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Sharp spikes of straw protect the entrance tunnels from predators. Some sociable weaver nests have remained occupied for several generations spanning over 100 years. The nests are highly structured and provide birds with a more advantageous temperature relative to the outside. The central chambers retain heat and are used for nighttime roosting. The weaver birds are more than willing to welcome the guests. More residents mean more eyes keeping a watch for danger....

“Sometimes, they can account for as much as 20 percent of the total expense.” Therefore, many companies carry too much freight to attempt to make trips more profitable and compete with rivals. Overloading is a serious problem in China and a hazard for other vehicles and pedestrians. According to authorities, 80 percent of trucks are overloaded. These vehicles have been damaging the country’s crumbling highways and collapsed many bridges in the past....

German photographer Michael Wolf showed us outside views ofHong Kongs crowded residential apartments. Now Hong Kong based advocacy organization - Society for Community Organization shows us how the insides look. According to theSoCO, over 100,000 people are unable to afford adequate homes. While the city seems prosperous, many people still live in unacceptable conditions. Sources:Petapixel,qz.com

Seattle based artistIris Scotthas taken finger painting to an entirely new level. Rather than leaving her cool room to clean brushes properly, Iris began applying the yellows with her fingertips. I paint what I see. I search for color relationships, and intriguing forms. I see the world through finger painted colored glasses.

Cameron Davidson, a twenty-five year resident of the Washington DC metro area, is an award-winning aerial photographer. Cameron Davidson is a pilot himself. When he is not flying, he shoots portraits.

The meat is not wasted. Captured snakes are stored in canvas bags and sold to primitive skinning plants, such as Wakiras. A leather cord is tied around its neck to prevent the liquid escaping. The skin is then placed on a board and put in a hot oven to dry out. Once skinned, snakes are left to die, which can take 23 days. In Indonesia alone the industry employs about 175,000 people of which 150,000 are snake catchers....

Prison hotels arent a new concept. There is one in Germany called theAlcatraz Hotel, and dozens others that Telegraph has rounded up inan article.

It is long about 180 km and thin - only about 1.6 km wide in places. One of the best places to see this extraordinary juxtaposition is at the Glass Window Bridge. The Glass Window Bridge is one of the most visited places in the island. For centuries, there was a natural stone bridge connection between north and south Eleuthera. After the 1999 Hurricane Floyd, practically nothing of the original Glass Window Bridge remained....

The fair never took place due to the Second World War, and Mussolinis regime was toppled in 1943. Palazzo della Civilta Italiana is an icon of Fascist architecture. Photo credit The palace is entirely clad in travertine marble, as is characteristic of buildings in the EUR. It is a parallelepiped on a square base, with six levels rising above a podium. EUR is now another suburb of Rome. Ive read that each Sunday a flea market is set up right under its arches....

In one unfinished wall dominates image of a plane smashing into the Twin Towers. In another wall there are paintings of spaceships and a scene depicting a cataclysmic event annihilating planet earth. Wat Rong Khun is still a work in progress and will be for years to come. Sources:Thailand-travelonline,Earthportals.com, .

Virginia, USA, has a Stonehenge of its own, built from Styrofoam. It is foam, not stone." “As soon as I saw them I immediately thought of the idea: ‘Foamhenge.’ It took a while for the opportunity to present itself, of course.” Each block is set into a hole in the ground and anchored with cement. And, Mark adds hopefully, “It’s non-biodegradable so it might last longer than the original.” The plan was dropped in place of Foamhenge because it was cheaper and faster to build first....

RememberVolkswagens car parking towersin Germany? Users pay for their parking via a ticket machine, which enables access and retrieval of the bicycle. The tower can hold up to 117 bicycles on seven tiers. The unit can turn 360o degrees and ascend to place the bike into a bay. The retrieval time is around 30 seconds. Photo credit Robotized cycle parking systems are not unusual across Asia, where space is at a premium....

Some enact the roles of famous “Jarls” from the local saga, the Orkneyinga. At the climax, all the Vikings throw their flaming torches into the galley. The whole crowd sings Viking songs and the party continues long after the last flames have died away. Scotland’s Shetland Islands have a rich Viking heritage. The first official Up-Helly-Aa celebration started in 1880 and it has been going on since then. Sources:About.com,CNN.