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The Olifants river is fishless, and although it's one of the biggest (and most consistently watery) rivers in the Kruger, not many species come here to drink. What's caused the damage? Hippos. Specifically, hippo poop, which creates algae, which kills fish.
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Algae is harvested from stones in the river, then beaten, dried and eaten. It's said to be very high in protein.
I am mesmorized by the textures.
Mori Junuchi's madonna/virgin sculpture at the armory was constructed of a type of sea algae.
as you can imagine- I want it.:)
Just what it says on the tin...couldn't resist this. The running water was making the alge look waxy and fluid - fabulous!
What type of filamentous algae would self-organize into a pattern like this inside one of the jars in my biology classroom? So bizarre and yet so beautiful.
Another view of the calm lagoon separated from the rough surf by a wall of algae. Note the ducks taking it easy, not having to deal with the waves.
Terrestrial algae. Nostoc is a genus of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that swells up when wet, but is much less visible when dry. Various colloquial names e.g. star jelly, witch butter.
Former U-M undergraduate research assistants Jessica Perry, left, and Brenna Boehman filter algae collected from large tanks at the university's E.S. George Reserve near Pinckney, Mich. Various combinations of algal species were grown in 80 cattle tanks for a biofuels experiment. Photo by Daryl Marshke/Michigan Photography.