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Its spring and all kinds of flowers
pop up, especially where the veld burned during the dry winter...like this orchid (Eulophia hians hians/Blue Yawning Harlequin)
A juvenile Lesser Argonaut (Argonauta hians) moves backward through the black waters of Anilao, Philippines, propelled by a powerful jet of water expelled from its funnel. The swirling plume captured behind the animal freezes a split second of cephalopod locomotion, revealing the remarkable jet-propulsion system that allows these pelagic octopuses to navigate the open ocean.
Not the closest of photos, but just happy to capture the action. Prey is a Barred Long Tom (Ablennes hians). The eagle was calling to its mate as it flew back to the island.
Summary:
> Tufa Towers: calcium-carbonate sculptures formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake is one of the rare places in the world that contain such a unique group of geologic features. The tufa formations are notable for their unusual shapes and abundance. Extensively studied by scientists, they have aided our understanding of the climate history of this region.
> The extremely high salinity and alkalinity of Mono Lake has created a rare ecosystem, supporting a complex food chain of green algae, brine shrimp and alkali flies, and more than 80 species of migratory birds.
More Details:
Mono Lake is a saline soda lake, covering about 65 square miles [45,133 acres (18,265 ha)], at 6,383 ft (1,946 m) above sea level. It is an ancient lake, at least 760,000 years old -- one of the oldest lakes in North America. It has no outlet. Throughout its long existence, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams. Freshwater evaporating from the lake each year has left the salts and minerals behind so that the lake is now 2 1/2 times as salty as the ocean and very alkaline. The lake's salty water is denser than ocean water, and provides a delightfully buoyant swim, however if the water reaches your eyes or any cuts, it will sting.
The desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, which thrive in its waters, and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies (Ephydra hians).
In 1941, the city of Los Angeles began diverting water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, by 1981 the lake’s volume had been halved & its salinity doubled, imperiling migratory birds. The Mono Lake Committee formed in 1975 to advocate for the region, finally won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially replenish the lake level in 1994.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_Lake
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"Mono Lake (/ˈmoʊnoʊ/ MOH-noh) is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake. These salts also make the lake water alkaline.
This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp that thrive in its waters and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies. Historically, the native Kutzadika'a people derived nutrition from the Ephydra hians pupae, which live in the shallow waters around the edge of the lake." -- Wikipedia
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Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra, California
A scene at Mono Lake during an overcast fall evening. The lake is endorheic, meaning that water flows in, but not out. Such lakes eventually become extremely salty. Much of the freshwater that feeds Mono Lake has been diverted to Los Angeles and hence the lake's water levels have dropped significantly since the 1940s. There was a legal battle in the 1980s to prevent Los Angeles from totally destroying the lake. A legal agreement was reached to restore the water level to something more reasonable. The target level hasn't yet been reached and there is a continual fluctuation that hasn't been helped by recent arid years. However the lake was higher that evening than I remember it being in the last six years.
The lower lake levels have revealed tufa towers, limestone deposits created by cold water springs bubbling up into a saline environment. These are like catnip for photographers.
So here we have a tufa tower on the left with the eastern slopse of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. The black streak on the shore is a swarm of alkali flies (Ephydra hians), a source of food for the various birds at the lake.
These predominantly herbivorous birds spend the night on the water and eat during the day, both on the water and on land. Their food consists mainly of grasses, seeds and grain. It has also been observed that they also consume animal food such as the eggs of the common thief (Sterna hirundo), flies (Ephydra hians) and shellfish such as the little nun (Macoma balthica)
The female lays 4 to 8 white eggs, which are incubated for about 30 days
Deze overwegend herbivore vogels overnachten op het water en eten overdag, zowel op het water als op het land. Hun voedsel bestaat voornamelijk uit grassen, zaden en graan. Overigens is waargenomen dat ze ook dierlijk voedsel nuttigen zoals de eieren van de visdief (Sterna hirundo), vliegen (Ephydra hians) en schelpdieren zoals het nonnetje (Macoma balthica)
Het vrouwtje legt 4 tot 8 witte eieren, die ongeveer 30 dagen worden bebroed.
Klenteng Welahan ~Temple of Welahan
It's named Klenteng 'Hian Thian Siang Tee' or HTST. Placed in village/sub-district Welahan, Jepara Regency. About 1 km from my home.
It was one of the oldest Chinese temple in Indonesia.
there are many legend about it. It said that it has connection with Sam Poo Kong, have some ancient heirlooms form Chinese dinasty or even ever mentioned by RA Kartini (our national hero for women emansipation) in her famous letter to Mrs. Abendanon.
