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I love playing with colour, and sometimes something unexpected comes out of it. This isn't a combo I'd normally do. When you think red and green, it normally goes to that one time a year, and I try to stay away from all that. It is the stuff of goth horrors.
Lots of new, from Petrichor, Ersch, LuluB and Quills & Curiosities.
Credits
Hair - The Stringer Mausoleum - Anarchy w/Hud
Hairbase (BOM/SLUV) - Adoness - Basic Shaved Base in Black
Head - LeLutka - Avalon Bento/BOM Mesh Head (Classic Enabled)
Body - Maitreya - Lara Bento/BOM Mesh Body
Skin (BOM/SLUV) - Petrichor - Nariverus Skin in Narcisa Tone - Now @ Maisntore
Eyebrows (Mesh) - The Stringer Mausoleum - Touch O'Fae Mesh Eyebrows
Eyes (Mesh) - Petrichor - Tantric Eyes w/Hud - Now @ Mainstore
Eyeshadow (BOM/SLUV) - The Stringer Mausoleum - Ashes Makeup in Black
Finger Dip (BOM) - The Stringer Mausoleum - Finger Dips in Black
Finger Dust (BOM) - The Stringer Mausoleum - Finger Dust in Black
Nails (Bento) - Quirky - Solid Long Claws in w/Matte Hud
Bodysuit - Petrichor & Ersch - Varkylde Bodysuit in Shadow - *NEW* @ The Warehouse
Bracer - Friday - Lilith Bracers w/Hud
Skirt - Ersch - Stormy Skirt w/Hud
Boots - Ersch - Stormy Shoes & Belt w/Hud
Halo - Quills & Curiosities - Solis in Silver - *NEW* @ The Warehouse
Earrings (EvoX) - Petrichor - Lakrina w/Hud - Now @ Mainstore
Rings (Bento) - Friday - Luna Leather Ring Set in Ink
Horns - Petrichor - Lekno Horns in Sparkle w/Forest Hud - Now @ Mainstore
Tail (Bento) - Aii & Ego - Necrotic Tail Small w/Hud
Planet Holdable - LuluB - Saturno w/Hud - *NEW* @ Mainstore
Moon & Clouds Atmospheric Decor - LuluB - Midnight Decor - Now @ Mainstore
Clouds Atmospheric Decor - LuluB - Mars Decor - Now @ Mainstore
Backdrop - The Bearded Guy - Dark Adventure Backdrop - Group Gift
Poses - Chisa Creation - Various Winter Collections - L$1 on SLM
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2019 hasn't begun to well,two weeks ago we were called to a pipistrelle that was found on driveway.We got it home but on examination it was found to have exposed finger bones and an open fracture on its left leg.It had been this way for some time as the foot was necrotic,with this injury the kindest option was to have him euthanized.Last wednesday we got a call to three bat stuck on fly paper but as you can see all had died a little while ago.Such a sad sight to see as they would have been stuck there trying to get unstuck and slowly starving and dying from exhaustion.Two are Brown Long Eared bats and the other we think is one of the myotis bats.If anyone is using fly paper please think again and if you need to use it think about putting it inside a something a bat can't get into like an old bird feeder.If you ever find a bat caught on fly paper please don't try and pull them off and get in contact with someone who can remove them safely.😢
Fly on Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) With a latin name that translates as shameless erect penis, the Stinkhorn is saprobic, feeding on dead tree stumps, and its stink, which contains dimethyl trisulfide – the chemical that is given off by necrotic lesions – makes the smell of carrion irresistible to blowflies. Shiny, metallic blue, green or black, the flies cluster on the gooey green gleba – the spore-bearing gel that covers the cap of the fungus and is liquefied by the vibrations of the fly’s proboscis. The fly is attracted to the stinkhorn by the smell but, instead of rotting flesh to lay its eggs in, finds a sugary liquid and gorges on that instead, ingesting the fungal spores suspended in it. The fly benefits from proteins in the gleba that help develop its eggs. The fungus benefits from the fly carrying its spores away and depositing them in faeces. The spores are unaffected by passing through the fly. Photo by Nick Dobbs, Bournemouth, Dorset 12-11-2022
A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms. The rings may grow to over 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter, and they become stable over time as the fungus grows and seeks food underground. They are found mainly in forested areas, but also appear in grasslands or rangelands. Fairy rings are detectable by sporocarps in rings or arcs, as well as by a necrotic zone (dead grass), or a ring of dark green grass. Fungus mycelium is present in the ring or arc underneath.
Fairy rings are the subject of much folklore and myth worldwide—particularly in Western Europe. While they are often seen as hazardous or dangerous places, they can sometimes be linked with good fortune. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_ring )
Als Hexenringe oder Feenringe (engl. Fairy rings) werden halbrunde oder runde Wuchsbilder von Pilz-Fruchtkörpern bezeichnet, die dadurch entstehen, dass das Myzel eines Pilzes in alle Richtungen gleich schnell wächst. Die Durchmesser dieser Gebilde können altersabhängig sehr groß werden. Hexenringe werden von verschiedenen Pilz-Arten an ganz unterschiedlichen Standorten gebildet.
Am Ende der Myzelfäden bildet sich das, was der Volksmund als „Pilz“ bezeichnet, der sichtbare Fruchtkörper. Da mit der Zeit die Nährstoffe im Boden im inneren Bereich der „kreisförmigen Pilzansammlung“ zur Neige gehen, stirbt das Myzel dort ab und übrig bleibt eine ringförmige Struktur, der so genannte Hexenring. In der Regel ist ein Hexenring daher ein einziger Organismus. Bei günstigen Bedingungen kann das Myzel sehr schnell Fruchtkörper bilden, somit können solche Ringe buchstäblich über Nacht entstehen. Im Allgemeinen haben Hexenringe Durchmesser von 20 cm bis zu einigen Metern. Der größte bisher entdeckte Ring maß etwa 150 Meter im Durchmesser. In Europa können bei mehr als 60 der bekannten Pilzarten solche Ringstrukturen vorkommen.
Auf Rasen verursachen die Pilze häufig ganzjährig sichtbare Verfärbungen, weshalb Hexenringe auch zu den Rasenkrankheiten gezählt werden. ( de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexenring )
Sometimes I'm Crazy, but I'm Grateful that I have such Great Friends. They share My Ideas. Thank you for that<3. And Thanks for over 800 People who Follow me, that Makes My Demon Heart Melt. Thank You Very Much and a Big hug to you.<3
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I Edited the Video a Little
for the first Time, don't Judge Me^^
It was a Lot of Fun :-))))
Kisses Blackangel
- Credits -
Horns From: :[P]:- Goth Drom
Hair From: Raven Bell - Rain Hair
Bra From: AsteroidBox. Thallo Lingerie - Black & White
Pants From: N-core LORENA Pants "Black"
Boots From: Veilance: Monolith Leather Boots (Onyx)
Tail From: + Necrotic Tail + {aii & ego}
Hat: KOUD.-Teddy Noir - @GothCore - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CORE/128/241/3501
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Spiritual%20Reboot/167/88/22
Eyes: [ VelvetVue ] Potion Eyes - @GothCore - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CORE/128/241/3501
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Oasis%20Paradise/171/52/702
Gauges: [SG] Wabbit Gauge w/HUD - @GothCore - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CORE/128/241/3501
main store -http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/yam%20yam/132/150/21
Grills: Iced Vicious Grills Pack by 3ones - @GothCore - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CORE/128/241/3501
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fear%20of%20Wellness/167/6/22
Necrotic Skin: VENGE - 'Necrotic' - @GothCore - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CORE/128/241/3501
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MERAKI/59/202/1601
Tattoo: MV TATTOO - OMINOUS TATTOO - main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Famous/103/219/22
Top & Shorts: .Estus - Rune Tank & Shorts - @GothCore - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CORE/128/241/3501
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Esterwind/128/224/501
Phone & Pose: Lyrium. Otaku Phone and Pose Set - @equal10 -
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/equal10/158/128/89
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lunar%20and%20Friends/151/...
