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Not liked by the average person but some species of blow fly can help forensic scientise pin down the time of death of a body by looking at the size of the maggots. Some species can live for several months or even a year if overwintering. Here you can see the extended mouth part called the pseudo trachea and at the end what looks a bit like a mop is a device that consist of many tubes. Through these tubes the fly will gulp its stomach contents over the food to help digest and turn the food into a liquid to be swallowed up. Which reminds me where did I put my last large slice of Victoria Sponge as I'm very hungry now !
Caught this Clown on his approach to a local Pier. Best get out of the way... he's coming in Hot : )
The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves.
They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.
While the Brown Pelican is draining the water from its bill after a dive, gulls often try to steal the fish right out of its pouch—sometimes while perching on the pelican's head. Pelicans themselves are not above stealing fish, as they follow fishing boats and hang around piers for handouts.
Pelicans incubate their eggs with the skin of their feet, essentially standing on the eggs to keep them warm. In the mid-twentieth century the pesticide DDT caused pelicans to lay thinner eggs that cracked under the weight of incubating parents. After nearly disappearing from North America in the 1960s and 1970s, Brown Pelicans made a full comeback thanks to pesticide regulations.
During a dive, the Brown Pelican tucks its head and rotates its body to the left. This maneuver is probably to cushion the trachea and esophagus—which are found on the right side of the neck—from the impact.
The oldest Brown Pelican on record was 43 years of age.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
(Nikon, 300/2.8, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO 1000)
First of all, my sincere apologies for the lack of activity. And I'm afraid, this will probably be how it will be for now, given how busy things have turned! Never mind, I'm sure there's light at the end of this proverbial tunnel!
So, here's hoping everyone has had a lovely Christmas break. And I hope you all have a peaceful year ahead...
Finally getting back to the Gym after a lengthy absence.
Fortunately, I still have my “work-out” soundtrack on my phone, and Donovan sang “Catch the Wind” while I was working the machines... and thinking about a title for this Pic.
"Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. "Catch the Wind" was released in 1965. The single reached No. 4 in the United Kingdom singles chart.
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(Photographed at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Preserve)
The Sandhill Crane:
These tall, gray-bodied, crimson-capped birds breed in open wetlands, fields, and prairies across North America. They group together in great numbers, filling the air with distinctive rolling cries. Mates display to each other with exuberant dances that retain a gangly grace.
The Sandhill Crane’s call is a loud, rolling, trumpeting sound whose unique tone is a product of anatomy: Sandhill Cranes have long tracheas (windpipes) that coil into the sternum and help the sound develop a lower pitch and harmonics that add richness.
Sandhill Cranes are known for their dancing skills. Courting cranes stretch their wings, pump their heads, bow, and leap into the air in a graceful and energetic dance.
Although some start breeding at two years of age, Sandhill Cranes may reach the age of seven before breeding. They mate for life—which can mean two decades or more—and stay with their mates year-round. Juveniles stick close by their parents for 9 or 10 months after hatching.
The earliest Sandhill Crane fossil, estimated to be 2.5 million years old, was unearthed in Florida.
Sandhill Crane chicks can leave the nest within 8 hours of hatching, and are even capable of swimming.
The oldest Sandhill Crane on record was at least 37 years, 3 months old. Originally banded in Florida in 1982, it was found in Wisconsin in 2019.
Nikon Z8, 600/6.3, 1/1000 @ f/8.0, ISO 2800, edited to taste)
"The organ that birds use to produce vocalizations (songs and calls) is very different in location and structure from our own. The mammalian larynx is located at the top of the "windpipe" (trachea), and contains hard membranes (vocal cords) whose vibration as air passes is controlled by a complex of muscles and cartilage. The vocal organ of birds, in contrast, is a unique bony structure called a syrinx, which lies at the lower end of the trachea, is surrounded by an air sac, and may be deep in the breast cavity. Thus situated, the syrinx becomes a resonating chamber (the air sac may resonate also) in conjunction with highly elastic vibrating membranes. Specialized sets of syringeal muscles control the movement of the syrinx, including the tension on the membranes (which can be adjusted like the skin of a drum). Birds can vary both the intensity (loudness) and frequency (pitch) of sounds by altering the air pressure passing from the lungs to the syrinx and by varying the tension exerted by the syringeal muscles on the membranes. The attributes of song that characterize individual species appear to result mostly from differences in the learning process rather than from differences in the structure of the vocal apparatus.“ web.stanford.edu
The Sandhill Crane’s call is a loud, rolling, trumpeting sound whose unique tone is a product of anatomy: Sandhill Cranes have long tracheas (windpipes) that coil into the sternum and help the sound develop a lower pitch and harmonics that add richness.
