Wikipedia:Picture of the day/January 2006

These featured pictures, as scheduled below, appeared as the picture of the day (POTD) on the English Wikipedia's Main Page in January 2006.

You can add an automatically updating POTD template to your user page using {{Pic of the day}} (version with blurb) or {{POTD}} (version without blurb). For instructions on how to make custom POTD layouts, see Wikipedia:Picture of the day.Purge server cache

Picture of the day

The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, next to those in New Zealand. The vivid colors in the spring are the result of pigmented bacteria in the microbial mats that grow around the edges creating the greens, yellows, oranges, reds, and the bright blue in the center of the pool. Photo credit: Jim Peaco, National Park Service Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	A midges and other small insects like flies, bees, and butterflies. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands because their larvae , known as "nymphs", are aquatic. Dragonflies do not bite or sting humans. In fact, they are valued as a predator that helps control the populations of insects that do. Photo credit: André Karwath Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. The city is located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on Luzon, the country's largest island. Despite widespread poverty, it is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. It is the second most populous city in the Philippines, with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, but is also the hub of the Metro Manila area — a metropolis consisting of 17 cities and municipalities, with over 10 million people. Illustration credit: Seav Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

" Jack Schmitt — all of whom took photographic images during the mission. Apollo 17 passed over Africa during daylight hours and Antarctica is also illuminated. The photograph was taken approximately five hours after the spacecraft's launch, while en route to the Moon. Apollo 17, notably, was the last manned lunar mission; no humans since have been at a range where taking a "whole-Earth" photograph such as "The Blue Marble" would be possible. Photo credit: The Apollo 17 crew Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	The teeth that they use to catch their food. The foxes regularly consume from 0.5–1 kilograms (1–2 pounds) of food per day. Photo credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	The art of Song Dynasty (the 7th–13th century). As the Chinese art is intended for outdoor display the plants tend to be somewhat larger than seen in Japanese bonsai. A bonsai is not a genetically dwarfed plant; it is kept small by shaping and root pruning. Photo credit: USDA-ARS Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

The amphibians and crustaceans. This bird swims low in the water, often with just its neck and head visible, and dives from the surface. It uses its feet for propulsion and is able to dive to a depth of 1.5-7.5 m (5-25 feet) for 30-70 seconds. After diving, these birds spend long periods standing with wings outstretched to allow them to dry, since they are not fully waterproofed. Photo credit: Mdf Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	Blue Note label, starting with The Real McCoy in 1967. Photo credit: Gisle Hannemyr Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

A barrel organ is a mechanical musical instrument made of a series of pipes, and bellows, like any other traditional organ, and of a cylinder studded with staples or bridges or pins corresponding in their placement to a particular tune. The continuous rotation of the barrel causes the staples to come into contact with levers and rods which open valves to let air from the bellows into the organ pipes. The bellows is usually actuated by the same power source which, through reduction gearing or worm gearing, causes the drum to slowly turn around. Photo credit: Chepry Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

Night view of the Victoria before entering Melbourne's suburbs at Chirnside Park. Photo credit: Diliff Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	The calligraphers. Parallel to the European signet, tughras often appeared on coins and stamps of the Ottoman Empire . Illustration credit: Baba66 Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	Arnost of Pardubice, it wasn't completed until 1929 — almost 600 years later. Photo credit: Diliff Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