Stockings: Hexed - Grunge knee-highs Sock BOM ONLY - @GothCore - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CORE/128/241/3501
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hastings%20Manor/210/47/2048
Shoes: Lyrium. Miyu Boots - @equal10 -
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/equal10/158/128/89
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lunar%20and%20Friends/151/...
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - Primus City Backdrop - main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Moonwall/169/121/32
Janice's "pi day" surgery is complete. Strangely, she'd had a bad reaction to the bone cement used last time she'd fractured her arm. The surgeon found necrotic (dead) portions in the bone that made it so fragile that Janice could have caused a new fracture by leaning on her arm as she stood up from a chair.
She's patched up now, and spending the night in the hospital. Thanks for all the kind notes you left us, Flickr friends.
Petasites hybridus (Butterbur): necrotic leaf detail. On exposed rock and soil of old lime workings near Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland.
The Necrotic Horror Show
Halloween Hunt
September 24th - October 30th
Credits:
* WitchCraft Haunted Juice
Animation Pose, AO Compatible, Resizable . 4 versions.
*Autopsia Zombie Skin, BoM Browns, and black lips.
Stapled Brows (Lelutka and Catwa)
* This is Halloween Zond
* Lilith's Den - Atmospheric Mesh Cobweb
*Exclusive in Event
Alice Project Monica - Bloody White
bus- Inner Demons Eyes *White Walker*
::TWR:: Blood dress gift
Bishes inc halloween Shoes
PIXEL BOX - Monster trees
Please Read.
2019 hasn't begun to well,two weeks ago we were called to a pipistrelle that was found on driveway.We got it home but on examination it was found to have exposed finger bones and an open fracture on its left leg.It had been this way for some time as the foot was necrotic,with this injury the kindest option was to have him euthanized.Last wednesday we got a call to three bat stuck on fly paper but as you can see all had died a little while ago.Such a sad sight to see as they would have been stuck there trying to get unstuck and slowly starving and dying from exhaustion.Two are Brown Long Eared bats and the other we think is one of the myotis bats.If anyone is using fly paper please think again and if you need to use it think about putting it inside a something a bat can't get into like an old bird feeder.If you ever find a bat caught on fly paper please don't try and pull them off and get in contact with someone who can remove them safely.😢
There is a common dental procedure that nearly every dentist will tell you is completely safe, despite the fact that scientists have been warning of its dangers for more than 100 years.
What is this dental procedure?
The root canal.
Root-canaled teeth are essentially “dead” teeth that can become silent incubators for highly toxic anaerobic bacteria that can, under certain conditions, make their way into your bloodstream to cause a number of serious medical conditions—many not appearing until decades later.
Most of these toxic teeth feel and look fine for many years, which make their role in systemic disease even harder to trace back.
Sadly, the vast majority of dentists are oblivious to the serious potential health risks they are exposing their patients to, risks that persist for the rest of their patients’ lives.
The American Dental Association claims root canals have been proven safe, but they have NO published data or actual research to substantiate this claim.
Dr. Weston Price, regarded by many as the greatest dentist of all time, who, more than a century ago, made the connection between root-canaled teeth and disease.
Dr. Price was a dentist and researcher who traveled the world to study the teeth, bones, and diets of native populations living without the “benefit” of modern food. Around the year 1900, Price had been treating persistent root canal infections and became suspicious that root-canaled teeth always remained infected, in spite of treatments. Then one day, he recommended to a woman, wheelchair bound for six years, to have her root canal tooth extracted, even though it appeared to be fine.
She agreed, so he extracted her tooth and then implanted it under the skin of a rabbit. The rabbit amazingly developed the same crippling arthritis as the woman and died from the infection 10 days later. But the woman, now free of the toxic tooth, immediately recovered from her arthritis and could now walk without even the assistance of a cane.
Price discovered that it’s mechanically impossible to sterilize a root-canaled (e.g. root-filled) tooth. He then went on to show that many chronic degenerative diseases originate from root-filled teeth—the most frequent being heart and circulatory diseases. He actually found 16 different causative bacterial agents for these conditions. But there were also strong correlations between root-filled teeth and diseases of the joints, brain and nervous system. Dr. Price went on to write two groundbreaking books in 1922 detailing his research into the link between dental pathology and chronic illness. Unfortunately, his work was deliberately buried for 70 years, until finally one endodontist named George Meinig recognized the importance of Price’s work and sought to explain the truth.
Dr. Meinig, a native of Chicago, was a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II before moving to Hollywood to become a dentist for the stars. He eventually became one of the founding members of the American Association of Endodontists (root canal specialists).
In the 1990s, he spent 18 months immersed in Dr. Price’s research. In June of 1993, Dr. Meinig published the book Root Canal Cover-Up, which continues to be the most comprehensive reference on this topic today.
Your teeth are made of the hardest substances in your body.
In the middle of each tooth is the pulp chamber, a soft living inner structure that houses blood vessels and nerves. Surrounding the pulp chamber is the dentin, which is made of living cells that secrete a hard mineral substance. The outermost and hardest layer of your tooth is the white enamel, which encases the dentin.
The roots of each tooth descend into your jawbone and are held in place by the periodontal ligament. In dental school, dentists are taught that each tooth has one to four major canals. However, there are accessory canals that are never mentioned. Literally miles of them!
Just as your body has large blood vessels that branch down into very small capillaries, each of your teeth has a maze of very tiny tubules that, if stretched out, would extend for three miles. Weston Price identified as many as 75 separate accessory canals in a single central incisor (front tooth). Microscopic organisms regularly move in and around these tubules, like gophers in underground tunnels.
When a dentist performs a root canal, he or she hollows out the tooth, then fills the hollow chamber with a substance (called guttapercha), which cuts off the tooth from its blood supply, so fluid can no longer circulate through the tooth. But the maze of tiny tubules remains. And bacteria, cut off from their food supply, hide out in these tunnels where they are remarkably safe from antibiotics and your own body’s immune defenses.
Under the stresses of oxygen and nutrient deprivation, these formerly friendly organisms morph into stronger, more virulent anaerobes that produce a variety of potent toxins. What were once ordinary, friendly oral bacteria mutate into highly toxic pathogens lurking in the tubules of the dead tooth, just awaiting an opportunity to spread.
No amount of sterilization has been found effective in reaching these tubules—and just about every single root-canaled tooth has been found colonized by these bacteria, especially around the apex and in the periodontal ligament. Oftentimes, the infection extends down into the jawbone where it creates cavitations—areas of necrotic tissue in the jawbone itself.
Cavitations are areas of unhealed bone, often accompanied by pockets of infected tissue and gangrene. Sometimes they form after a tooth extraction (such as a wisdom tooth extraction), but they can also follow a root canal. According to Weston Price Foundation, in the records of 5,000 surgical cavitation cleanings, only two were found healed.
And all of this occurs with few, if any, accompanying symptoms. So you may have an abscessed dead tooth and not know it. This focal infection in the immediate area of the root-canaled tooth is bad enough, but the damage doesn’t stop there.
As long as your immune system remains strong, any bacteria that stray away from the infected tooth are captured and destroyed. But once your immune system is weakened by something like an accident or illness or other trauma, your immune system may be unable to keep the infection in check.
These bacteria can migrate out into surrounding tissues by hitching a ride into your blood stream, where they are transported to new locations to set up camp. The new location can be any organ or gland or tissue.
