Plane hits gator: Pilot hits alligator while landing plane at Orlando Executive Airport | WFTV

camwyn:

This was not a case of the plane rolling over a gator that had chosen to flop on the runway. The article says the 11-foot-long gator jumped up and hit the plane’s wing while the plane was moving.

My airport has signs up all over the place informing pilots that all wildlife strikes must be reported to the FAA, but, uh… this is a little more than Massachusetts pilots have to contend with.

Plane hits gator: Pilot hits alligator while landing plane at Orlando Executive Airport | WFTV

darthflake:

I feel like a lot of problems on tumblr could be fixed with a simple date on posts. The original poster date. Because there are still posts going around from 2011. While this is cool with cat pictures, it is misleading for news or kids who voiced a problematic opinion 6 years ago and possibly learned stuff since then.

glumshoe:

Giant nudibranch (dendronotus iris) that my campers found in the surf. I’ve never seen a living one before – these guys prey upon tube-dwelling anemones and can swim like this when disturbed. I was totally enamored!