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Doom: New footage and screens from E3

id Software, the game studio that helped define the first-person shooter genre, has a new interpretation of its classic demon-filled action game in the works.

Devil´s flower mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)

Devil´s flower mantis is one of the largest species of praying mantis, possibly the largest that mimics flowers. They are native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. In the event of being confronted by a predator, the Idolomantis diabolica initiates a deimatic display in an attempt “to scare off or momentarily distract a predator”. In the presence of prey, the Idolomantis diabolica, impersonating a flower, remains motionless. The objective is to seduce the insect into it’s striking zone. In this zone, the Idolomantis diabolica utilizes the tibia portion of its leg to grasp and maintain a strong grip on the prey. The dietary preference of the Idolomantis diabolica is exclusive to airborne insects, specifically flies, moths, butterflies and beetles.

The Hidden Patterns Created by Animals in Flight

by Robbie Gonzalez

Designer Eleanor Lutz used high-speed nature footage, Photoshop, and Illustrator to map the wingbeats of five different species. The result is a visually arresting confluence of art and science that reveals the patterns hidden in animal flight. Trust us on this one – you’ll want to see this.

Lutz, who recently received her bachelors in molecular biology, regularly combines her interest in science with her considerable design talents to create some of the most gorgeous information visualizations we’ve ever seen. Her latest creation, seen here, illustrates patterns traced by the wingbeats of geese, dragonflies, bats, moths, and hummingbirds…

FED50 was the first automatic compact camera made by FED.

The lens is the “Industar 81”, with focal length of 38mm, maximum aperture of f2.8 and minimum aperture of f16. It has a selenium meter which automatically selects shutter speed and aperture for the exposure to be correct.

The meter is located around the lens and when the lens cap is on, it prevents firing.

In automatic mode, the camera will choose the both aperture and shutter speed, from 1/30s to 1/650s and aperture from f2.8 to f14.

In the manual mode, the camera will fire always using the 1/30s shutter speed, allowing the photographer to choose any aperture from f2.8 to f16.