I don't really know about whether is it all true or not. I'm not yet dare enough to interview the temple's guard and yeah I ever try to read Kartini's Letters: "Habis gelap terbitlah terang", but found it very difficult to understood for its different era of language style. Would try to read it again if I have time and enough patience~ :p
Well, I think, I was ever talk about shoots Klenteng (Temple) with Kang Zudi.
By that time I was lack of confident to do it, since I affraid to disturb their religious activity or perhaps they would not like me to be around in their worship place.
But one day when I pass this place, it was quite empty. I saw no human or guard.
So I quickly shoot it, and go. Hehe. Still not dare enough to talk with its guard. They (or maybe me myself) seems fierce! hehe o:-)
And then couple weeks ago Mbak Uchi was upload Cheng Ho Mosque which its architecture is seems like a Klenteng. It temp me to upload this! ^^;;
Some info about it:
edyputrajepara.blogspot.com/2009/10/klenteng-welahan.html
myzone.okezone.com/content/read/2011/04/05/4970/hut-klent...
Mono Lake is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake and make its water alkaline.
The desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, which thrive in its waters, and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies (Ephydra hians). Historically, the native Kutzadika'a people ate the alkali flies' pupae, which live in the shallow waters around the edge of the lake. When the city of Los Angeles diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. The Mono Lake Committee formed in response and won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially replenish the lake level.
Lee Vining, California, United States
Mono Lake is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake. These salts also make the lake water alkaline.
This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp that thrive in its waters, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies (that also feed on the shrimp). Historically, the native Kutzadika'a people derived nutrition from the Ehpydra hians pupae, which live in the shallow waters around the edge of the lake having been hatched from the eggs of adult alkali flies.
When the city of Los Angeles diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. The Mono Lake Committee formed in response and won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially replenish the lake level.
I spent 2 nights in Lee Vining and had the chance of 2 wonderful sunsets and 2 sunrises - which was great - no stress - different conditions - and discovering the best places for taking photos :-)
I took this photo at my first sunset and stitched 3 portrait format high res 70mm photos for this panorama image.
Der Mono Lake ist ein Natronsee; er ist also sowohl besonders alkalisch als auch besonders salzhaltig. Er liegt in Mono County im zentral-östlichen Teil von Kalifornien, in einem abflusslosen Becken am Westrand des Großen Beckens unter der Ostflanke der Sierra Nevada. Wegen der harschen Umweltbedingungen müssen Tiere und Pflanzen sowohl an den hohen pH-Wert angepasst sein als auch den Salzgehalt ertragen können. Daher hat sich ein Ökosystem aus sehr wenigen angepassten Arten bei sehr hoher Individuenzahl entwickelt, das für einige Vogelarten von besonderer Bedeutung ist.
Aus dem Einzugsgebiet des Sees wird seit 1941 Trinkwasser in eine über 520 km lange Wasserleitung abgeführt, die die Stadt Los Angeles versorgt. Dadurch sank der Wasserspiegel des Sees kontinuierlich ab, der Salzgehalt stieg, Teile des Seebetts trockneten aus. Für die Zuflüsse und den See ergaben sich schwerwiegende ökologische Folgen. Zugleich wurden im See und am Ufer zahlreiche unter Wasser entstandene Kalktuff-Gebilde in bizarren Formen sichtbar, was zur Bekanntheit des Sees beitrug. Naturschützer thematisierten ab Anfang der 1980er Jahre die Absenkung des Wasserspiegels. Nach Gerichtsbeschlüssen über eine Begrenzung der Ableitung steigt er seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre langsam wieder an.
Ich verbrachte 2 Nächte in Lee Vining am Fuße des Mono Lakes und nutzte so die Chance für 2 wundervolle Sonnenuntergänge und 2 Sonnenaufgänge - das war echt toll - weniger Stress - unterschiedliche Konditionen - und ich konnte in Ruhe die schönsten Stellen zum Fotografieren erkunden :-)
Ich habe diese Aufnahme während meines ersten Sonnenuntergangs dort gemacht und 3 hochauflösende 70mm Hochformatfotos zu diesem Panorama zusammengesetzt.
Mono Lake (/ˈmoʊnoʊ/ MOH-noh) is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake. These salts also make the lake water alkaline.
This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp that thrive in its waters, and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies. Historically, the native Kutzadika'a people derived nutrition from the Ephydra hians pupae, which live in the shallow waters around the edge of the lake.
When the city of Los Angeles diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds.
