Thursday, December 9, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
King Alfred's cake
Found in Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve, Geraldine, New Zealand, on a tree that had fallen over.
This is perhaps a damaged specimen of Daldinia concentrica, what is often commonly called "coal fungus". You can see why...
A happy little hover fly
Sometimes called flower flies, these insects are in the family Syrphidae.Adults feed mainly on nectar and pollen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Hover-flies
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Flamin' fungi
Clavaria spp?
Clavulinopsis spp?
Clavulinopsis spp?
Forest floor.
Waitakere Ranges.
North Island.
New Zealand.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Sea Tulip
Sea tulips are members of the Ascidiacea: "sea squirts".
This specimen was found washed up on Kaiteriti Spit. South Island.
New Zealand.
Beautiful bracket
A large bracket fungus growing on a tree trunk.
Nina Valley.
South Island.
New Zealand.
Possibly Fomes hemitephrus or something similar?
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Chrysalis
This monarch butterfly chrysalis was found attached to a lavender bush!The neighbouring swan plant was infested with aphids...perhaps this critter wanted some peace and quiet!
North Island.
New Zealand.
Wicked cool roots
Lifted up some loose bark on the forest floor and found these...
South Island.
New Zealand.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Word Challenge
I challenge myself (and others): say something positive to at least 2 people each day. Yeah! Let's see how I go...
"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." -Ephesians 4:29
"Kind hearts are the garden, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind words are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
**Picture taken from the web. Not mine. Unsure of artist.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
A coral fungus
Perhaps Clavaria zollingeri?
I reckon 'staghorn' is a good description for this type of fungus :)
Monday, May 31, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Cool virtual PCR animation
A straight-forward and interactive introduction to PCR: what it is and how it works.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/pcr/
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/pcr/
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