The dagger features the typical, straight, double-edged blade, with four fullers at the upper part, engraved and gilt on blued background with effigy of Neptune on a side and Aeolus on the other, both framed by floral motifs, three grooves at the central part, engraved at the base with floral motifs, and two fullers at the foible. The iron hilt is engraved en suite, while the dagger has a mask at the quillon-block, and a “U”-shaped pommel engraved with feathers. The ivory grip scales ae decorated and pierced with iron rosettes.
Just about everyone likes to feel pretty sometimes, even this South American caiman and its impressively sassy side-eye. Photographer Mark Cowan, traveling the Amazon studying reptile and amphibian diversity, spotted this pretty caiman on the riverbank whose head was covered in lovely butterflies.
“The phenomenon itself isn’t particularly unusual, salt is critical to the survival of many creatures like butterflies and bees who sometimes drink tears from reptiles in regions where the mineral is scarce (we’ve seen the same thing happen with turtles). What made this sight so unusual was seeing the butterflies organize themselves into three different species groups atop the caiman’s head.”
There's a Mirror on the Wall 