De grote Canadese gans (Branta canadensis), kortweg Canadese gans of canadagans, is een vogel uit de familie van de eendachtigen (Anatidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1758 als Anas canadensis gepubliceerd door Carl Linnaeus.
Kenmerken
De kop en de lange hals zijn zwart. Typisch voor deze soort is de witte band van de keel tot over de wangen. De zwarte hals gaat over in een witachtige borst. Het verenkleed is bij beide geslachten gelijk. De lichaamslengte bedraagt 55 tot 100 cm en het gewicht 3 tot 6 kg.
Leefwijze
Deze overwegend herbivore vogels overnachten op het water en eten overdag, zowel op het water als op het land. Hun voedsel bestaat voornamelijk uit grassen, zaden en graan. Overigens is waargenomen dat ze ook dierlijk voedsel nuttigen zoals de eieren van de visdief (Sterna hirundo), vliegen (Ephydra hians) en schelpdieren zoals het nonnetje (Macoma balthica).[3]
Voortplanting
Het vrouwtje legt 4 tot 8 witte eieren, die ongeveer 30 dagen worden bebroed.
Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games' Chefs de Mission welcome dinner at the Canning Ballroom at Fairmont Hotel.
Another species of 'Paper nautilus'...
This is the 'Winged argonaut', 'muddy argonaut' or 'brown paper nautilus'
Argonauta hians from Philippines and Thailand.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Superorder: Octopodiformes
Order: Octopoda
Suborder: Incirrata
Superfamily: Argonautoidea
Family: Argonautidae
Genus: Argonauta
Species: Argonauta hians
From my collection
Mono Lake tufa formations and many waterbirds. The black dots in the foreground are the many Alkali flies (Ephydra hians), a resilient species of brine fly that thrive by the billions in the extreme, salty, and alkaline waters of Mono Lake.
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, California
October 2026
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Mono Lake is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake and make its water alkaline.
The desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, which thrive in its waters, and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies (Ephydra hians). Historically, the native Kutzadika'a people ate the alkali flies' pupae, which live in the shallow waters around the edge of the lake. When the city of Los Angeles diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. The Mono Lake Committee formed in response and won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially replenish the lake level.
Lee Vining, California, United States
Mono Lake is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake. These salts also make the lake water alkaline.
This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp that thrive in its waters, and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies. Historically, the native Kutzadika'a people derived nutrition from the Ephydra hians pupae, which live in the shallow waters around the edge of the lake.
When the city of Los Angeles diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds.
Mono Lake occupies part of the Mono Basin, an endorheic basin that has no outlet to the ocean. Dissolved salts in the runoff thus remain in the lake and raise the water's pH levels and salt concentration. The tributaries of Mono Lake include Lee Vining Creek, Rush Creek and Mill Creek which flows through Lundy Canyon.
The basin was formed by geological forces over the last five million years: basin and range crustal stretching and associated volcanism and faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada. Five million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was an eroded set of rolling hills and Mono Basin and Owens Valley did not yet exist.
From 4.5 to 2.6 million years ago, large volumes of basalt were extruded around what is now Cowtrack Mountain (east and south of Mono Basin); eventually covering 300 square miles (780 km2) and reaching a maximum thickness of 600 feet (180 m). Later volcanism in the area occurred 3.8 million to 250,000 years ago. This activity was northwest of Mono Basin and included the formation of Aurora Crater, Beauty Peak, Cedar Hill (later an island in the highest stands of Mono Lake), and Mount Hicks.
Mono Lake is believed to have formed at least 760,000 years ago, dating back to the Long Valley eruption. Sediments located below the ash layer hint that Mono Lake could be a remnant of a larger and older lake that once covered a large part of Nevada and Utah, which would put it among the oldest lakes in North America. At its height during the most recent ice age, the lake would have been about 900 feet (270 m) deep. Prominent old shore lines, called strandlines by geologists, can be seen west of the Lake.
Currently, Mono Lake is in a geologically active area at the north end of the Mono–Inyo Craters volcanic chain and is close to Long Valley Caldera. Volcanic activity continues in the Mono Lake vicinity: the most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago, resulting in the formation of Paoha Island. Panum Crater (on the south shore of the lake) is an example of a combined rhyolite dome and cinder cone.
Tufa towers
Many columns of limestone rise above the surface of Mono Lake. These limestone towers consist primarily of calcium carbonate minerals such as calcite (CaCO3). This type of limestone rock is referred to as tufa, which is a term used for limestone that forms in low to moderate temperatures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_stork
The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread, but uncommon, species that breeds in the warmer parts of Europe (predominantly in central and eastern regions), across temperate Asia and Southern Africa. This is a shy and wary species, unlike the closely related white stork. It is seen in pairs or small flocks—in marshy areas, rivers or inland waters. The black stork feeds on amphibians and insects.