Taking its name from a small, maneuverable fighting frigate, the first Chevrolet Corvettes were virtually handbuilt in Flint, Michigan. The outer body was made out of a revolutionary new composite material called fiberglass, offering the strength of steel without the weight. The tradition continues even today, as no Corvette has ever had anything other than a fiberglass outer skin. Photo credit: Softeis Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3.8 million. The central business district (the original city) is laid out in the famous mile-by-half-a-mile Hoddle Grid, its southern edge fronting on to the Yarra River . Photo credit: Diliff Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	permanent magnet above. Flux pinning stops the magnet from sliding away. Photo credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	The industrialized countries, powered by tractors. Ploughing has several beneficial effects. The major reason for ploughing is to incorporate the residue from the previous crop into the soil. Ploughing also reduces the prevalence of weeds in the fields, and makes the soil more porous, easing later planting. Photo credit: Ralf Roletschek Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	Maize is a cereal grain that was domesticated in Mesoamerica. Maize is grown in variety of cultivars, with many traditional varieties having predominantly blue colored ears, also known as blue corn. In transposons while studying maize. Maize is still an important model organism for genetics and developmental biology today. Photo credit: Asbestos Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	The natural range of the dandelions, clover and various varieties of lettuce . Photo credit: Richard Mayer Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

Bentley Motors Limited is a Walter Owen Bentley. After a hayday of racing victories in the late 1920s, Bentley was sold to Rolls-Royce in 1931 and became subsumed as an alternative badge of the main Rolls-Royce line. In the 1980s Rolls began to distinguish the Bently marque as a high performance more sporty version of Rolls-Royce cars. A differentiation that has accelerated following the group's sale to Volkswagen AG . Photo credit: Dan Smith Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage, brewed from rice. In Japan, the word simply means alcoholic beverage. As with other alcohol in Japan, sake is poured with the palm of the hand facing down and the back of the hand facing up, particularly when it is poured for another person. Pouring with the palm of the hand facing up is considered rude and is likely to elicit surprise and disapproval. Photo credit: Dan Smith Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	An airbases . Illustration credit: Ericg Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

The Carolina anole is an arboreal lizard found primarily in the southeastern parts of the United States and some Caribbean islands. This lizard can reach a total length of about 22 cm. Females are slightly smaller, around 16 cm. The male has a pink or red dewlap that can be extended from the chin as a courtship or territorial display. This dewlap display is often accompanied by head bobbing and "pushups." Photo credit: PiccoloNamek Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

Unlike many insects, egg, larva, pupa and imago. The adult butterflies have four wings, but unlike moths, the fore- and hindwings are not hooked together, permitting a more graceful flight. Some butterflies have evolved 'eyelike' markings on their wings, scaring off some birds , or allowing the butterfly a chance of escaping in the confusion when the bird simply pokes a hole in one of the wings. Photo credit: Fir0002 Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	linear perspective. They are often seen through sunlight shining through holes or breaks in cloud cover . Photo credit: PiccoloNamek Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day

In most cases allergic reactions to flea saliva resulting in rashes, bites generally result in the formation of a slightly-raised swollen itching spot. However, fleas can transmit disease. One devastating example of this was the bubonic plague , transmitted between rodents and humans. In 1664 Robert Hooke's Micrographia was the first book to describe the microscopic world and included many of his highly detailed hand drawn illustrations such as this flea. Micrographia was a bestseller in its day. Illustration credit: Robert Hooke Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	Karkonosze, right above the village of Przesieka . Its peak is at 1436 m above sea level. Photo credit: Paweł Kuźniar Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	albino cockroaches. Photo credit: Joăo Estęvăo A. de Freitas Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	Skytrains have eased the problem a little. Photo credit: Diliff Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	A space shuttle, allowing an astronaut to move independently from the shuttle. The MMU was used on three Shuttle missions in 1984. It was first tested on February 7 during mission STS-41-B by astronauts Bruce McCandless II (seen here) and Robert L. Stewart . Photo credit: NASA Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )
          Mainpage version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	The planes that serve as electronic countermeasures (ECMs) which jam enemy radar, and flares to avoid heat-seeking missiles. The heavily shielded electronics onboard include around twice the amount of wiring found in a regular 747 . Photo credit: United States Air Force Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )

Picture of the day
	pollinated by hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other daytime insects and birds. The flower lasts for a single morning and dies in the afternoon. Photo credit: PiccoloNamek Archive - Nominate new image

Text version ( view - edit - talk - history ) — Condensed version ( view - edit )