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We continued bent over. A regular puffball puffed with encouragement! As you can see I was still doing the knee stuff. LOL. Part 3 tomorrow! Climate Change Is Increasing Human-Wildlife Conflicts Globally Newly Discovered Species of Orchid Looks Like Delicate Piece of Glass Art This Incredible Flower Makes Fake Flies, And We Finally Know How…
Finally, after four years, I had decided to go hunt for Earth-fruit or Tiny Tim (Geocarpon minimum) on the grasslands. It probably is/was a long shot, but hey its the journey right. So guess what, it is a very tiny plant as the name implies. There was a lot of time spent on my hands…
It has been a crazy, yet very busy and fun few days. Yesterday, I tagged along with Jeff and four others. Jeff was looking for Jack-in-the-Pulpit or as I have always called it, the Green-dragon (Arisaema triphyllum). Thanks Jeff for the invite to tag along! The uplifting science of how dandelion seeds stay aloft Keep…
So we were now heading up the hill. All along I had a place that I want to reach. However, we were certainly not in hurry to get there. There was so much to see. Of course, that meant going slow. Parasitic fungus that infects and kills spiders discovered in Brazil Keep looking! The more…
The grasslands were originally purchased in the Dust Bowl by the government. So many of the ponds and terraces were constructed to keep further damage from occurring and stop the soil from blowing and eroding away. To be sure, I for one am glad they did. When The Pandemic Came, The Zoos Shut, And The…
So it is only five days away from spring now. In fact, the vernal equinox happens on March 20th this year. As you have probably noticed so much has already started to emerge from their winter slumber. Air Pollution Destroys Sexual Pheromones – Impairs Successful Mating of Flies Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological…
Today was pretty chilly and cloudy. I decided to work on a bug that had been dead in a collection jar for a few days. And so the time really flew by as I tried to ID it. However, this afternoon I had enough of the indoors. So I hopped in the car to go…
Going out with other folks can lead to increasing one’s knowledge. And thanks to Suzanne, I now know what the stub of the plant was in the post East Side. Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language – bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
A good bit of the outing (March 6th) we looked for and at the Trout Lilies (Erythronium mesochoreum). And why shouldn’t we, they are so darn cute. They spread themselves out unlike their cousins, Erythronium albidum. Both species of the aforementioned are secure (G4) in their status in Texas. However, in several other states the…
On Monday (March 6th), it was another beautiful day at the grasslands. I never tire of visiting our local treasure! Inspiring young scientist! This High Schooler Invented Color-Changing Sutures to Detect Infection Why Newborn Chicks Love Objects That Defy Gravity Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…