Dr. Price was able to transfer diseases harbored by humans to rabbits, by implanting fragments of root-canaled teeth, as mentioned above. He found that root canal fragments from a person who had suffered a heart attack, when implanted into a rabbit, would cause a heart attack in the rabbit within a few weeks.
He discovered he could transfer heart disease to the rabbit 100 percent of the time! Other diseases were more than 80 percent transferable by this method. Nearly every chronic degenerative disease has been linked with root canals, including:
Heart disease
Kidney disease
Arthritis, joint, and rheumatic diseases
Neurological diseases (including ALS and MS)
Autoimmune diseases (Lupus and more)
There may also be a cancer connection. Dr. Robert Jones, a researcher of the relationship between root canals and breast cancer, found an extremely high correlation between root canals and breast cancer. He claims to have found the following correlations in a five-year study of 300 breast cancer cases:
93 percent of women with breast cancer had root canals
7 percent had other oral pathology
Tumors, in the majority of cases, occurred on the same side of the body as the root canal(s) or other oral pathology.
Dr. Jones claims that toxins from the bacteria in an infected tooth or jawbone are able to inhibit the proteins that suppress tumor development. A German physician reported similar findings. Dr. Josef Issels reported that, in his 40 years of treating “terminal” cancer patients, 97 percent of his cancer patients had root canals. If these physicians are correct, the cure for cancer may be as simple as having a tooth pulled, then rebuilding your immune system.
Wings: {Aii & Ego} + Starfire Angel
Gloves: [ContraptioN] Dapper Dandy's Gloves
Fingers: [ContraptioN] Vulture Talons
Crown: [ContraptioN] Necrotic Monarch Crown
Mask: [ContraptioN] Necrotic Monarch Mask
Jaw: [ContraptioN] Necrotic Monarch Jaw
Head: B-Made Horror Gacha - 02. Skull RARE c/m
Head Flame: [ContraptioN] Decor: Iron Torch
Neck: [ContraptioN] Vox Diaboli Neck Corset
Armour: [NC] - Necromancer Armor
Spear: [EZ] SunSpear Cosmetic, Steel
Casket: [ContraptioN] Decor: Philomena Sarcophagus *red hand*
Tomb: [ContraptioN] Decor: Philomena Private Mausoleum
Hi,
here my version of the beast. Painted for my nurgle army. The green armour is made with death world forest, elysian green and ogryn camo. I used black and purple washes, finished with a thin layer of yellow glaze. The necrotic flesh is made of a mixture hormagant purple and tallarn flesh. I used purple and red washes and overall some weathering powder. the gold is made with snakebite leather brushed with golden griffon.....see also other pics....
Cheers
Thilo
Ant Theme: Research by Dr. Jonathan Klassen
Research in the Klassen lab tries to understand how symbioses (“organisms living together”) function as a unit, despite being made up of different individuals that have different ecologies and evolutionary interests. This research is important because of how widespread such symbioses are in nature, e.g., between humans and their gut microbes, or plants and microbes surrounding their roots in the rhizosphere. However, the complexity of such systems makes them difficult to study. Instead, we study a fungus-growing ant, Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, as a model system where we can understand the precise function of each symbiont and how it interacts with the others. T. septentrionalis is the northernmost fungus growing ant, and is abundant in pine flat forests throughout the Eastern USA, ranging as far north as Long Island, New York. In this symbiosis, T. septentrionalis ants collect plant material and insect feces, which they feed to a specific “cultivar” fungus that they farm in underground gardens. Once the fungus has digested this food, it forms nutrient-rich swellings that the ants feed upon. The ants also protect their cultivar fungus from disease using antibiotic-producing Pseudonocardia bacteria that reside on the ants’ proplueral plates (i.e., “chest”). The ants therefore both farm the cultivar fungus as their food source and protect it by “crop spraying” antibiotics produced by their symbiotic Pseudonocardia bacteria.
In this collaboration, we used macrophotography to visualize the various members of our symbiosis and the interactions between them. We took images of each life cycle stage of the ant, and observed how their bodies developed as they moved first from larvae, to pupae, and finally to fully developed adult workers and the male reproductive caste. We also imaged the underside of a worker adult, which showed how the Pseudonocardia bacteria form an ordered array of white microcolonies covering the ant’s propleural plate. These colonies likely relate to an array of glands on the ant’s body that as thought to feed each colony of bacteria. Finally we also imaged the cultivar fungus to investigate how its structure related to its relationship with the ants. Interestingly, our images revealed patches of necrotic cultivar tissue, perhaps indicating the presence of a melanin-based immune system in this fungus. This has never been observed before, and whether it is caused by the ant or some other factor remains unknown. Together, these macrophotographic images allowed us to view our ants and their symbionts in unprecedented detail, and demonstrates the intimacy of the interactions that occur between them.
EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY NOW AT UCONN'S NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
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Images in this gallery were captured by:
Mark Smith M.S. Geoscientist mark@macroscopicsolutions.com
Annette Evans Ph.D. Student at the University of Connecticut annette@macroscopicsolutions.com
A fairy ring at the Marienberg Park in Nuremberg.
A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms. The rings may grow to over 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter, and they become stable over time as the fungus grows and seeks food underground. They are found mainly in forested areas, but also appear in grasslands or rangelands. Fairy rings are detectable by sporocarps in rings or arcs, as well as by a necrotic zone (dead grass), or a ring of dark green grass. Fungus mycelium is present in the ring or arc underneath.
Fairy rings are the subject of much folklore and myth worldwide—particularly in Western Europe. While they are often seen as hazardous or dangerous places, they can sometimes be linked with good fortune. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_ring )
Feenring im Marienberg Park in Nürnberg.
Als Hexenringe oder Feenringe (engl. Fairy rings) werden halbrunde oder runde Wuchsbilder von Pilz-Fruchtkörpern bezeichnet, die dadurch entstehen, dass das Myzel eines Pilzes in alle Richtungen gleich schnell wächst. Die Durchmesser dieser Gebilde können altersabhängig sehr groß werden. Hexenringe werden von verschiedenen Pilz-Arten an ganz unterschiedlichen Standorten gebildet.
Am Ende der Myzelfäden bildet sich das, was der Volksmund als „Pilz“ bezeichnet, der sichtbare Fruchtkörper. Da mit der Zeit die Nährstoffe im Boden im inneren Bereich der „kreisförmigen Pilzansammlung“ zur Neige gehen, stirbt das Myzel dort ab und übrig bleibt eine ringförmige Struktur, der so genannte Hexenring. In der Regel ist ein Hexenring daher ein einziger Organismus. Bei günstigen Bedingungen kann das Myzel sehr schnell Fruchtkörper bilden, somit können solche Ringe buchstäblich über Nacht entstehen. Im Allgemeinen haben Hexenringe Durchmesser von 20 cm bis zu einigen Metern. Der größte bisher entdeckte Ring maß etwa 150 Meter im Durchmesser. In Europa können bei mehr als 60 der bekannten Pilzarten solche Ringstrukturen vorkommen.
