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My dwarf beans are sprouting nicely. You can also see my chili plant which desparately needs a bigger pot!
Dwarf, Eric Josiel, papel sulfurisé (40g/m²) 30x30. Detalhe do rosto. Mesmo sendo esse papel fino o suficiente, com algumas camadas ele fica próximo à resistência para dobras de um sulfite comum. Mesmo assim fiquei satisfeito para uma primeira tentativa.
The Zwerglgarten, or “Dwarf Garden,” in Salzburg, Austria was created in 1715 by Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach. Many of these creepy dwarf statues were modeled after dwarves who lived in the court and served as entertainers to the archbishop. The rest were inspired by peasants and foreigners.
The DNR had a trail camera pointed at this one. Just off the trail down by the main waterfall. Saw maybe 5 of these, not many, very rare. Overheard that they can only be found in two counties in Minnesota and thats it. They look the same as the normal Trout Lily but are only like 1/5 the size...At Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, MN.
I was finding it had to get a good photo at first, but in the end I came up with a few good ones of this elusive character.
Dwarf-stonecrop, Parvisedum pumilum, stonecrop family(Crassulaceae)Table Mountain, Butte County, California, April 7th, 2009
I couldn't resist snapping a photo of this dwarf goat sticking his head though the bars. I thought he was too cute!
I stood at this guys fence for a good 15 minutes because I wanted him to do something. He opened his mouth. That was it. Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
The Zwerglgarten, or “Dwarf Garden,” in Salzburg, Austria was created in 1715 by Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach. Many of these creepy dwarf statues were modeled after dwarves who lived in the court and served as entertainers to the archbishop. The rest were inspired by peasants and foreigners.
I love that they didn't omit a way for the water to get to the taps. Obviously it has to flow from above! Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Magic Kingdom.
Last Friday one of my co-workers was in my office and looking at my papaya plant. "Where's the fruit?" he asked.
"What do you mean," I said. "Isn't it still there?"
Nope. It turns out it had fallen off the stem. Of course this could be related to the fact that I recently repotted the plant, but I'm going to blame it on the nefarious gnome that has been lurking in the planter as of late.
Color of Life Color Conceals: Cuttlefish are excellent examples of cryptic coloration. Chromatophores in the cuttlefish skin are controlled neurologically, allowing almost immediate color change disappearing into its background right before your eyes.
Ref: California Academy Color of Life exhibit 2015
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae (Cuttlefishes, shell internalized)
Genus/species: Sepia bandensis
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: S. bandensis has 8 arms with rows of suckers along each and 2 feeding tentacles. It moves by the undulation of lateral fins that surround the body. Cuttlefish have an internal shell within their bodies that they can fill with more or less gas to create neutral buoyancy. The cuttlebone is often collected and used as a calcium supplement, beak sharpener, and all-purpose toy for caged birds.
Like most cephalopods, cuttlefish have 3 hearts. Two hearts pump blood to the gills, and a central heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
Length up to 10 cm (4 inches)
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: The Indo-Pacific region, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Found in shallow coastal waters near or on coral reefs or sandy substrates.
DIET IN THE WILD: Crustaceans and fish. The Cuttlefish changes colors and patterns as it approaches prey then ejects its feeding tentacles to capture its prey with its suckers and eating it with a parrot-like beak and a radula. Active diurnally.
ACADEMY DIET: Shrimp and crab (M Avila, staff biologist)
LONGEVITY: Life span: 6 mos. to 3 yrs.
REMARKS: Masters of camouflage, cuttlefish and most cephalopods can change their colors, shapes and textures in seconds to avoid predators and blend into their surroundings. They have keen vision, but are color blind.
They also produce large amounts of ink, both as a decoy and foul-tasting deterrent. Known as sepia ink, after the genus name of cuttlefish, it was a dye once prized by artists.
The Steinhart Aquarium is the first institution in the U.S. to breed dwarf cuttlefish. To date, (2010) more than 350 have hatched at the Academy, most of which have been sent to other aquaria and research institutions. Quote from Rich Ross, Academy biologist and cuttlefish breeder extraordinaire: Over time, [cuttlefish] learn to recognize and respond to you, and will often greet you when you walk into the room (or maybe they just know you bring the food). They are smart, beautiful and unusual, and unlike certain other eight-armed cephalopods (think octopus), they don’t try to escape from your aquarium!
References
California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium Water is Life Surviving 2016 AQG13
The Marine Biology Coloring Book 2nd Ed. Thomas Niesen 2000
EOL Encyclopedia of Life eol.org/pages/591499/details
Ron's flickr www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/3953684359/in/album-721...
Ron's Wordpress shortlink wp.me/p1DZ4b-1yp
10-15-11, 11-7-14, 7-22-15, 12-8-16
Edited Hubble Space Telescope image of the dwarf galaxy ESO 388-4, full of blue stars.
Original caption: This captivating image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 shows a lonely dwarf galaxy, a staggering 100 million light-years away from Earth. This image depicts the blue compact dwarf galaxy ESO 338-4, which can be found in the constellation of Corona Australis (the Southern Crown). Blue compact dwarf galaxies take their name from the intensely blue star-forming regions that are often found within their cores. One such region can be seen embedded in ESO 338-4, which is populated with bright young stars voraciously consuming hydrogen. These massive stars are doomed to a short existence, as despite their vast supplies of hydrogen fuel. The nuclear reactions in the cores of these stars will burn through these supplies in only millions of years — a mere blink of an eye in astronomical terms. The young blue stars nestled within a cloud of dust and gas in the centre of this image are the result of a recent galaxy merger between a wandering galaxy and ESO 388-4. This galactic interaction disrupted the clouds of gas and dust surrounding ESO 338-4 and led to the rapid formation of a new population of stars.
Dwarf Sundew (Drosera brevifolia). This is a tiny carnivorous plant. Moody Forest WMA, Appling County, Georgia.
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Not sure whether this field of sunflowers is a statement of support for Ukraine, or if it's an experiment to see if a useful crop might be harvested from this dwarf variety in East Bedfordshire conditions. Full-height sunflowers usually fall foul of Autumn rains before they can be harvested.