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And a Masked Crab (Corystes Cassivelaunus)

Megalodon Jaw-set at Ripley's Aquarium, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Megalodon Teeth at Smoky Mountain Relic Room, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Went to both places on a vacation last year, a bear got into my families rental van

Ripley's Aquarium, Gatlinburg Tennessee

Didn't know exactly if this would be allowed here, but it's a big deal on the Tornado and Cat subreddits

This is a Black Oak I've always admired, it sits on a hill in a churchyard right in front of my home

I did some measurements now having shown more interest besides admiration for the tree (particularly due to this subreddit)

The medium for measuring I used was a 16-foot Tape Measurer which I used to measure the circumference; The circumference of this Black Oak is 16- long and strained the Measurer when measured at the height of ky torso, so 4.5-feet (I stand at 6-feet in height), this surpasses the two known circumference records at 14.4 inches and 12.10 inches in circumference

I also used the albeit older measurement known as the Stick-Method, I took a fallen limb belonging to the same Black Oak which measured at roughly 17-feet in length and lined it as straight as I could against the tree and measured it the Oak at an initial 119-feet tall with the 17-feet foot limb fitting into the 1-inch sector of the Tape Measurer (10-inches) — However, if this Black Oak is that tall then it would easily surpass the two state records not only in Circumference but in height (93 and 73 feet), so I did a remeasurement on even ground and got to 7-inches or 95-115 feet tall, which is more comparable to the state records

I am still doubtful of the latter measurement (115ft), but I am aware that many record-challenging or breaking trees go undiscovered even nowadays for many years and I live in a rather Rural-ish area of Kentucky in a small town next to a small city and other small cities

If anyone would like to, you can go to Google Earth and look up Kentucky, Earlington and find my town and find the tree, its very visible and dominates the hill it lives on

This is a Catalpa tree near my home in Kentucky, I noticed it was blooming as they usually do throughout April and Early Summer, so I thought it was prime time for a few pictures

This tree very commonly has the largest Caterpillars I've ever seen eating away at the leaves every year, also the Butterflies and Bees enjoy the nectar from its many flowers

Also, I noticed one of its largest leaves had been detached from the wind around here recently and found it at the base of the tree