Auf Rasen verursachen die Pilze häufig ganzjährig sichtbare Verfärbungen, weshalb Hexenringe auch zu den Rasenkrankheiten gezählt werden. ( de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexenring )
the log over the current gopher cavern without quiz.
on tuesday, quiz the girl basenji, 26# [12 kilograms] had a dust-up with gracie the girl rhodesian, 95# [43 kilograms] over schubert the boy spoodle's gopher. quiz is now in the hospital with necrotic tissue on her ear and jaw. two drains inserted and staying over until we see how she does. she's been biting the staff when they get near her ear. quiz does not like pain.
say a little pray for her, please.
head maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Honeydale/120/124/30
-BeSpoke - Attor - Head (m) (EVO X)
skin
-BeSpoke - Attor - Skin (M) EVO X - Brass
body maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Belleza/164/128/22
-Belleza- Jake V3 BOM/BENTO
clothing maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wicked%20Mountains/56/45/2511
-SOMNIUM - Sun God's Collar (jake)
crown maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Contraption/119/63/119
-[ContraptioN] Necrotic Monarch Crown
wings maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fallen%20Angels/128/113/3003
-AxisMundi-DragonKin-Wings-R-M part of a full outfit
feet maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aii/116/151/1521
+ Draconis Legs (scales materials) Jake + {aii & ego} with cuffs
hands maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chancy/117/160/2659
-EDERIGON - Demon Hands (Jake) [Rough]
tattoos-
+ Abyssal Flower EVOX (powder) + {Aii & Ego} maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aii/116/151/1521
[HEXUMBRA] Corvine Face Paint - Full (black) maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Realm/81/107/2217
[HEXUMBRA] Corvine Face Paint - Full (shadow)
Oct 17 2021
Saw
Honestly, I thought this was going to be one of the easier ones, but here I am, 2 hours past my bedtime, still trying to edit it just right. *eyerolling emoji*
For 33 Days of Halloween
I have to admit, I actually find the pattern on the necrotic areas of the leaf more interesting than the moth sitting on it (Ipsilon dart - Agrotis ipsilon) :-).
Done in Ai, Finalized in Photoshop
Wyrdweaver of the Withering Path is an ancient necromantic shaman, more ghost than man, whose power is drawn not from fire or force—but from slow entropy, disease, and the rot that follows time’s passage. His flesh is long decayed, revealing a cracked skull etched with weathered runes, his empty sockets glowing with necrotic green light. Thick, matted dreadlocks hang like withered roots, woven with bone beads, dead vines, and the feathers of carrion birds.
His robes are patchworks of tattered hides, stitched with sigils of decay and time-forgotten cults. They sway heavily with every movement, as if soaked in centuries of damp earth and sorrow. Around his hands swirl sickly green tendrils of magic—energies not meant to heal, but to break down, infect, unravel. With a mere gesture, moss creeps, flesh blackens, and stone weeps moisture from within.
He walks the old stone sites—the Hunebeds, the cursed groves, burial fields where the wind no longer sings. Where he appears, animals flee and plants twist in his wake.
Chicago Domination Fest 4 Day 3 footage here www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLexCAduWMuoMa8rQvHD_iQjA37... #chicagodominationfest #chicagodominationfest4
Ant Theme: Research by Dr. Jonathan Klassen
Research in the Klassen lab tries to understand how symbioses (“organisms living together”) function as a unit, despite being made up of different individuals that have different ecologies and evolutionary interests. This research is important because of how widespread such symbioses are in nature, e.g., between humans and their gut microbes, or plants and microbes surrounding their roots in the rhizosphere. However, the complexity of such systems makes them difficult to study. Instead, we study a fungus-growing ant, Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, as a model system where we can understand the precise function of each symbiont and how it interacts with the others. T. septentrionalis is the northernmost fungus growing ant, and is abundant in pine flat forests throughout the Eastern USA, ranging as far north as Long Island, New York. In this symbiosis, T. septentrionalis ants collect plant material and insect feces, which they feed to a specific “cultivar” fungus that they farm in underground gardens. Once the fungus has digested this food, it forms nutrient-rich swellings that the ants feed upon. The ants also protect their cultivar fungus from disease using antibiotic-producing Pseudonocardia bacteria that reside on the ants’ proplueral plates (i.e., “chest”). The ants therefore both farm the cultivar fungus as their food source and protect it by “crop spraying” antibiotics produced by their symbiotic Pseudonocardia bacteria.
In this collaboration, we used macrophotography to visualize the various members of our symbiosis and the interactions between them. We took images of each life cycle stage of the ant, and observed how their bodies developed as they moved first from larvae, to pupae, and finally to fully developed adult workers and the male reproductive caste. We also imaged the underside of a worker adult, which showed how the Pseudonocardia bacteria form an ordered array of white microcolonies covering the ant’s propleural plate. These colonies likely relate to an array of glands on the ant’s body that as thought to feed each colony of bacteria. Finally we also imaged the cultivar fungus to investigate how its structure related to its relationship with the ants. Interestingly, our images revealed patches of necrotic cultivar tissue, perhaps indicating the presence of a melanin-based immune system in this fungus. This has never been observed before, and whether it is caused by the ant or some other factor remains unknown. Together, these macrophotographic images allowed us to view our ants and their symbionts in unprecedented detail, and demonstrates the intimacy of the interactions that occur between them.
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Taste the bitter, impotent mind
Fraught with self-deception,
Excised from existence, cowers
Behind closed doors of perception.
Broken mirrors strewn, reflect
Nakedness of the necrotic core,
Torment licks the bleeding brain
Like the ravenous, bestial whore.
Buried in the apathetic, barren cell,
Fetid stench of pestilent conformity,
As blinded vision is left clawing
At the scabbed face of reality.
(Z.Q.)
She's been there since last evening. She licked on some mystery substance while I was in Japan. Came back to her super wet dewlap. Thought her water bowl was too full. When I realised she was drooling excessively we went to the vet.
Necrotic portion of her tongue is fairly big. Her appetite isn't great. She ate this leaf of vegetable while I was there though. They syringe feed her critical care thrice a day too.
She only just celebrated her eighth birthday on 12 June.
Silly bun. Please get well soon... Nom hard, heal fast!
These military posters were put up by the Legion propaganda department to show off our new Skelfa's. This photograph was taken of a Blackhand Legion gaurdsmen patrolling with a B model Skelfa armed with a 12mm chain fed cannon. He is also noted for holding one our newly issued Lark Auto Rifles L.A.R. that fire .30-06 rounds bringing the power of a mounted gun, in the form of a man portable light machine gun.
This realisation that handheld fully automatic weapons would be the future of warfare came from observations of the Amestris vs. Tanzimat war. These guns will be issued to 1 out of every 4 men. Funnily enough the designer of the gun Cedrick Eisenlark was a Mormon, and was not very happy with the Dominions production of Necrotic monsters but shrugged it off anyways. After all war was evolving.
More Necrotic abominations will be designed over time.
Also more stuff will be posted in the next few days.
I went back the following night with a wide angle lens. Sure enough, within seconds one of the two mantas from the night before (see my previous posting) arrived interested in feeding. Note the necrotic right cephalic fin, which I wouldn't doubt is a result of an infection - notice also the left cephalic fin's redness and abrasions. While this was not a result of my personal interaction, I realized I had placed the light source amid coral and promptly moved it into a flat sandy area. I could see the appreciation for that in the mantas eyes! These mantas are all identified and I'm sure this particular individual is well known around the Big Island diving community.
For the military wargame D&C 5. I'm going to be building a necrotic army... because I can.
-Radio broadcast-
7, 20, 1924
Good morning Seaxhost, this is the Skogsmark Post.
A few poor citizens in the more mountainous areas of the Dominions fell victim last night to what could only be described as a demon straight out of the 9nth circle of hell. Shady government officials working under Burke, and Hare were quick to cover the event up fearing mass hysteria, but a single image taken moments before the photographer was flayed alive was recovered by journalists under the Skogsmark Post. i.imgur.com/o4ta8BK.png
Rumor has it that the creature escaped from a nearby mountain facility, and after consuming the residents of a small farmstead ran out on the road where it incinerated a milk truck. Officials were seen luring the monster into a cage, and fitting a metal collar on its leg that made it appear perfectly still. Passerby's were urged not to speak of the occurrence, and it believed by some scientists to have been artificially created using horse cadav- ahh-
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Hello this is the Skogsmark Post. We are currently experiencing some difficulty with transmitting. Eh transmission will resume tomorrow, and the Post is now being tak... er... bought up by the local Legion propaganda center. Tune in tomorrow for our special broadcast, The terror of Malaria, and how you can decrease the risk of infection.