Trachea peninsula on Halki ( Chalki ) from the medieval Castle of the Knights , island in the Dodecanese archipelago, Greece
It never seems you can reach exactly the spot that itches. The foreground Whooping crane (Grus americana) is getting its head scratched along the Intracoastal Waterway adjacent to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Our tour boat stopped and drifted by these two for ~15 minutes at a distance of about 20-30 yards/meters.
The Cornell Labs says this about their size: "The Whooping Crane has a wingspan of more than 7 feet and is as tall as many humans, reaching a height of around 5 feet. Also measuring 5 feet in length is its trachea, which coils into its sternum and allows the bird to give a loud call that carries long distances over the marsh."
This image is an addition of three shots. Each one was made high contrast and threshold in PS to extract just birds against white. While heavily processed, it is not un-representative of being there in person considering it is before sunrise, a few days past the full moon, and quite cloudy.
As the groups of Sandhill cranes become aloft, the sky is filled with ribbon after ribbon of cranes going different directions at different altitudes. The vocalizations are quite distinctive, carry a long distance, and very memorable. Cornell Labs says this about their calls: "The Sandhill Crane’s call is a loud, rolling, trumpeting sound whose unique tone is a product of anatomy: Sandhill Cranes have long tracheas (windpipes) that coil into the sternum and help the sound develop a lower pitch and harmonics that add richness."
Die leere Hülle einer Libellenlarve entdeckte ich am Stengel einer Wasseriris in meinem Teich.
I discovered the empty shell of a dragonfly larva on the stalk of a water iris in my pond
Die weißen Bänder am Rücken - Tracheenfäden - sind die von der Häutung der Hauptäste des kanalartig verzweigten Luftröhren-Systems im Körper
The white bands on the back - tracheal threads - are from the skin of the main branches of the channel-like branched trachea system in the body
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A gorse shieldbug trying its best to hide ... and giving me an unusual view that piqued my interest. Are those black dots spiracles? Yes, said Google!
Being the open end of tubes (trachea) within the insect's body, the spiracles allow air to enter the tubes, from where it diffuses into the body---the insect respiratory system!
of the Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis....
My entry into Macro Mondays - Shell theme...
The cuticle is the waterproof exterior of the chrysalis. There are holes through the cuticle called spiracles). The spiracles connect to fine tubes (trachea) within the developing butterfly. The trachea enable gas exchange.
Brown Pelicans mostly eat small fish that form schools near the surface of the water—including menhaden, mullet, anchovies, herring, and sailfin mollies. A foraging pelican spots a fish from the air and dives head-first from as high as 65 feet over the ocean, tucking and twisting to the left to protect its trachea and esophagus from the impact. As it plunges into the water, its throat pouch expands to trap the fish, filling with up to 2.6 gallons of water. Pelicans usually feed above estuaries and shallow ocean waters within 12 miles of shore, but sometimes venture over the deeper waters past the narrow continental shelf of the Pacific coast. They occasionally feed by sitting on the surface and seizing prey with their bills, like other pelican species, usually when a dense school of fish is close to the surface and the water is too shallow and muddy to plunge. They also steal food from other seabirds, scavenge dead animals, and eat invertebrates such as prawns.
Artist: Marc de Roover (BE, 1967). You look into what seems to be a hollow wooden trunk, probably a tree. It reminds a little bit to the trachea, connection with the lungs that should always be an open tube-like structure.
Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke (BE).
I never get tired of watching the pelicans dive head first into the water! The white part is actually the top of the head turned towards the camera. Pelicans always twist slightly to the left when they dive to protect their trachea and esophagus which are located on the right side of the neck (per Audubon)!
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
It turned out to be a warm sunny afternoon yesterday! I was so happy to have seen Monarchs a plenty on my walk.
