Hoshizuna no Hama, located on the northern tip of the remote Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, is a small beach that boasts a unique feature – star-shaped sand. The beach is known as the “star sand beach” due to the grains of sand found here being shaped like tiny stars. However, these are not really sand grains, but the exoskeletons of a tiny one-celled organism … [Read more...] about The Magic of Hoshizuna-no-hama: Exploring the Enchanting Star Sand Beach of Iriomote Island
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The giant pink slugs of Mount Kaputar
A PARK RANGER at Mount Kaputar National Park in northern New South Wales has snapped incredible photos of hot pink slugs that grow to an enormous 20cm in length. Ranger Michael Murphy says on mornings after rain you can sometimes see hundreds making their way back down the trees after a night foraging for lichen and moss. These festively coloured slugs … [Read more...] about The giant pink slugs of Mount Kaputar