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Leaf litter is so important to an ecosystem. Lots of life forms from macro to microscopic use the leaf litter for their homes. What’s in your leaf litter? The Importance of Leaf Litter A Jealous, Leggy Lover Scientists Stunned by Bird That Pretends To Be a Toxic Caterpillar Rock Used as a Doorstop For Decades…
There are safety precautions you should take when exploring the grasslands. You know, watch where you step, poison ivy, drink plenty of water and so on. There is one more thing to be cautious of… Nature’s secret soundscape: listen with me to the world’s quietest creatures Thanks Judy! How “Wiggly Skulls” Helped Birds Evolve From…
Impromptu was our word yesterday. Well, semi-impromptu as I did check about the availability for us to visit Claire in Norman the night before. 🙂 As we drove north the temperature kept dropping. It was 49F when we got there at noon. I had to borrow a light jacket. Indeed, brrrr! Even though it was…
Colors are really starting to pop. Of course it would definitely help if we got some rain. We did get a whopping 0.05″ last night. Every bit helps right! Mysterious Giants May Be a Whole New Kind of Life That No Longer Exists Congress Is Searching for Trillions of Dollars in Cuts. Will the Oil…
Hard to keep up with the new life that is waking up now. Indeed wildlife needs our help now! Getting Struck by Lightning Actually Helps This Tree Thrive Cuttlefish Mesmerize Prey With Hypnotic Moving Stripes Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most US States Spring 2025 Plant Sales in Texas Stand Up…
After finding the Anemone ‘pilosa’ we headed over to two additional grasslands units. These were the highlights. So whatever you choose for a common name will work just fine. Furthermore ‘Hey You’ might be just fine too. Certainly works on me. LOL. And this concludes our treasures we saw on the outing with Russell. 🙂…
Russell was trying to gather at least four whole specimens. Additionally he required just the leaves from other Anemone ‘pilosa’. So we continued on to the second spot that I had found earlier in the week at the same general area. Russell was pretty happy with specimens at this location. So now twas time to…
The other day I accompanied Prof. Russell Pfau, Tarleton State University, to the grasslands in search of his target species, Anemone ‘pilosa‘. Previously I had scouted the location as I have been watching the Trout Lily progress over the season. So I had already found several of the Anemone ‘pilosa’ locations nearby. We were off…
Continuing on with our search! We watched for a good five minutes. They didn’t grab a meal. However perhaps they were already full and taking an afternoon siesta. 🙂 Neither of us found exactly what we were hunting for that day. But the unexpected was definitely worth the trip. Thank you to the Thomsen Foundation…
We headed back down from the mesa to meet up with Lisa. She filled us in on all the fabulous plans they are making. And gave us a tour of the new facilities. They can be very proud. After the tour, Jeanne and I headed back up to the mesa for we still had barely…