“• The monarch butterfly does not have lungs; breathing takes place through tiny vents in the thorax or abdomen called spiracles, and an organized arrangement of tubes called trachea, distribute the oxygen through the Monarch’s body system
• They have a 10 cm wingspan and weigh between 0.25 to 0.75 grams
• The wings flap slower than other butterflies at about 300 to 720 times a minute
• Senses of smell and vision help the Monarch butterflies to assess its environment”
The wonders of nature...
Just, I ask you! just look carefully at that tongue, or better said: that proboscis of our Small White, Pieris rapae. You'll see a kind of seam running down the middle. That seam is in fact a tube through which nectar is sucked up. When a Butterfly comes into the world, its 'later' proboscis has two independent parts called 'galeae'; each is grooved on one side, and fitted together to make up the proboscis - presto! - there's that nectar tube. The proboscis has other organs running its length as well: trachea for oxygen, nerves, and muscles and blood vessels. But its most important function of course is for nourishment usually of liquid nectars. Our Wonderful Insect has saliva, too. If a food stuff is too solid for sucking Butterfly can occasionally emit saliva to dissolve it enough for imbibing...
Here Small White is foraging on New York Aster, Aster novi-belgii. The Latin name sounds like it might be referring to Belgium; that's not the case. In the seventeenth century, the word was the Latin for designating the Low Countries: New York was once famously New Amsterdam.
My 2016 was dominated by a rare form of cancer. Treatment in May consisted of a major operation to remove the tumor before reconstruction of my trachea could be carried out. I've been in some very dark places over the year but in October of this year light finally shone brightly at the end of tunnel - confirmation that the procedure had been successful.
Although I'm not totally in the clear, I'm leaving 2016 with; drastically improved health prospects, reunion with estranged family, a strengthened relationship with my partner and the love and support of very dear friends.
Happy New Year, live each day to the full and don't leave important things undone or unspoken. You never know what's around the corner !
With sad news, this sweet beautiful soul passed away on Tuesday. He had been battling heart disease for a while now. He also had a semi collapsed trachea. On this day he was breathing a bit hard, he had some of those kinds of days. He followed me around and seemed to be normal for him but still breathing hard. I had plans for the afternoon to meet a friend so when I left I took him downstairs to hang out with my husband. I was gone for 2 hours. When I got home he was a bit panicked and I could see on his face he was relieved I was home. I called the vet right away and they sent me to the emergency vet. On the way there he was breathing harder with more difficulty. By the time we arrived, he had gotten worse. He was looking into my eyes like he was saying goodbye. I saw the light leave him as he took his last breath. He was gone when I took him into the building. My sweet boy had passed. He has given me so many years of love, laughter and joy. He greeted me with his sweet smile everyday. My heart hurts for him I will always love him and miss him. I hope you have all enjoyed his smiling face as much as I have 💔🌈🐾
I thought this was sufficiently different from yesterday's group shot so decided to post another. It shows off the magnificent 230cm wing span which is bigger than any other regular British bird. Mute Swans are a bit shorter in wing length (223cm) and Golden Eagles are only 212cm and weigh about half that of Whoopers. The oldest known ringed individual was 28 years though typically it would be under ten. They start breeding at four years old and stay with their families on migration and on their wintering grounds too. Most of the birds we get in winter are from Iceland though a small proportion are from Scandinavia. The Whooping calls are produced by convolutions or loops in the trachea, which modify the sound rather like the tubes in a brass instrument. Back in the early nineteenth century one of the key pieces of evidence that Whooper Swans and Bewick's Swans were different species was that on dissection the structure of the trachea was consistently different. And incidentally Mute Swan was so named because it does not make the trumpeting sound that both Whooper and Bewick's Swans make.
A sandhill crane sliding on the ice at Long Point, Ont, March 19, 2023.
It threw its wings out just like a person throwing their arms out to catch their balance.
