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We were amused when Indonesia photographer Agan Harahapmanipulated old war photosto insert superhero characters into them.

Great Mormon (Papilio memnon). This butterfly is common in Southeast Asia. Scarlet Swallowtail (Papilio rumanzovia). This butterfly is found on the Philippine island of Palawan. Also from Philippine having a wingspan that can reach 15 cm Black Swallowtail (Pachliopta kotzebuea). A poisonous butterfly from Philippine. King Swallowtail or Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas). South American butterfly, wingspan can reach 13 cm Owl butterfly (Caligo memnon). Butterfly of the Amazon rainforest. Larvae of these moths are able to devote a special substance that deters them from ants....

Well, theGuardianhas turned up with a series of its own. While Irina Werning took pictures of common people, the Guardian photo series is based on celebrity comedians. Lets looks at them. Im about a year old, and my mum had the picture done in a department store in Weymouth. I first got glasses when I was two. They were free National Health glasses and I had to go through hell because of them....

Where does electronic waste generated by the first world countries end up in? The Agbogbloshie dump in Accra, Ghana, is the largest electronic wasteland in West Africa. The locals call it Sodom and Gomorrah. About 3000 people work in Accra and making a living by selling scavenged metal from electronic equipment. Wires and printed boards are burnt to extract copper and other precious metal. But the process to retrieve usable metals is extremely toxic....

“His people are often trodden underfoot,” says Claire Mander of the Andipa Gallery. “But he’s urging us to look more closely at our environment. Slinkachus installations have turned up all over Europe in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Manchester and Stavanger in Norway. Sources:More Intelligent Life,Guardian

Discovery’s launch last week will be followed by the space shuttlesEndeavourin April andAtlantisin June. The following images from the final mission were released by NASA. Backdropped by Earth, space shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station during STS-133 rendezvous and docking operations.

The photos are part of a 48-minute documentary called From Drugs to Mugs, created by Deputy Bret King. The most stunning feature of the photos is how quickly the face is damaged. So consequently, the gums shrink as they do in old age. The teeth that remain can become discolored and black. Both meth and heroin are often cut with sugar, McLellan explains. Trying to get relief, theyll sometimes pick at their skin until there are open sores....

But now she finally has a reason to celebrate. The 11-year-old was awarded the title of “World’s Hairiest Girl” by the Guinness World Records. “I’m very happy to be in the Guinness World Records,” she told theDaily Mail. “A lot of people have to do a lot to get in. All I did was answer a few questions and then they gave it to me.” Supatra says she became very popular at school following her Guinness recognition....

California based artistAndrew Myersdrives screws at varying depths into plywood and paints over them, creating unique 3D images. Andrew Myers starts with a plywood panel upon which he places pages of a phone book. He then draws out a face and drills 8,000 to 10,000 screws into each portrait. Theres nothing planned out. I draw out a figure on the board and figure out the depths. The real challenge comes when the sculpture is done and I have to get rid of the flat drawing....

French artistRomulo Celdran, in his art series namedMacro, created exaggerated versions of everyday objects.

The concept was used in a poster campaign by advertising agency McCann-Erickson to promote the London Zoo in 2003. Mr Middlewicks animals were used in other campaigns as well. I got the idea when travelling on the Tube. After a while, I started to see shapes in the tube map, particularly animals. I sketched them down and Animals on the Underground was born.

Below are images gathered from NASA’s early Mercury Project, which lead up to Glenn’s famous journey. This Link-punch in spacecraft simulator allowed the astronaut the practice of both normal and emergency modes of systems operations. (NASA) The Mercury space capsule undergoing tests in Full Scale Wind Tunnel, January 1959. (NASA) A three-year-old chimpanzee named Ham sits in the biopack couch for the MR-2 suborbital test flight. The mission was successful and Ham performed his lever-pulling task well in response to the flashing light....

The evening processions are followed by fireworks that light up the bay and the waters of the Mediterranean. It all started in 1929 when Menton became the continent’s premier producer of lemons. so you can celebrate the first flower and citrus exposition was organized at the Hotel Riviera gardens. In 1934 the Lemon Festival or Fete du Citron was officially born. Pictures: Reuters / Getty Images