropriately represented by the Give That Man a Cookie meme.

If you’re as into bugs as I am, you’ll want to head on over to look at these Solar Powered Robotic Bugs and these incredible Steampunk Bug creations!

[via Incredible Things]

Do you believe in ghosts? If you do, then you might think Ghost Singles is a welcome addition to the growing list of dating sites on the Internet. As its name implies, the site aims to help single ghosts find their ghostly match.

The process to find an undead match is simple enough. In fact, it’s just like most dating sites for live people. You can sign up to create a free profile (after accepting their Terms of Use which include “being taken less seriously by the living because your photo was seen online” and “being accosted and/or captured by Ghostbusters”) before browsing the profiles of others who have already signed up.

You can also opt to go online to chat with other people–er, ghosts who happen to be online. In fact, I think the highlight of the entire ghostly dating experience is the chatroom, which you should definitely check out if you plan to visit the site.

Oh, and make sure you turn your speakers up. Waaaay up, because ghosts can be a little timid. If you know what I mean.

[via Incredible Things via Geekologie]

Do you know how to get the truth out of people? Not from some sort of movie truth serum shot or on a late night talk show or even in a conversation between two ferns, the way to pry the obscene truth is to stick them in a hot tub and feed them drinks. Life is so much clearer when everything is bubbling around you.

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I write about animals all the time, but this week I decided to write
about party animals.  Yes, humans like you and me, going to a party,
maybe a Halloween party, and acting like animals. Well here are some
great animal costumes that will make our acts complete!

When bad luck is on the horizon there is only one thing you can do — quick! knock on wood! It is a superstition that dates back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The one place where doing this is a real problem is that haven of metal, plastic, and vinyl — your car. If one Quirky.com inventor has her way there will soon be a fix for this!