Antigone canadensis
The Sandhill Crane’s call is a loud, rolling, trumpeting sound whose unique tone is a product of anatomy: Sandhill Cranes have long tracheas (windpipes) that coil into the sternum and help the sound develop a lower pitch and harmonics that add richness.
source - allaboutbirds-org
【PM2.5】2.5微米的懸浮粒子稱為細懸浮粒子, 懸浮粒子能夠在大氣中停留很長時間，並可隨呼吸進入體內，積聚在氣管或肺中，影響身體健康【PM2.5】 Called fine particulates 2.5 microns suspended particulates, suspended particulates can remain in the atmosphere for a long time, and with the breath into the body, accumulate in the trachea or lungs, affecting their health ( 2015 1102 2100 )
Tree branches were rocking and snapping, twigs were flying like leaves; the howling of the wind drowned all other sounds, its sheer force eliciting perspiration, relentlessly—and indiscriminately—pushing gallons of air down the trachea and esophagus alike while laughing at your attempts at breathing out; numbing the body with an everlasting, chilling onslaught. What a day. Especially for skirting muddy fields or meadows overgrown with shoulder-high, rotting vegetation, and taking photos while being shoved to and fro like a doll by the frolicking hurricane.
I received a flurry of emails asking questions about SWFEC late last night, February 8, 2023. In an effect to address most of them I have put together a question and answer Flickr page. Please be sure to read the description below the photo find the information. I hope the information will answer most of the questions. Thank you.
Will the eaglets be banded?
There was a question concerning banding the eaglets at SWFEC. Unless the eaglets have to be removed from the nest for some reason, we don’t believe there is any plan to band them in the nest. Banding requires a permitted licensed bander to place the bands and at this time there are no research projects that we know of that are banding.
Even wildlife facilities have to have someone in their organization certified to band birds - or have to know someone who is certified out of their organization who can band the bird for them.
Eaglets have to be a certain age in order to be banded. Too young, the band will slip off. The eaglets at SWFEC are of an age where they could be banded if they are removed from the nest.
Do eagles get hoarse?
There was an interesting question asked that related to M15’s voice. People have thought that M15’s voice might be hoarse. from all of the vocalizing to warn intruders away and calling for his mate.
Eagles don’t have vocal cords and the sound is produced in the syrinx, which is a bony chamber located in the trachea which divides to go to the lungs. The bird’s syrinx has membranes in its outer walls that vibrate when the bird vocalizes. Birds can vibrate those syringeal membranes both when they breathe in and when they breathe out.
The syrinx in birds is similar in function to our larynx, or voice box, but very different in structure. Our larynx is located just downstream from our throat at the top of our trachea (wind pipe), whereas the bird’s syrinx is located at the bottom of the trachea, where it splits into two branches, the bronchi, each branch going to one of the bird’s two lungs.
While it might be possible for a bird’s sound to alter with overuse, it is usually caused by inflammation or infection (bacterial or fungal). Please note that we don’t think either are a concern. M15 has always had a different vocal than Harriet - much more raspy in my opinion. Maybe he has been louder so we are able to hear it better?
What is Harriet’s Age?
One of the questions we are asked frequently is how old the adult eagles are. We can only go by what we know as confirmed when making an estimate of Harriet’s age. None of the adults have been banded, so there is no way of knowing when the eagles hatched - including Harriet’s first mate, Ozzie. We have a better idea of the age of M15 since his plumage and eye color were that of a newly mature eagle (5 years of age).
Based on local viewers and the property owners, the Pritchetts, who have watched the pair nesting on the Pritchetts’ property over the years, Harriet is at least 22 years of age. She has been seen nesting at this nest since 2006. We take the number of years she has been nesting at this nest and add five years since it takes approximately five years before an eagle is mature and ready to raise a family. (17 years at SWFEC nest + 5 years = 22 years)
However, there was a nest across the street that locals said she and her previous mate, Ozzie, nested and raised young. If she is the same female that nested across the street she could be in her late 20s or even 30s. But we have no hard evidence to make that determination.
The information on the nest across the street (and Bald Eagle nests across Florida) was documented by Audubon Florida’s EagleWatch program. There are no records that we know of with FWC stating it was Harriet in the other nest. None of the eagles that nested in this particular nest across the street from the Pritchetts’ property have been banded.
With as many eagles in Florida there were most likely locals observing that nest long before it failed. IF photographers had good equipment there may be photos of the eagles nesting in that location that may have IDing marks, but we are not aware of them, nor have we seen them. Without definitive proof there is no way of knowing if the same eagles nested in that location for a period of years.