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These military "bio" weapons known as Skelfa Units were commissioned by the chief of the Legion Octavian Sigvard in order to create a terror weapon that quote "stunk of p#ss, and instilled fear like my ex wife."
The project was entrusted to Dr. Frankemengele who managed to get a Skelfa "prototype" working within two months. The abomination is stitched together from dead horses, and a classified red concoction is pumped into it to reanimate the monster. It is believed that tests on human cadavers took place but due to moral problems, and a lack of subjects animals seemed like a more expendable solution. This Skelfa is armed with a 37mm main gun, and a flamethrower, and is protected by both a thick hard leatherish hide, and armor plating. Also shown is Dr. Frankemengele giving a longwinded speech to Sigvard over some event about "breached containment" whatever that means.
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is flags, while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as junos, particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
The often-segregated, monotypic genera Belamcanda (blackberry lily, I. domestica), Hermodactylus (snake's head iris, I. tuberosa), and Pardanthopsis (vesper iris, I. dichotoma) are currently included in Iris.
Three Iris varieties are used in the Iris flower data set outlined by Ronald Fisher in his 1936 paper The use of multiple measurements in taxonomic problems as an example of linear discriminant analysis.
Description
Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3–10 basal sword-shaped leaves growing in dense clumps. The bulbous species also have 2–10 narrow leaves growing from the bulb.
Flower
The inflorescences are in the shape of a fan and contain one or more symmetrical six-lobed flowers. These grow on a pedicel or peduncle. The three sepals, which are usually spreading or droop downwards, are referred to as "falls". They expand from their narrow base (the "claw" or "haft"), into a broader expanded portion ("limb" or "blade") and can be adorned with veining, lines or dots. In the centre of the blade, some of the rhizomatous irises have a "beard", a row of fuzzy hairs at the base of each falls petal which gives pollinators a landing place and guides them to the nectar.
The three, sometimes reduced, petals stand upright, partly behind the sepal bases. They are called "standards". Some smaller iris species have all six lobes pointing straight outwards, but generally limb and standards differ markedly in appearance. They are united at their base into a floral tube that lies above the ovary (This flower, with the petals, and other flower parts, above the ovary is known as an epigynous flower, and it is said to have an inferior ovary, that is an ovary below the other flower parts). The three styles divide towards the apex into petaloid branches; this is significant in pollination.
The iris flower is of interest as an example of the relation between flowering plants and pollinating insects. The shape of the flower and the position of the pollen-receiving and stigmatic surfaces on the outer petals form a landing-stage for a flying insect, which in probing for nectar, will first come into contact with the perianth, then with the three stigmatic stamens in one whorled surface which is borne on an ovary formed of three carpels. The shelf-like transverse projection on the inner whorled underside of the stamens is beneath the overarching style arm below the stigma, so that the insect comes in contact with its pollen-covered surface only after passing the stigma; in backing out of the flower it will come in contact only with the non-receptive lower face of the stigma. Thus, an insect bearing pollen from one flower will, in entering a second, deposit the pollen on the stigma; in backing out of a flower, the pollen which it bears will not be rubbed off on the stigma of the same flower.
The iris fruit is a capsule which opens up in three parts to reveal the numerous seeds within. In some species, the seeds bear an aril, such as Iris stolonifera which has light brown seeds with thick white aril.
Etymology
The genus takes its name from the Greek word ἶρις îris "rainbow", which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. Some authors state that the name refers to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species.
Taxonomy
Iris is the largest genus of the family Iridaceae with up to 300 species – many of them natural hybrids.[15] Plants of the World Online lists 310 accepted species from this genus as of 2022.[1] Modern classifications, starting with Dykes (1913), have subdivided them. Dykes referred to the major subgroupings as sections. Subsequent authors such as Lawrence (1953) and Rodionenko (1987) have generally called them subgenera, while essentially retaining Dykes' groupings, using six subgenera further divided into twelve sections. Of these, section Limneris (subgenus Limneris) was further divided into sixteen series. Like some older sources, Rodionenko moved some of the bulbous subgenera (Xiphium, Scorpiris and Hermodactyloides) into separate genera (Xiphion, Juno and Iridodictyum respectively), but this has not been accepted by later writers such as Mathew (1989), although the latter kept Hermodactylus as a distinct genus, to include Hermodactylus tuberosus, now returned to Hermodactyloides as Iris tuberosa.
Rodionenko also reduced the number of sections in subgenus Iris, from six to two, depending on the presence (Hexapogon) or absence (Iris) of arils on the seeds, referred to as arilate or nonarilate. Taylor (1976) provides arguments for not including all arilate species in Hexapogon.
In general, modern classifications usually recognise six subgenera, of which five are restricted to the Old World; the sixth (subgenus Limniris) has a Holarctic distribution. The two largest subgenera are further divided into sections. The Iris subgenus has been divided into six sections; bearded irises (or pogon irises), Psammiris, Oncocyclus, Regelia, Hexapogon and Pseudoregelia. Iris subg. Limniris has been divided into 2 sections; Lophiris (or 'Evansias' or crested iris) and Limniris which was further divided into 16 series.
Evolution
The concept of introgressive hybridization (or "introgression") was first coined to describe the pattern of interspecific hybridization followed by backcrossing to the parentals that is common in this genus.
Subgeneric division
Subgenera
Iris (Bearded rhizomatous irises)
Limniris (Beardless rhizomatous irises)
Xiphium (Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises: Formerly genus Xiphion)
Nepalensis (Bulbous irises: Formerly genus Junopsis)
Scorpiris (Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises: Formerly genus Juno)
Hermodactyloides (Reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises: Formerly genus Iridodictyum)
Sections, series and species
Further information: List of Iris species
Distribution and habitat
Wild Iris in Behbahan
Wild Iris spuria in Behbahan, Iran
Wild Iris Spuria in Behbahan
Wild Iris spuria in Behbahan
Wild Iris in Mazandaran, Iran
Wild Iris in Mazandaran
Nearly all species are found in temperate Northern Hemisphere zones, from Europe to Asia and across North America. Although diverse in ecology, Iris is predominantly found in dry, semi-desert, or colder rocky mountainous areas. Other habitats include grassy slopes, meadowlands, woodland, bogs and riverbanks. Some irises like Iris setosa Pall. can tolerate damp (bogs) or dry sites (meadows), and Iris foetidissima can be found in woodland, hedge banks and scrub areas.
Diseases
Narcissus mosaic virus is most commonly known from Narcissus. Wylie et al., 2014, made the first identification of Narcissus mosaic virus infecting this garden plant genus, and the first record in Australia. Japanese iris necrotic ring virus also, commonly infects this genus. It was, however, unknown in Australia until Wylie et al., 2012, identified it in Australia on I. ensata.
Cultivation
A member of subgenus Limniris: Iris tectorum in China
Iris is extensively grown as ornamental plant in home and botanical gardens. Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in New Jersey, for example, is a living iris museum with over 10,000 plants, while in Europe the most famous iris garden is arguably the Giardino dell'Iris in Florence (Italy) which every year hosts a well attended iris breeders' competition. Irises, especially the multitude of bearded types, feature regularly in shows such as the Chelsea Flower Show.
For garden cultivation, iris classification differs from taxonomic classification. Garden iris are classed as either bulb iris or rhizome iris (called rhizomatous) with a number of further subdivisions. Due to a wide variety of geographic origins, and thus great genetic diversity, cultivation needs of iris vary greatly.
