Spanish scientists have discovered a new invertebrate insect in certain caves of Castellon province, which they have baptized Gollumjapyx Smeagol in honour of JRR Tolkien who created the character in his ‘The Lord of The Rings’ trilogy.

The new animal is of exterior origin, but has adapted to permanent living inside caves. The new invertebrate has all the properties of a subterranean insect: its skin has no pigment, and it has extraordinarily large antennae, six feet and measures two centimeters in length. [More]

If Willy Wonka ruled Middle-earth this is probably what Helms Deep would have looked like. LOTR uber-fan ‘Miss(ed) Manners’ created what can only be described as a first non-WETA bigature of Helms Deep in candy. Take a look at these pics, but please brush your teeth afterwards. [More]

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Happy Birthday Orlando Bloom! Orlando was born in Canterbury, Kent, England on January 13, 1977. That makes him the big 30 today! Happy Birthday Orlando!

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