We don’t want to post any information that we can’t substantiate - which is why her age is stated the way it is. We know Harriet has to be at least 22 years old, but she is most likely older - we just don’t know how old. Eagles have been known to raise young in the late 30s, so it is possible she is that old. The oldest known wild eagle died at the age of 38. However, the only reason this is known is because that eagle had been banded - most are not banded.
Regarding the nest near Donald Street - interestingly enough the present nest (SWFEC) is now listed as LE026 (it used to be LE-26B). The nest that was located near Donald Street had been listed as LE-26A and the present nest was LE-26B. Now the nest in west pasture is listed as LE026a and the present nest is listed as LEO26.
Since the nest tree that did house LE-26A is no longer standing, there is no reference to it on the Bald Eagle nest Locator map (the Audubon recently changed/updated their nest locator site).
This is the information that had been listed about the previous nest before the site was updated. Previous Nest History by Year (LE-26A Strap Number: 30-43-25-04-00005.0000 - was located across the street):
90-91 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
91-92 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
92-93 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
93-94 Active, 3 Fledglings confirmed
94-95 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
95-96 Active, 3 Fledglings confirmed
96-97 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
97-98 Inactive
98-99 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
99-00 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
00-01 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
01-02 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
02-03 Active, two adults observed at nest tree 4/21/03
03-04 Tree observed dead 9/29/03. ES Staff inspected the tree on 9/29/03 and found the tree had been girdled by machete or hatchet. Birds had been observed in the territory but did not nest this nesting season.
04-05 Active, Two adults observed incubating posture in Dec '04. 1 chick fledged about April 6, 2005
05-06 Active, 1 fledgling confirmed
06-07 Inactive *Built a new nest north of Bayshore Rd (LEO26B). 2 chicks fledged at LEO26B
07-08 through 11-12 Inactive
Please remember that the observations before 2012 are from ground observations only. Members of Audubon Florida’s EagleWatch usually check nests periodically and try to maintain proper distances and make available blinds to prevent disturbance of an active Bald Eagle nest.
I would also like to post the exact quote from Dr. Heather Barron concerning Ozzie’s possible age: Quote from Dr. Heather Barron: “For age, I said 20s to 30s to them because eagles get their adult plumage and usually start mating around 5-7 years of age. So, if people have reported him in the area for 20 years, then he was at least 5, possibly older when he showed up, which could mean he is closer to 30. Either way, the average lifespan is 15-20 years, so he certainly was better than average.
Searching for Harriet.
There is concern as to what search parties have been organized to locate Harriet. We can only share what we know. The Pritchetts searched their own extended property the first weekend after Harriet flew off. We also know a few locals who have checked certain areas where Harriet has been known to frequent - with permission from any property owner. Always get permission from the property owner when undertaking any search.
There were reports of downed eagles; those areas were checked with no findings. We understand a number of local people have also conducted searches, but we have no information on where they searched.
Please remember - this is Florida. There are many areas of Florida with thick, rough vegetation which is hard to maneuver through. There are also wildlife that live in these areas; including snakes, rats, alligators, bobcats and coyote. Extreme caution should be used when undertaking any search in these areas.
Who named Ozzie and Harriet?
Another question that is asked frequently is how did “Harriet” and her first mate, “Ozzie” get their names. We asked the Pritchetts this question when the camera first came online. Their answer was the eagles were named by some local bird enthusiasts who followed the pair from the beginning. Since they were already known by the locals as “Ozzie” and “Harriet” the Pritchetts continued use those names when the cameras began streaming online.
Apparently there is still some confusion over who “named” the eagles. We asked the Pritchetts again to make sure we were sharing the correct information. From the Pritchetts: “We did not coin their names. The initial group of watchers did; way before we started even thinking about the cameras. They told us the names whenever we stopped by to talk to them and it stuck.”
Would another female raise the young at this time?
There was a question as to whether another female might be accepted by M15 at this time and help raise the eaglets. This is a question that we really can’t answer. It is totally up to M15 as to whether he might be willing to allow another eagle in the nest. And it is also totally up to a female Bald Eagle as to whether they would be interested in helping to raise young that were not hers.
There are many rogue eagles in Florida right now - especially in the areas where Hurricane Ian caused loss of habitat and nests. Each year we have observed a number of visitors/intruders in the territory, but this year there have been a greater number. Both Harriet and M15 have spent quite a bit of time warning intruders away - even giving chase.
