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This post concludes the Crotons. Wheee! . Recap of the capsules: Woolly Croton’s capsules are very fuzzy and 3 styles multi-fid. Threeseed Croton’s capsules are crowded short hairs, wide cupped sepals, and 3 styles bifid to base. One-seed Croton or Prairie Tea’s capsules are crowded short hairs, sepals not wide, and 2 styles bifid to…
As you probably noticed I accidently hit the publish button and did part 2 first (yesterday). So this will be out of order. Sorry about that. On the Pollinator Ranch I finally have gotten around to looking at the Crotons. What can I say, I had other things to do. LOL. Additionally I mainly have…
Ooops I hit the publish button accidently. So tomorrow will be Part 1. And a morning post instead of evening for today. Did you hold your breath and turn blue. I sure hope not. So here are the next two Croton species at the Pollinator Ranch. There are two styles that bifid to the base….
Yesterday was my grasslands day for the week. And we were out looking for the Southern Plains Bumble Bee again. No bumbles yet. But wait the morning was young. 🙂 More tomorrow! These Freakish Ocean Creatures Can Combine as One When Injured Scientists Found a Surprising Way to Make Fungus Happy Keep looking! The more…
Literally it was quiet Sunday. The nearby race track surprisingly wasn’t roaring. Even though it is six or seven miles as the crow flies, sometimes it sounds like it just on top the hill. Hope your Sunday was as nice as mine! This Animal Can Scuba Dive: Meet the Lizard That Uses Air Bubbles To…
This morning we hosted a pop up field trip at the Pollinator Ranch for the Trinity Forks NPSOT chapter. Four people signed up for the event. People’s stomachs were growling. And we headed back to the house. 🙂 Great day at the Pollinator Ranch! If you want to know when the next pop up field…
And after lunch, Jeanne and I continued on. Lisa had told Jeanne that the Liatris was just spectacular. Of course we had to check it for ourselves! However after researching them at home, I found their real identity, the Longhorn Bee (Svastra atripes)! What a cool animal! The largest dam removal project in U.S. history…
First Wednesday again! It’s always a delight to meet up with fellow nature nerds! We had the perfect number of people. It was a Goldilocks number! 🙂 Indeed what an awesome morning! ‘The Starry Night’ Accurately Depicts a Scientific Theory That Wasn’t Described Until Years After van Gogh’s Death Unexpected Twist Saved Iberian Lynx From…
Another fine morning walk with my friends greeting me as stepped out the back door. A great morning walk with scat and a bumble bee! Ant Queens Practice ‘Hygienic Cannibalism’ Out of Tough Love Archaeological Mystery: Why Are So Many Women Buried in This 5600-Year-Old Necropolis? Wow! Another one! Big new sungrazer comet could get…
Yesterday, Jeanne reported 30+ Monarchs in small area at Fossil Hill! Yesterday I only saw a half dozen or so. Today was a different story. I saw over the course of my two walks 150+. And that made me happy! It was my turn for a great butterfly day! Lights out tonight please Migration Alert…