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Another good rain for us last night. We got 2.41″. Also I am starting to see more bumbles! The queens must now have workers starting to help them. Left: unpollinated Western Horse Nettle (Solanum dimidiatum), center American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) on Texas Thistle, right pollinated Western Horse Nettle (Solanum dimidiatum). Scientists Peered Inside The…
What do ants, dung beetles, and vultures have in common? Of course we will be setting up a camera soon. Indeed what else would you expect. 🙂 Moreover you now know what I think an ant, a dung beetle, and a vulture have in common. They are part of nature’s cleanup crew! Salmon in the…
Today I was checking nest boxes for Jeanne. Goodness was it a good morning! What a grand morning! Thanks Jeanne! NOAA Forecasts a Busy Hurricane Season For 2025. What’s Fueling It? Volcanoes Send Secret Signals Through Trees And NASA Satellites Can See Them NSF plan to slash ‘indirect’ science funding: will it stick? June 14,…
So I love to see new places. But like Dorothy (Wizard of Oz) there is no place like home. 🙂 With a little persuasion the Giant Swallowtail cat poked out their horns (osmeterium)! Oh yeah it is good to be back home! Science rewritten: Humpback whales give birth while still migrating Watch Vampire Bats Run…
Sticky paper on bumpers reveals scale of bee deaths due to car collisions Scientists Reveal a Shocking Solution to The Chicken or Egg Paradox Proposed Rule: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants Let your voice be heard! Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
If you like splashy color, now would be great time to head to the prairies on the LBJ NG. No matter what color you like best, you will certainly find your favorite color now in the prairies or the roadsides! 🙂 Herds of Mysterious ‘Glacier Mice’ Baffle Scientists Walled Off Study of 616 Languages Identified…
Today we got more rain. I thought it was supposed to wait until tomorrow. Well, we got another 0.31″ today. Sure makes the plants happy! More rain tomorrow. Perhaps its time to get the oars out. LOL. This Secret Mathematical Rule Has Shaped Beaks For 200 Million Years Lens of Time: Bumper Bees Bird science…
So on Tuesday morning we set out for a unit that hosts a special friend. Plus my other goal beside the special friend was to find bumblebees (Bombus). Lots of great moments with the catches of the day! The Real-Life “Hobbits” of Flores: Smallest Arm Bone in Human History Sheds Light on Mysterious Hominin Species…
Yesterday Jeanne and I were back in Fannin County for another spring survey at the Caddo NG. We camp at Bonham SP for the comforts of home. 🙂 We got there around noon so we checked out what’s new at the park. What a great start to our week in Fannin County! Earth’s Rotation Is…
Spring is such a wonderful time. Everything is springing to life. And yeah, there is no stopping it. Indeed nothing was going to slow down the first one! Slime Sense The Mysterious Falcon Decline: Why America’s Smallest Raptor Is at Risk Most Bees Nest in The Ground. Offering Rocks And Gravel Is a Simple Way…