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purple pitcher plants pictured next to a pond pine on the blumenthal widlife reserve on campus. Nutrient poor soil has forced these carnivorous plants to evolve to find another way to obtain nutrients. the sandy soil does not allow good nutrient retention for smaller plants leading to the wide variety of indigenous carnivorous plants in the Wilmington area, such as pitcher plants and Venus fly traps. evolution is one of the main driving ecological processes and the nutrient poor soil is one limiting factor to force evolution.

Sue Spas Metz '68 and her Husband, Dale Metz '68 celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and 50 years of being genes alums at summer reunion 2018

Close up of the Iris my grandmother bred. I love the details on these.

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Great Horned Owls are covered in extremely soft feathers that insulate them against the cold winter weather and help them fly very quietly in pursuit of prey. Their short, wide wings allow them to maneuver among the trees of the forest.

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