Michael Van Ewijk Gallery

Afar salt miner preparing salt blocks at Lake Assal

Afar salt miner preparing salt blocks at Lake Assal. Except during the heat of summer, Afar tribesmen make the 100 km round trip with camel caravans to the salt lakes. Blocks of salt are cut from the lake crust and loaded onto camels. Almost all of Ethiopia's salt production comes from Lake Assal. Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia

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Poinciana longicorn (Agrianome spinicollis)

Poinciana longicorn (Agrianome spinicollis), a pest of pecan trees. The larvae are found in rotten wood, especially dead Poinciana and fig trees. native to eastern Australia

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Agrianome, Animal, Arthropod, Australian, Beetle, Cerambycidae, Coleoptera, Fauna, Full Length, High Angle View, Insect, Insecta, Long Antennae, Longhorn, Longicorn, Pterygota, Wildlife

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Antelope Canyon an excellent example of a slot canyon, formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone primarily due to flash flooding. Rainwater, especially during monsoon season, runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways forming the characteristic sinuous shapes in the rock.Lower Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona, USA

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