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First plant was collected. So now we headed to the east for the second collection. And a sincere thank you to Austin for stopping along the road last month! A new friend is always special. It was getting rather toasty out now. So it was time to fly down the road in the cool AC….
We now were almost to the site of first plant I had come to collect. However first we threaded our way through the thick brush. We stomped down the Greenbriar, pushed aside the Mare’s-tail, and watched for large animal holes as we crossed the now dry creek. To finally choose this as the species, I…
We continued on. Now isn’t that cool! Thought To Be Exclusive to Humans: Scientists Uncover Remarkable Cognitive Skills of Fruit Bats The Paradox of Cognition: Why Thinking Too Hard Can Make You Miserable Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Jeanne and I made another trip back to visit Austin’s place. I had a couple of plants I decided I wanted to collect for the herbarium. Newly Deciphered, 4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets Used Lunar Eclipses to Predict Major Events Tough plastics broken down sustainably with common chemical, sunlight, air Keep looking! The more you know, the…
While out doing tractor work clearing the wild plums, Jim heard a pitiful noise. He investigated! Well, you know the old saying a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, right? So here he came to the back door with a bird in hand. Gently Jim sat it on the ground. Off…
So I had always just called the Giant Swallowtail’s species Papilio cresphontes. Afterall that is what is my Kaufmann butterfly guide from 2003 calls the Giant Swallowtail. But as we all know, science marches on. In 2014, a paper came out titled “A new Heraclides swallowtail (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from North America is recognized by the…
Everyday there is good stuff to observe. Here was what I saw today. đŸ™‚ So much cool stuff to observe! All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds Thanks Claire! These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years Man vs. Nature: New Research Uncovers Real Story Behind the Disappearance of Earth’s…
My calendar says it is time for several species to return. I have heard the Upland Sandpipers going overhead. Stay cool! I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life New Research Unravels the Evolutionary Secrets of Ancient Seas’ Forgotten Rulers Incredibly Rare 520-Million-Year-Old Worm Fossil Solves Ancient Evolutionary…
Second part of Claire’s yard tour! Claire and Paula have racked up 762 species for the yard now. And that number may already be out-of-date. That is quite impressive! Researchers Have Uncovered Fundamental Differences in Biological Processes Between Males and Females Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Graveyard Found Filled With Young Children Keep looking! The more you know,…