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The Lost Creek Trail is the name of trail we walked on at Ft. Richardson SP. There are several other trails to select from as well. Some day, maybe I will get to all them. New study figures out why mosquitos’ targeting system is ‘essentially unbreakable’ Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
Yesterday, I told you about Gracie’s fun which included a lot of sniffing! I certainly do not possess an olfactory organ that is worth a hoot, even for a human. LOL. So of course, my fun is more of a visual thing. Amazonian ‘zombie’ fungus bursts through fly’s body in grisly, contest-winning photo Keep looking!…
As most of you know Gracie is showing her age. She will be thirteen in October. So of course she is slowing down. It has become hard for her to even get in the car. Of course, we have a ramp for her and guide her up as well. And it takes two of us…
Galls on plants are caused by a variety of insects such as aphids, midges, wasps, or mites. In addition, sometimes galls are formed by infections by bacteria, fungi, or nematodes and are difficult to tell apart from insect-caused galls. Most of the insect galls do little to no harm to a healthy tree. And some…
While watching this YouTube video, Botanical Field trip at Saxon Park the other day, I came across this term, coma. So usually when I hear the term coma, I think of the definition as “a state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged or indefinite period, caused especially by severe injury or illness.” This…
The Purple Pineapple has started to bloom! I have described this wonderful plant the purple pineapple before I even knew that others had called it that before me. And what an apt description of the Leavenworth’s Eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii)! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the…
Jeanne asked me how Shirley found these specific spots. Regretfully, I never thought to ask or I have forgotten. I do know that she often went exploring like Jeanne and I do now. In addition, sometimes people would tell her about unusual plants that they had, had seen, or needed identified. In fact, that is…
Robber flies are of the order of Diptera (Flies). They only have one set of wings like all flies. All in the family Asilidae (Robber Flies) are predators of other insects. They are aerial hunters. In fact, I watched one try twice unsuccessfully try to catch a Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus). There are…
I was up at 5:30am with Gracie this morning. I had hoped to see a shooting star or two. But no luck 🙁 Hope more than a few of y’all got some of the rain yesterday. Rain amounts around here ranged from barely wet (.1″) to 1.25″. Here we got the .24″ and was very…