Someone wanted to know why Harriet left. The day Harriet left the nest tree she had been vocalizing quite a bit and checking the skies. It was thought she may have left to give chase, but this is speculation on my part as to her actions. We have no idea what happened once she was out of view of the cameras. But it did appear she took flight away from the nest tree due to a perceived threat.
In nature, we can never say never. While cameras on a number of nests have given biologists more insight on what happens during breeding times, it doesn’t mean what was seen at one nest could happen at another nest. It is highly unlikely that M15 and another female would bond enough to raise E21 and E22 together at this time. Bonding is an important part of choosing a mate. Harriet didn’t accept M15 until closer to breeding season. However, that doesn’t mean it might not happen. We all wait to see how this season plays out and wish M15 continued success as he cares for his two young eaglets.
Stacked photo. Silver spotted skipper caterpillar that I found at night using a UV light. It was on a Black Locust tree. If you zoom in on the middle you can see that it is clear and see the trachea inside that provides oxygen to the caterpillar through the holes in the side.
While ants are pretty difficult to photograph because of their restless nature they sometimes provide you with other potential photo models.
I found an ant carrying this perfectly intact weevil. Ants usually kill their prey by using their acid which attacks the respiratory system (trachea). This way prey items often are in very good shape.
I stole the beetle, arranged it a little bit and got a few stacks. Afterwards I placed it nearby a few ants. I'm pretty sure they quickly picked it up again.
stack of 15 images
The sound and light sculpture The Wave returns to Ofelia Plads by the Royal Playhouse, to illuminate the darkness of winter with its distinctive gates of light.
This time the 80 meter long sculpture invites audience to a travel through the human trachea.
Built for Bio-Cup 2022 Round 1: Kaiju
Subtheme: Cosmic Horror
More pictures in the photostream.
Excerpt from the classified report to the UN security council regarding the I.I. incident, day 51.
"Little is known of the previous vessel(s) of the Interdimensional Innards (I.I.), or if said Innards indeed required a vessel previous to its apparent encounter with an individual of the Blue Poison Arrow Frog or Dendrobates Tinctorius "Azureus", nicknamed FrogA. Be it as it may, this encounter is noted to be the initiating incident leading to the collapse of the entire biome of the northern Brazil region.
The pinpointing of the gravitational anomaly detected by LIGO having lead to its discovery, initial reports suggest the threat could have been contained in the early stages of the parasitification of FrogA, when all that could be noted was a special smell (noted as indescribable by Mokatu et al.) coming off the content of its abdomen observed through full gastric eversion. It appears however that repeated full gastric eversions were a specific trait sought by the I.I. to quickly develop and fully take over its host. In the span of 37 hours following its discovery, phenomena described as 'downright bizarre' by Mokatu and his team, led to the destruction of the area. Those events are recounted in logs whose content goes outside the scope of this report.
The latest appearence of the I.I. on the 12/23/22 marks its 4th spotting in as many continents as of its discovery 51 days ago. This latest form confirms the infered fate of FrogA, that it is no more a living animal but a mere vessel of flesh controled by the Innards. The body has mutated thoroughly, as it grew to resemble the 50m one eyed beast of spotting 4. Furthermore, the jaw and trachea having withered away, the only way for the I.I. to manifest is done through a self-inflicted evisceration, spilling the abdomen's content on the ground where its true work can begin.
The writhing entrails seem to feed off matter itself, leaving areas desolate, giving off strong radiation and other forms of exotic emissions. Solid emissions consist of metric tons of xeno-organic matter, described by Mokatu before their unfortunate demise on spotting 3, as 'the stuff of nightmares'. Reports of strange portals and pathways from the probes sent inside suggest an inside way vaster than seen from the outside. These findings match with the gravitational waves observed which suggest the presence of a decaying black hole of 150 to 200 solar masses. A number which grows exponentially between each spotting.
Attempts to commnicate have proved fruitless.
In 51 days, the Interdimensional Innards have grown to be able to absorb 3-storey buildings.
Current estimations suggest that they will be able to absorb the entirety of planet Earth by day 64."