Generally, Irises grow well in most garden soil types providing they are well-drained, depending on the species. The earliest to bloom are species like I. reticulata and I. reichenbachii, which flower as early as February and March in the Northern Hemisphere, followed by the dwarf forms of I. pumila and others. In May or June, most of the tall bearded varieties start to bloom, such as the German iris and its variety florentina, sweet iris, Hungarian iris, lemon-yellow iris (I. flavescens), Iris sambucina, and their natural and horticultural hybrids such as those described under names like I. neglecta or I. squalens and best united under I. × lurida.
The iris is promoted in the United Kingdom by the British Iris Society. The National Collection of Arthur Bliss Irises is held in Gloucestershire.
The American Iris Society is the International Cultivar Registration Authority for Iris, and recognises over 30,000 registered cultivar names.
Bearded rhizome iris
Bearded iris are classified as dwarf, tall, or aril. In Europe, the most commonly found garden iris is a hybrid iris (falsely called German iris, I. germanica which is sterile) and its numerous cultivars. Various wild forms (including Iris aphylla) and naturally occurring hybrids of the Sweet iris (I. pallida) and the Hungarian iris (I. variegata) form the basis of almost all modern hybrid bearded irises. Median forms of bearded iris (intermediate bearded, or IB; miniature tall bearded, or MTB; etc.) are derived from crosses between tall and dwarf species like Iris pumila.
The "beard", short hairs arranged to look like a long furry caterpillar, is found toward the back of the lower petals and its purpose is to guide pollinating insects toward the reproductive parts of the plant. Bearded irises have been cultivated to have much larger blooms than historically; the flowers are now twice the size of those a hundred years ago. Ruffles were introduced in the 1960s to help stabilize the larger petals.
Bearded iris are easy to cultivate and propagate and have become very popular in gardens. A small selection is usually held by garden centres at appropriate times during the season, but there are thousands of cultivars available from specialist suppliers (more than 30,000 cultivars of tall bearded iris). They are best planted as bare root plants in late summer, in a sunny open position with the rhizome visible on the surface of the soil and facing the sun. They should be divided in summer every two or three years, when the clumps become congested.
A truly red bearded iris, like a truly blue rose, remains an unattained goal despite frequent hybridizing and selection. There are species and selections, most notably based on the beardless rhizomatous Copper iris (I. fulva), which have a relatively pure red color. However, getting this color into a modern bearded iris breed has proven very difficult, and thus, the vast majority of irises are in the purple and blue range of the color spectrum, with yellow, pink, orange and white breeds also available. Irises – like many related genera – lack red-based hues because their anthocyanins are delphinidin-derived. Pelargonidin-derived anthocyanins would lend the sought-after blue-based colors but these genera are metabolically disinclined to produce pelargonidin. Dihydroflavonol 4-reductases in Iris's relatives selectively do not catalyse dihydrokaempferol to leucopelargonidin, the precursor, and this is probably the case here as well. The other metabolic difficulty is the presence of flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase, which in Chrysanthemum inhibits pelargonidin synthesis. The bias in irises towards delphinidin-anthocyanins is so pronounced that they have served as the gene donors for transgenic attempts at the aforementioned blue roses. Although these have been technically successful – over 99% of their anthocyanins are blue – their growth is crippled and they have never been commercializable.
AGM cultivars
The following is a selection of bearded irises that have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
'Alizes' (tall bearded, blue & white)
'Bumblebee Deelite' (miniature tall bearded, yellow/purple)
'Early Light' (tall bearded, pale yellow)
'Jane Phillips' (tall bearded, pale blue)
'Langport Wren' (intermediate bearded, maroon)
'Maui Moonlight' (intermediate bearded, pale yellow)
'Orinoco Flow' (border bearded, white/violet)
'Raspberry Blush' (intermediate bearded, pink)
'Sarah Taylor' (dwarf bearded, pale yellow)
'Thornbird' (tall bearded, pale yellow)
'Titan's Glory' (tall bearded, deep blue)
Bearded iris Oncocyclus section
This section contains the cushion irises or royal irises, a group of plants noted for their large, strongly marked flowers. Between 30 and 60 species are classified in this section, depending on the authority. Species of section Oncocyclus are generally strict endemics, typically occurring in a small number of scattered, disjunct populations, whose geographical isolation is enhanced by their pollination strategy and myrmecochory seed dispersal. Morphological divergence between populations usually follows a cline reflecting local adaptation to environment conditions; furthermore, this largely overlaps divergence between species, making it difficult to identify discrete species boundaries in these irises. Compared with other irises, the cushion varieties are scantily furnished with narrow sickle-shaped leaves and the flowers are usually borne singly on the stalks; they are often very dark and in some almost blackish. The cushion irises are somewhat fastidious growers, and to be successful with them they must be planted rather shallow in very gritty well-drained soil. They should not be disturbed in the autumn, and after the leaves have withered the roots should be protected from heavy rains until growth starts again naturally.
Bearded iris Regelia section
This section, closely allied to the cushion irises, includes several garden hybrids with species in section Oncocyclus, known as Regelio-cyclus irises. They are best planted in September or October in warm sunny positions, the rhizomes being lifted the following July after the leaves have withered.
Beardless rhizome iris (subgenus Limniris)
There are six major subgroupings of the beardless iris, depending on origin. They are divided into Pacific Coast, Siberica, Spuria, Louisiana, Japanese, and other.
Beardless rhizomatous iris types commonly found in the European garden are the Siberian iris (I. sibirica) and its hybrids, and the Japanese Iris (I. ensata) and its hybrids. "Japanese iris" is also a catch-all term for the Japanese iris proper (hanashōbu), the blood iris (I. sanguinea, ayame) and the rabbit-ear iris (I. laevigata, kakitsubata). I. unguicularis is a late-winter-flowering species from Algeria, with sky-blue flowers with a yellow streak in the centre of each petal, produced from Winter to Spring. Yet another beardless rhizomatous iris popular in gardening is I. ruthenica, which has much the same requirements and characteristics as the tall bearded irises. In North America, Louisiana iris and its hybrids are often cultivated.
Crested rhizome iris (subgenus Limniris)
One specific species, Iris cristata from North America.
Bulbing juno iris (subgenus Scorpiris)
Often called 'junos', this type of iris is one of the more popular bulb irises in cultivation. They are generally earliest to bloom.
Bulbing European iris (subgenus Xiphium)
This group includes irises generally of European descent, and are also classified as Dutch, English, or Spanish iris.
Iris reticulata and Iris persica, both of which are fragrant, are also popular with florists.
Iris xiphium, the Spanish Iris (also known as Dutch Iris) and
Iris latifolia, the English Iris. Despite the common names both the Spanish and English iris are of Spanish origin, and have very showy flowers, so they are popular with gardeners and florists. They are among the hardier bulbous irises, and can be grown in northern Europe. They require to be planted in thoroughly drained beds in very light open soil, moderately enriched, and should have a rather sheltered position. Both these present a long series of varieties of the most diverse colours, flowering in May, June and July, the smaller Spanish iris being the earlier of the two.
Bulbing reticulate iris (subgenus Hermodactyloides)
Reticulate irises with their characteristic bulbs, including the yellow I. danfordiae, and the various blue-purple I. histrioides and I. reticulata, flower as early as February and March. These reticulate-bulbed irises are miniatures and popular spring bulbs, being one of the first to bloom in the garden. Many of the smaller species of bulbous iris, being liable to perish from excess of moisture, should have a well-drained bed of good but porous soil made up for them, in some sunny spot, and in winter should be protected by a covering of half-decayed leaves or fresh coco-fiber.
Uses
Bombay Sapphire gin contains flavoring derived from particular bearded iris species Iris germanica and Iris pallida.
