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May 9th was the last field day. Then we will go back a few days next week. And that will conclude the survey season at the Caddo NG. Indeed always new things to see and learn. And perhaps next week we can make it to the creek. Wild Find: Fossil Captures 155-Million-Year-Old Brittle Star Mid-Regeneration…
The phylum Arthropoda are the invertebrates. Moreover this group comprises (by some estimates) over 97% of the animal species on our planet! Therefore take a moment to soak that in. They are the animals that have: three or more pairs of jointed legs (some mites have less, many insect larvae have none), body segmented, bilaterally…
We continued next to the lake for just a little while longer. Then we moved into the woods. Why you should let insects eat your plants Thanks Claire! Rewilding a New Jersey college with native plants and pollinators Hidden Complexity: Unlocking the Mysteries of Orangutan Communication Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
There was little hope of finding the target orchid at this point as I mentioned yesterday. My campsite was booked already so no use wasting it. Furthermore you never know what other goodies might be found. 🙂 More tomorrow from Caddo NG. Here’s an opportunity at the LBJ NG on Sunday, May 19th. LBJ Grasslands…
Our goal this survey season was to locate more patches of the Oklahoma Grasspink (Calopogon oklahomensis). At this point we have not had any luck. That leaves us only one thing to do, just continue to have fun! 😉 Why my heart beats for Nigeria’s endangered bats Diana Wall obituary: ecologist who foresaw the importance…
Goodness what a rainy day, eh! Loved it! At press time we had gotten almost 2″! Now back to more from Caddo NG last week. These Snakes Fake Their Own Deaths, And They Even Use Special Effects Cloudy With a Chance of Eclipse: NASA’s GLOBE Project Illuminates 2024’s Celestial Phenomenon Keep looking! The more you…
I got an alert from Claire in Oklahoma on Friday night. A friend was seeing the aurora borealis there! The prediction was for the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and we were forecasted for clouds in North Texas. ;-( And it was only 9:30 when we got the alert. Oh my I quickly headed outside for…
The word bugging generally implies someone is an annoyance. But people use the word birding for bird watching. Furthermore there is also the term mothing for moths. Well, you get the gist. So I propose for insects it might be called bugging for all of them. What do you think, will it catch on? 😉…
Hard to believe that we found more fungi, eh. Well, maybe not but none quite as bizarre as in yesterday’s post. What a funday with the fun guys! Sperm whale communication secrets decoded by MIT scientists Lego-pushing bumblebees reveal insect collaboration dynamics Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more…
Continuing along in the wet Fannin County on the Caddo NG. Bizarre, eh! More great treasures tomorrow! Angry Bees Produce Better Venom – Effective Treatment for Degenerative and Infectious Diseases Bizarre Bunnies Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know