#lechuguilla

[spiritheyregone]

Lake Castrovalva area of Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. (Robbie Shone)

#archive #archiving #web archive #nature #cave #caves #lechuguilla cave #lechuguilla #lake castrovalva #carlsbad caverns #carlsbad caverns national park #carlsbad #new mexico #speleology #speleothem #speleothems #cave formations #dripstone #stalagmites #stalactites

[humongouscasheaglebagel]

#creek #desert plants #mountains #big bend national park #texas trans pecos #chihuahuan desert #prickly pear #lechuguilla

[troglobiteme]

Cave pearls of Lechuguilla

#cave pearls #lechuguilla #photography #aesthetic

[metabotulism]

#monica metsers #lechuguilla #painting #art

[kenegalleofhoelbrak]

texan sylvari yeehaw

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #gw2 sylvari #lechuguilla #kinda wanna do more plants native to here #bluebonnet sylvari 😳 #prickly pear sylvari 👀 #so many opportunities so little motivation even less skill

[19xiaoyuin96]

game, paper, pencil, LECHUGUILLA

#lechuguilla

[dromaeo-sauridae]

This Never Before Seen Aquamarine Pool Is Hiding Inside Lechuguilla Cave In New Mexico

"Just when you think you’ve seen everything, science unearths a new discovery that showcases the astounding beauty of our universe, whether here on our home planet or out in space. Recently, subterranean researchers made a humble yet fascinating discovery right here in New Mexico.

During an expedition deep into Lechuguilla Cave, a team of explorers came across this pristine, aquamarine pool. It was found in October 2019 but only made public last month. The pool, surrounded by cream and peach-colored minerals, is tiny in comparison to other cave water sources. However, the pastel color palette combined with the presence of human-free bacterial colonies makes this a stunning find."

isnt this cool! theyve made a new discovery in lechuguilla cave! lechuguilla is in carlsbad caverns nat'l park and is currently the 8th longest known cave in the world. it's closed to the public due to the presence of so many rare and fragile formations.

#abyssal birthplace #caves #crystals #lechuguilla cave

[magnificentmoose]

sometimes a nature documentary episode can be so personal

#my favorite is planet earth’s episode on caves #the glow worm with a light that shines out of its backside !!! lechuguilla cave !!! #the dolly shot of the bat guano #rewatched last night in an effort to cheer myself up

[centraldenoticiasmx]

Liquidan al 90 por ciento incendio forestal de “Lechuguillas” en Huitzilac

🖊#MedioAmbiente | Liquidan al 90 por ciento incendio forestal de “Lechuguillas” en Huitzilac +INFO:

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#Huitzilac #Incendio forestal #lechuguillas

[gloombog]

i fucking love. caves.

#i would literally become a geologist just so i could visit those rooms in lechuguilla cave that aren't open to the public

[yan-wo]

Lechuguilla Cave

[humongouscasheaglebagel]

From the Sierra del Carmen range in Mexico, mines extracted lead, zinc, and silver starting in the 1890s. In 1910, a 6-mile tramway was built across the Rio Grande to present-day Big Bend National Park, where the ore was unloaded from the iron buckets and freighted by mule-drawn cart to the railroad in Marathon. You can see the ruins of the tramway towers’ concrete footings on the riverbank, and the popular Old Ore Road through the Big Bend backcountry. The iron buckets can also often be seen.

#cinnabar mining #aerial tramway ruins #big bend national park #chihuahuan desert #west texas #lechuguilla #candelilla #creosote #mountains #photo by me

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Agave xylonacantha

This Agave species is fairly common in east-central Mexico, and it belongs to a group called the Marginatae, characterized by having the marginal teeth all connected by a strip of tough horn-like material. A. xylonacantha is related to the more northerly-occurring A. lechuguilla, which extends up into Texas, and both are freely offsetting species with flower stalks that tend to bend to the side at the top, as can be seen in the upper photo. But A. xylonacantha is generally a larger plant and has more prominent teeth. The pale greenish-yellow flowers are typical.