Rhizomes of the German iris (I. germanica) and sweet iris (I. pallida) are traded as orris root and are used in perfume and medicine, though more common in ancient times than today. Today, Iris essential oil (absolute) from flowers are sometimes used in aromatherapy as sedative medicines. The dried rhizomes are also given whole to babies to help in teething. Gin brands such as Bombay Sapphire and Magellan Gin use orris root and sometimes iris flowers for flavor and color.
For orris root production, iris rhizomes are harvested, dried, and aged for up to 5 years. In this time, the fats and oils inside the roots undergo degradation and oxidation, which produces many fragrant compounds that are valuable in perfumery. The scent is said to be similar to violets. The aged rhizomes are steam-distilled which produces a thick oily compound, known in the perfume industry as "iris butter" or orris oil.
Iris rhizomes also contain notable amounts of terpenes, and organic acids such as ascorbic acid, myristic acid, tridecylenic acid and undecylenic acid. Iris rhizomes can be toxic. Larger blue flag (I. versicolor) and other species often grown in gardens and widely hybridized contain elevated amounts of the toxic glycoside iridin. These rhizomes can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and/or skin irritation, but poisonings are not normally fatal. Irises should only be used medicinally under professional guidance.
Water purification
Further information: Organisms involved in water purification
Further information: Waste stabilization pond
Flowering yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) at a treatment pond
In water purification, yellow iris (I. pseudacorus) is often used. The roots are usually planted in a substrate (e.g. lava-stone) in a reedbed-setup. The roots then improve water quality by consuming nutrient pollutants, such as from agricultural runoff. This highly aggressive grower is now considered a noxious weed and prohibited in some states of the US where it is found clogging natural waterways.
In culture
The iris has been used in art and as a symbol, including in heraldry. The symbolic meaning has evolved, in Christendom moving from a symbol of Mary mother of Jesus, to a French heraldic sign, the fleur-de-lis, and from French royalty it spread throughout Europe and beyond.
Art
Vincent van Gogh has painted several famous pictures of irises.
The American artist Joseph Mason – a friend of John James Audubon – painted a precise image of what was then known as the Louisiana flag or copper iris (Iris fulva), to which Audubon subsequently added two Northern paraula birds (Parula americana) for inclusion as Plate 15 in his Birds of America.
The artist Philip Hermogenes Calderon painted an iris in his 1856 work Broken Vows; he followed the principles of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. An ancient belief is that the iris serves as a warning to be heeded, as it was named for the messenger of Olympus. It also conveys images of lost love and silent grief, for young girls were led into the afterlife by the goddess Iris. Broken Vows was accompanied with poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when it was first exhibited.
Contemporary artist George Gessert, who introduced the cultivation of flowers as an art form, has specialised in breeding irises.
Local varieties as symbol
Iris nigricans, the black iris is the national flower of Jordan.
Iris bismarckiana, the Nazareth Iris, is the symbol of the city of Upper Nazareth.
The Iris croatica is the unofficial national flower of Croatia.
A stylized yellow iris is the symbol of Brussels, since historically the important Saint Gaugericus Island was carpeted in them. The iris symbol is now the sole feature on the flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.
In 1998, Iris lacustris, the Dwarf Lake iris, was designated the state wildflower of Michigan, where the vast majority of populations exist.
In 1990, the Louisiana iris was voted the state wildflower of Louisiana (see also fleur-de-lis:United States, New France), though the state flower is the magnolia blossom.
An iris — species unspecified — is one of the state flowers of Tennessee. It is generally accepted that the species Iris versicolor, the Purple Iris, is the state flower alongside the wild-growing purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), the state's other floral emblem. Greeneville, Tennessee, is home to the annual Iris Festival celebrating the iris, local customs, and culture.
The species Iris versicolor is also the provincial flower of Quebec, Canada, having replaced the Madonna lily which is not native to the province (see also fleur-de-lis: Canada). The provincial flag of Québec carries the harlequin blueflag (I. versicolor, iris versicolore in French).
China
It is thought in China that Iris anguifuga has the ability to keep snakes from entering the garden. It grows all winter, keeping snakes out, but then goes dormant in the spring, allowing the snakes back into the garden. In the autumn, the iris re-appears and can stop the snakes again.
Ancient Greece
In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, the goddess Persephone and her companion nymphs (the Oceanids along with Artemis and Athena) were gathering flowers such as rose, crocus, violet, iris (also called 'agallis' or ἀγαλλίς (in Greek script), lily, larkspur, and hyacinth in a springtime meadow before she was abducted by the god Hades.
It has been suggested that the 'agallis' mentioned was a dwarf iris, as described by leaf and root shape) and identified as Iris attica.
Muslim culture
In Iran and Kashmir, Iris kashmiriana and Iris germanica are most commonly grown on Muslim grave yards.
Fleur-de-lis and associated heraldry
French King Clovis I (466–511), when he converted to Christianity, changed his symbol on his banner from three toads to irises (the Virgin's flower).
The fleur-de-lis, a stylized iris, first occurs in its modern use as the emblem of the House of Capet. The fleur-de-lis has been associated with France since Louis VII adopted it as a symbol in the 12th century. The yellow fleur-de-lis reflects the yellow iris (I. pseudacorus), common in Western Europe. Contemporary uses can be seen in the Quebec flag and the logo of the New Orleans Saints professional football team and on the flag of Saint Louis, Missouri.
The red fleur-de-lis in the coat-of-arms and flag of Florence, Italy, descends from the white iris which is native to Florence and which grew even in its city walls. This white iris displayed against a red background was the symbol of Florence until the Medici family reversed the colors to signal a change in political power, setting in motion a centuries-long and still on-going breeding program to hybridize a red iris.
Scouting, fraternities & sororities
The fleur-de-lis is the almost-universal symbol of Scouting and one of the symbols adopted by the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma.
The Iris versicolor is the official flower of Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity.
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The common green bottle fly (biological name Phaenicia sericata or Lucilia sericata) is a blow-fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. It is 10â14 mm long, slightly larger than a housefly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae are black. The maggots (larvae) of the fly are used for maggot therapy.
Lucilia sericata is common all over the temperate and tropical regions of the planet, mainly the southern hemisphere, particularly in Africa and Australia. It prefers warm and moist climates and accordingly is especially common in coastal regions, but it also is present in arid areas. The female lays her eggs in meat, fish, animal corpses, infected wounds of humans or animals, and excrement. The larvae feed on decomposing tissue. The insect favours species of the genus Ovis, domestic sheep in particular. This can lead to Blowfly strike, causing problems for sheep farmers, though Lucilia sericata is not a major cause of blowfly strike in most regions.
The life cycle of Lucilia sericata is typical of flies in the family Calliphoridae in that the egg hatches into a larva that passes through three instars, enters a prepupal and then a pupal stage before emerging into the adult stage or imago. The female lays a mass of eggs in a wound, a carcass or corpse, or in necrotic or decaying tissue. The eggs hatch out in about 9 hours in warm moist weather, but may take as long as three days in cooler weather. In this they differ from the more opportunistic Sarcophagidae, that lay hatching or completely hatched eggs. A single female L. sericata typically lays 150â200 eggs per batch and may produce 2,000 to 3,000 eggs in its lifetime. The pale yellow or grayish conical larvae, like those of most blowflies, have two posterior spiracles through which they respire. These larvae are moderately sized, ranging from 10 to 14 millimeters long.