Nockamixon State Park, Quakertown, PA
As this Bluebird sings, it's song emanates from its syrinx, which is the vocal organ of passerine birds. The syrinx is composed of bilaterally symmetric halves located where the trachea separates into the two bronchi. Thus the sound comes from the upper chest, not the throat like our vocal cords. The bilateral nature of the syrinx allows birds to produce two notes at the same time.
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My hobby is photography but it is also cooking. My friend Darija asked me to make a photo of my soup so here it is a lentil soup with carrots, celery root, parsley root, onion, garlic, parsley leaves, potato, little salt, pepper, sugar, origano and in the and you can add olive oil and love <3.
In my photo you can see Pinocchio toy from my childhood. I used my Russian army watch Vostok and candle and plastic envelope with a message. I used light from my flashlight to create better photo. I hope that people will noticed my creativity and funny photo title :D.
I wish that I had assistent for this photo, it was difficult to hold flashlight in one hand and do photo with other hand, even I had tripod it wasn't easy task in bad light condition. Masterchef Pinocchio wish you bon appétit.
P.s. Croup = inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children, associated with infection and causing breathing difficulties.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5I8Slzafto
I couldn't decide which song to use in this photo so I choose one calm rare song with singer Steve Walsh (as guest singer).
I hope you all had a safe and lovely 4th of July..for my Canadian friends, I also hope you had a wonderful Canada Day.
I want to thank everyone for their IM's, emails and well wishes.
Sundance's cancer was far too advanced and nothing could be done, sadly I didn't catch it until a week ago or he would have been to the vet sooner, but there was no indication until I felt the lump and within 1 week exactly he was gone. Apparently it was a very large black mass that had wrapped around his trachea and the vet just said that even if it was removed, he would not survive. So I let him go in his sleep so he could have his dignity and not be cut up. My heart truly is breaking yet again. The 5 remaining kitties are very affected as well. They meow constantly and have been searching for their lost brother. It's gut wrenching to watch. Keep us in your prayers. ♥
Male Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, 5 in / 12.7 cm. COMMON in a wide variety of weedy, brushy and marshy habitats, nearly always in low, wet areas.
Common Cattail, Typha latifolia. Aquatic, or semi-aquatic, rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. Parts are eaten by wetland mammals, such as muskrats and stems and fibers are utilized by birds and animals as roosting and nesting material,
Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA.
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More often heard than seen in our area. It seems the more difficult the bird is to photograph the more likely there will a branch, leaves, cattail fronds etc. to be in the way somwhere in the photo. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, June 19, 2024
Antigone canadensis
The Sandhill Crane’s call is a loud, rolling, trumpeting sound whose unique tone is a product of anatomy: Sandhill Cranes have long tracheas (windpipes) that coil into the sternum and help the sound develop a lower pitch and harmonics that add richness.
When insects moult they not only shed their "exoskeleton" they also shed systems attached to the exoskeleton. This photo of a buffalo treehopper nymph cast skin shows the trachea still attached on the interior.
He's quite Friendly, especially with children.
This is our Dog REX, a Pug, Pekingese mix, that we inherited from our neighbors approx 5 years ago. REX is a good dog, but he has a few problems. He has a collapsing trachea.
According to Google :
Another breathing issue that is common among Pugs is a collapsed trachea. A collapsed trachea is a genetic defect that causes the cartilage rings in the windpipe to collapse.
Also, he Barks whenever he sees a Postal Truck and he doesn't tolerate Big Black Dogs.
Also according to Google:
The Pekingese Pug mix is also referred to as the Puginese and Peke-a-pug. These small dogs are commonly described as social, playful, and friendly.
Aurelia aurita (also called moon jellyfish)
washed up on Porthmeor beach, St Ives - Cornwall.
The jellyfish is translucent, usually about 25–40 cm (10–16 in) in diameter, and can be recognized by its four horseshoe-shaped gonads, easily seen through the top of the bell. It feeds by collecting plankton, and molluscs with its tentacles, and bringing them into its body for digestion. It is capable of only limited motion, and drifts with the current, even when swimming.
Aurelia does not have respiratory parts such as gills, lungs, or trachea. it respires by diffusing oxygen from water through the thin membrane covering its body.
Food travels through the muscular manubrium while the radial canals help disperse the food. There is a nerve net that is responsible for contractions in swimming muscles and feeding responses