Taxonomy and etymology
The stork family contains several genera in three major groups: the open-billed and wood storks (Mycteria and Anastomus), the giant storks (Ephippiorhynchus, Jabiru and Leptoptilos), and the "typical storks", Ciconia. The typical storks include the white stork and six other extant species, which are characterised by straight bills and mainly black and white plumage.[2] Within the genus Ciconia, the black stork's closest relatives are the other European species, the white stork and its former subspecies, the black-billed Oriental white stork of east Asia.[3] The black stork was found to be basal in analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA by Beth Slikas in 1997.[4] Fossil remains have been recovered from Miocene beds Rusinga and Maboko Islands in Kenya, which are indistinguishable from the white and black storks.[5]
The black stork was one of the many species originally described by Linnaeus in the landmark 1758 10th edition of his Systema Naturae, where it was given the binomial name of Ardea nigra.[6] It was moved to the new genus Ciconia by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson two years later.[7] Both the genus and the specific names are Latin; Ciconia is "stork" and nigra is "black".[8] The word stork is derived from the Old English word storc, thought to be related to the Old High German storah, meaning "stork", and the Old English stearc, meaning "stiff".
Description
Slightly smaller than the white stork, the black stork is a large bird, 95 to 100 cm (37 to 39 in) in length with a 145–155 cm (4.76–5.09 ft) wingspan,[10] and weighing around 3 kg (6.6 lb). They can stand as tall as 102 cm (40 in).[11] Like all storks, it has long legs, a long neck, and a long, straight, pointed beak. The plumage is all black with a purplish green sheen, except for the white lower breast, belly, axillaries and undertail coverts. The breast feathers are long and shaggy forming a ruff which is used in some courtship displays. The bare skin around its eyes is red, as are its red bill and legs. The sexes are identical in appearance, except that males are larger than females on average.[10]
The juvenile resembles the adult in plumage pattern, but the areas corresponding to the adult black feathers are browner and less glossy. The scapulars, wing and upper tail coverts have pale tips. The legs, bill, and bare skin around the eyes are greyish green.[10] It may be confused with the juvenile yellow-billed stork, but the latter has a paler wings and mantle, longer bill, and white under the wings.[12]
It walks slowly and steadily on the ground. Like all storks, it flies with its neck outstretched. It has a rasping call, but rarely indulges in mutual bill-clattering when adults meet at the nest.
Distribution and habitat
During the summer, the black stork is found from Eastern Asia (Siberia and China) west to Central Europe, reaching Estonia in the north, Poland, Lower Saxony and Bavaria in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy and Greece in the south, with an outlying population in Spain and Portugal. They are not abundant in these western parts of their distribution, but more densely inhabit the eastern Transcaucasus.[10] A population of black storks is also resident in Southern Africa.
Preferring more wooded areas than the better known white stork, the black stork breeds in large marshy wetlands with interspersed coniferous or broadleaved woodlands, but also inhabits hills and mountains with sufficient networks of creeks. It inhabits more areas in the Caspian lowlands.[
Migration
The black stork is a strong migrant, wintering in tropical Africa and India. A broad-winged soaring bird, the black stork is assisted by thermals of hot air for long distance flight, although are less dependent on them than the white stork. Since thermals only form over land, storks, together with large raptors, must cross the Mediterranean at the narrowest points, and many black storks can be seen going through the Bosphorus. They fly approximately 100 to 250 km (62 to 155 mi) a day with daily maxima up to 500 km (310 mi).
The storks migrate from the middle of August to the end of September. They return in the middle of March. About 10% of the western storks choose the passage Sicily - Cap Bon, Tunisia. The common route goes over Gibraltar. Many birds are fly around the Sahara next to the coast. Most birds are wintering in the wetlands of Nigeria or Mali. The eastern birds take the route Bosphorus-Sinai-Nile to Africa. Birds that summer in Siberia winter in northern and northeastern India. In Southern Africa, black storks that nest in the central montane areas perform season winter movements to warmer coastal and subtropical zones.
Breeding
The black stork builds a stick nest high in trees or on cliffs.[10] It nests in Central Europe in April to May, and is a winter visitor to northern India, Nepal east to Myanmar.