-Brian

#agave #Agavoideae #Asparagaceae #Ruth Bancroft Garden

[wyrmfedgrave]

Pics: Some of Subterranea's residents.

1. Tyrannus, once a tyrannical Roman emperor. Kept young & vibrant by the Fountain of Youth!

2. Grotesk, underground nihilist wants to totally destroy the surface world...

3. Kro, Deviant scientist & secret 'lover' of the Eternal Thena!!

4. Mole Man, blind leader of the Moloids & Fantastic Four enemy!

1906: The Earth (is) Not Hollow.

Intro: Subterranea is an underground kingdom that was originally home of the Deviants.

It concists of a planet-wide network of caverns deep beneath the surface.

At Monster Island, these tunnels reach to the center of the Earth!!

Ancient Lizard Men, Lava men & many monsters call Subterranea home.

Places of special interest are the areas of Abysmia, the Fountain of Youth, the cities of Lechuguilla & Meramec, the Valley of Diamonds, etc all of them are located down here...

History: 20,000 years ago, the city of Netheria witnessed a Deviant attack on Atlantis!

The Netherians responded by enclosing their city & fortifying their foundations.

When Atlantis sank, Netheria ended up even deeper in the Earth - coming to rest in the Netherworld!

The exiled Tyrannus stumbled upon the Fountain of Youth & came to rule the Tyrannoids!!

Much later, the Mole Man took over a large part of Subterranea - with the help of his Moloids & giant monsters.

Recently, this underworld has seen the rise of the Ani-Men, Mutates & others.

The F.F., the High Evolutionary, Mister Sinister, the Frightful 4, etc have all either visited there or have used these dark depths for hidden bases.

Subterranean War - After civil war 'hit' Deviant controlled Lemuria, Kro was nowhere to be found. So, Brutus assumed the empty throne!

He began reclaiming all lands once belonging to the Deviants - including Subterranea!!

This war spilled out onto the streets of NYC. But, it turned out that these 'invaders' were actually refugees!!

Investigating, the Avengers are all captured by Brutus's forces!

Tyrannus & Mole Man get Hulk's help - by kidnapping his friends, Rick Jones & Betty Banner!!

Attacked at the Fountain of Youth, Hulk triggers a rockfall, burying it!

Once Betty & Rick are safe, Hulk empties out the last of the Fountain's water & laughs as Tyrannus tries to lick it off the dirt floor!!

Then, Tyrannus convulses & dies! Because Brutus had poisoned the Fountain's water...

Meanwhile, an aged Kala seeks out Iron Man's help. But, they're attacked by the Outcasts & Kala's kidnapped!

Iron Man's able to rescue her at the city of Netherland.

The Deviants final attack uses the high tech Oscillatron, which can shatter whole realms apart...

But, the West Coast & Great Lakes Avengers defeat the Deviant forces.

In the aftermath, it's discovered that Brutus is actually a Mutate - passing himself off for a Deviant!

So, his own Mutates rip him apart!!

Author/Artist: Created by the team of P. Gustavson & R. Gill for Marvel Mystery Comics #10 in June 1940!

#earth not hollow #weird geology #aside #scifi fantasy #history #Subterranea #marvel #comic books

[rifter-pride]

Lechuguilla (noc, top) is finally complete! to celebrate her ascension into full magueyhood, here she is with the rest of the agave spirits: Cuixe (tundra), Tobala (mirror f), Cenizo (obbo), Pichomel (mirror m), and Neatsfoot who doesn’t have an agave name but she’s here anyway

#flight rising #bragon

[magioffire]

Untouched cavern that developed its crystalline-like walls over tens of thousands of years, discovered in the Lechuguilla cave within Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico.

#locations. #the undercity. #amorium. #aesthetic. #queue #wanna drink the mystery liquid #caves