The Astonishing Eggs of Alien Nations

We are not alone. There are alien nations among us and they are breeding, numbering in their billions. However, don’t be too alarmed as they are generally tiny and evolved on our little blue planet. They have not after all, arrived from some galaxy far far away. Their eggs come in a variety of shapes and sizes and reflect the diversity of their countless species. Here, thanks to some wonderful macrophotography, are the eggs of some of the insects with which we share the planet earth.

Big Banknote Building

KAUNAS - They say that money doesn't grow on trees. Well, in Kaunas it grows on buildings. Earlier, if tourists ever bothered to visit Lithuania's dog-eared interwar capital at all, it was to see the Italian Baroque majesty of Pazaislis or quirky Old Town highlights such as the Thunder House and the White Swan. Now, however, a contender for the title of oddest Kaunas tourist attraction of 2008 is Office Center 1000.

A curvaceous, luminous, 10-floor office building designed in the form of a LTL 1,000 banknote, Office Center 1000 is being touted locally as one of the Baltic region's most daring and original construction projects. The exterior is virtually finished, but the interior will only be fully completed in June. That's when the lucky companies that have signed up for this Class A office space will be able to move in.

Anti-Bush graffiti in 24 countries

Styria, Austria

Wroclaw, Poland

Belfast, Ireland

Victoria, Canada

Riga, Latvia

Belem, Palestine

Bangkok, Thailand

Israel

Joanesburg, South Africa

Mito, Japan

Rosario, Argentina

Melbourne, Australia

Rome, Italy

San José, Costa Rica

Gullbringusysla, Icelande

Wellington, New Zeland:

Durango, Mexico:

Colonia, Uruguai

Berlin, Germany

Sofia, Bulgaria:

London, UK:

Lisbon, Portugal:

Granada, Spain:

Curitiba, Brazil:

Ice sculpture exhibition in Moscow