Black stork parents have been known to kill one of their young, generally the smallest, in times of food shortage to reduce brood size and hence increase the chance of survival of the remaining nestlings. Stork nestlings do not attack each other, and their parents' method of feeding them (disgorging large amounts of food at once) means that stronger siblings cannot outcompete weaker ones for food directly, hence parental infanticide is an efficient way of reducing brood size. Despite this, this behaviour has not commonly been observed.[13]
Parasites
J. Sitko and P. Heneberg suggested that black storks host over 12 helminth species. Cathaemasia hians and Dicheilonema ciconiae were reported to be the dominant ones. Juvenile black storks were shown to host less species, but the intensity of infection was higher in the juveniles than in the adult storks.
Dastum danvez da vezañ adkelc'hiet/ Ábhar a bhailiú le haghaidh athchúrsála/ Collecting material for recycling - y Borth, Ceredigion
Ailgylchu, Hede
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Ath-chuairteachadh, Hede
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Birziklatzea, Hede
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Recyclage, Hédé
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Recycling, Hédé
Dread Pirate Captain Jenny Death-Scabbard, a stock one-sixth scale TBLeague Arhian... wait, make that Arrr-hian Pirate action figure (PL2018-114).
26 February - A Doll A Day 2025
Sigit Witjaksono alias Njo Tjoen Hian, a prominent Lasem's batik producer, looking at his family portrait. None of his children live in town. With bleak economic prospect, the young and educated are leaving for the big cities.
Location : Lasem , Central Java, Indonesia
Pentax MX
Pentax K 30/2.8
Fuji Superia 200
C&C are always appreciated
De grote Canadese gans (Branta canadensis), kortweg Canadese gans of canadagans, is een vogel uit de familie van de eendachtigen (Anatidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1758 als Anas canadensis gepubliceerd door Carl Linnaeus.
Kenmerken
De kop en de lange hals zijn zwart. Typisch voor deze soort is de witte band van de keel tot over de wangen. De zwarte hals gaat over in een witachtige borst. Het verenkleed is bij beide geslachten gelijk. De lichaamslengte bedraagt 55 tot 100 cm en het gewicht 3 tot 6 kg.
Leefwijze
Deze overwegend herbivore vogels overnachten op het water en eten overdag, zowel op het water als op het land. Hun voedsel bestaat voornamelijk uit grassen, zaden en graan. Overigens is waargenomen dat ze ook dierlijk voedsel nuttigen zoals de eieren van de visdief (Sterna hirundo), vliegen (Ephydra hians) en schelpdieren zoals het nonnetje (Macoma balthica).[3]
Voortplanting
Het vrouwtje legt 4 tot 8 witte eieren, die ongeveer 30 dagen worden bebroed.
Lothian Buses 1127 : Alexander Dennis Enviro 400XLB on Volvo B8L chassis. I thin k the Airlink tri-axles actually look more impressive than those in the standard Lothian livery and the plain colour accentuates their length.
Tunicate, also known as urochordata, tunicata (and by the common names of urochordates, sea squirts, and sea pork[1]) is a subphylum of a group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons, that are members of the phylum Chordata. Most tunicates feed by filtering sea water through pharyngeal slits, but some are sub-marine predators such as the Megalodicopia hians. Like other chordates, tunicates have a notochord during their early development, but lack myomeric segmentation throughout the body and tail as adults. Tunicates lack the kidney-like metanephridial organs, and the original coelom body-cavity develops into a pericardial cavity and gonads. Except for the pharynx, heart and gonads, the organs are enclosed in a membrane called an epicardium, which is surrounded by the jelly-like mesenchyme. Tunicates begin life in a mobile larval stage that resembles a tadpole, later developing into a barrel-like, sedentary adult form.
While most tunicates live on the ocean floor, salps, doliolids, and pyrosomes live above in the pelagic zone as adults.
Tunicates apparently evolved in the early Cambrian period, beginning c 540 million years ago. Despite their simple appearance, tunicates are closely related to vertebrates, which include fish and all land animals with bones.
Longbec à soies papilleuses - Swartz's feather-moss
Oxyrrhynchium hians (Hedw.) Schimp. (biotope)
Cour extérieure pavée (alt. 260 m)
Marchin (province de Liège, Wallonie, Belgique)
Indigène (Holarctique, Afrique tropicale, La Réunion, Sainte-Hélène)
Wikipedia: Mono Lake (/ˈmoʊnoʊ/ MOH-noh) is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake. These salts also make the lake water alkaline.
This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp that thrive in its waters, and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies.[2][3] Historically, the native Kutzadika'a people derived nutrition from the Ephydra hians pupae, which live in the shallow waters around the edge of the lake.
When the city of Los Angeles diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. The Mono Lake Committee formed in response and won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially replenish the lake level.
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