The larva feeds on dead or necrotic tissue for 3 to 10 days, depending on temperature and the quality of the food. During this period the larva passes through 3 larval instars. At a temperature of 16ËC the first larval instar lasts about 53 hours, the second about 42 hours and the third about 98 hours. At higher temperatures (27ËC) the first larval instar lasts about 31 hours, the second about 12 hours, and the third about 40 hours. Third instar larvae then drop off the host onto soil, where available, where they will enter a pupal stage which usually lasts from 6 to 14 days. However, if the temperature is suitably low, a pupa might overwinter in the soil until the temperature rises. After emerging from the pupa the adult will feed opportunistically on nectar or other suitable food, such as carrion, while it matures. Adults usually lay eggs about 2 weeks after they emerge. Their total life cycle typically ranges from 2 to 3 weeks, but this varies with seasonal and other circumstances. L. sericata usually completes 3 or 4 generations each year in cold temperate climates, and more in warmer regions.
L. sericata is an important species to forensic entomologists. Like most Calliphorids, the insect has been heavily studied and its life cycle and habits are well documented. Accordingly the stage of the insect's development on a corpse is used to calculate a minimum period of colonization, so that it can be used to aid in determining the time of death of the victim. The presence or absence of L. sericata can show a lot about the conditions of the corpse. If the insects seem to be on the path of their normal development, it is likely that the corpse has been undisturbed. If however, the insect shows signs of a disturbed life cycle, or is absent from a decaying body, this suggests post-mortem tampering with the body. Because L. sericata is one of the first insects to colonize a corpse, it is preferred to many other species in determining an approximate time of colonization. Developmental progress is determined with relative accuracy by measuring the length and weight of larval life cycles. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Beggar with nasty looking skin injury, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).
Maybe a flesh-eating bacteria or burn? If you can identify this medical condition, please post a Comment!
Some people say that here are syndicates who maim and injure such people and leave them out in public places to beg for money. On one stretch of road, there were several such 'beggars' interspersed at regular intervals. The injuries were always very similar and at the exact same location, on the left hand and lower left leg. It could be a clever make-up, but i'm not sure. The injuries on the hands and legs look like very bad burns with surrounding necrotic tissue. These victims may not be beggars and if those are real injuries (and not fake makeup), the pain from such injuries must be excruciating. If left untreated these sloughy wounds may well become septic and life threatening. [thanks to "sensibles" for this info]
Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.
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Pictures of the Brown Recluse Spider. This one was found in my kitchen sink. This is Pict 3 of 3.
This picture is to show the approximate size. They are said to be about the size of a quarter though we have found some to be larger. One website that I found said that they could roughly be between the size of a quarter and a silver dollar. The butter knife that he is on is 3/4" wide. A quarter is 1" wide.
Brown Recluse Spiders are identified by the 3 pairs of eyes (most spiders have 8 eyes verses 6) along with the violin shape on its back.
For additional information please see my picture titled "Six Eyed Danger" and the links below.
Link to the Tennessee Poison Center:
ww2.mc.vanderbilt.edu/poisoncenter/13220
Link to the University of Kentucky (U.S.A) Entomology Dept.:
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Ant Theme: Research by Dr. Jonathan Klassen
Research in the Klassen lab tries to understand how symbioses (“organisms living together”) function as a unit, despite being made up of different individuals that have different ecologies and evolutionary interests. This research is important because of how widespread such symbioses are in nature, e.g., between humans and their gut microbes, or plants and microbes surrounding their roots in the rhizosphere. However, the complexity of such systems makes them difficult to study. Instead, we study a fungus-growing ant, Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, as a model system where we can understand the precise function of each symbiont and how it interacts with the others. T. septentrionalis is the northernmost fungus growing ant, and is abundant in pine flat forests throughout the Eastern USA, ranging as far north as Long Island, New York. In this symbiosis, T. septentrionalis ants collect plant material and insect feces, which they feed to a specific “cultivar” fungus that they farm in underground gardens. Once the fungus has digested this food, it forms nutrient-rich swellings that the ants feed upon. The ants also protect their cultivar fungus from disease using antibiotic-producing Pseudonocardia bacteria that reside on the ants’ proplueral plates (i.e., “chest”). The ants therefore both farm the cultivar fungus as their food source and protect it by “crop spraying” antibiotics produced by their symbiotic Pseudonocardia bacteria.
In this collaboration, we used macrophotography to visualize the various members of our symbiosis and the interactions between them. We took images of each life cycle stage of the ant, and observed how their bodies developed as they moved first from larvae, to pupae, and finally to fully developed adult workers and the male reproductive caste. We also imaged the underside of a worker adult, which showed how the Pseudonocardia bacteria form an ordered array of white microcolonies covering the ant’s propleural plate. These colonies likely relate to an array of glands on the ant’s body that as thought to feed each colony of bacteria. Finally we also imaged the cultivar fungus to investigate how its structure related to its relationship with the ants. Interestingly, our images revealed patches of necrotic cultivar tissue, perhaps indicating the presence of a melanin-based immune system in this fungus. This has never been observed before, and whether it is caused by the ant or some other factor remains unknown. Together, these macrophotographic images allowed us to view our ants and their symbionts in unprecedented detail, and demonstrates the intimacy of the interactions that occur between them.
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Went to celebrate my friend Melissa's birthday today at Betsy's house. We have breakfasts together to celebrate. This is Betsy's dog Andrew. He was found in the middle of the highway one night. Apparently he had broken the rope that had tied him. it was discovered that No one had thought to give Andrew a larger collar as he grew and the collar he was wearing was imbedded in his neck!!!! Surgery and stitches were needed to remove the collar and clean up the necrotic tissue. Needless to say no one went looking to return Andrew to his owner.
Chondrichthyes racing team
Racer Z021 is the first entry from our galactic neighbors, the Chondries from the Stingray Nebula! Using their amazing necroscience they've brought us their premier Baleform team, the sentient unliving Racer Z021 and her navigator Sunshine. Before her untimely demise and subsequent reanimation, Z021 was a living ship and a fast courier at that, flying the diplomatic routes with her asteroidae symbiote Sunshine for multicycle journeys. With the clock ticking on her necrotic tissue, Racer Z021 and Sunshine have high hopes to qualify and win this season's GARC races or die trying!
yes lego purists, there is MB here.. quick look away! oh and the wing is actually from a Speed Racer set.
Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) With a latin name that translates as shameless erect penis, the Stinkhorn is saprobic, feeding on dead tree stumps, and its stink, which contains dimethyl trisulfide – the chemical that is given off by necrotic lesions – makes the smell of carrion irresistible to blowflies. Shiny, metallic blue, green or black, the flies cluster on the gooey green gleba – the spore-bearing gel that covers the cap of the fungus and is liquefied by the vibrations of the fly’s proboscis. The fly is attracted to the stinkhorn by the smell but, instead of rotting flesh to lay its eggs in, finds a sugary liquid and gorges on that instead, ingesting the fungal spores suspended in it. The fly benefits from proteins in the gleba that help develop its eggs. The fungus benefits from the fly carrying its spores away and depositing them in faeces. The spores are unaffected by passing through the fly. Photo by Nick Dobbs, Bournemouth, Dorset 06-11-2018
Pictures of the Brown Recluse Spider. This one was found in my kitchen sink. This is Pict 2 of 3.
This picture is to show the violin shape located on it's back. The handle of the violin points toward its "butt".
For additional information please see my picture titled "Six Eyed Danger" and the links below.
Link to the Tennessee Poison Center:
ww2.mc.vanderbilt.edu/poisoncenter/13220
Link to the University of Kentucky (U.S.A) Entomology Dept.:
I learned two things from Steve. He had been a plumber for 25 years. He had also been bit on the arm a couple days ago by an insect of some type. His whole arm had swollen up and the flesh around the bite became necrotic. He had finally gone to the emergency room the same morning he came in for photos. The doctor told him he had also developed a staph infection. The arm was wrapped and still pretty uncomfortable for him, but he wanted a portrait made regardless.