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This group of butterflies was avidly seeking nutrients from bird droppings at Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC (USA) on 14 August 2005. I recently reprocessed the images.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus (males)
Leaves. The magnificent factories of light. That they are able to photosynthesize necessary nutrients using the energy of the sun in a fantastic, transformative alchemy boggles the mind. We take them for granted because they're everywhere. Without them we would cease to be. This giant, august banana leaf in a local, hothouse garden shows me the great power and magic of these wonderful creatures of light.
A question that often crosses my mind - " are they single entities, or are they communities "?
Created for The Hypothetical Awards Challenge - " In the Garden Wizardry".
April 24, 2013
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El lago Myvatn es el sexto más grande en Islandia, 37 kilómetros cuadrados. El lago se encuentra a 277 metros sobre el nivel del mar y cuenta con numerosas islas e islotes. El lago se alimenta por un manantial de agua rica en nutrientes y tiene una gran abundancia de insectos acuáticos que forman una atractiva oferta de alimentos para patos.
Desde cráteres desolados, burbujeantes piscinas de barro y el área geotérmica alrededor del lago Myvatn es un microcosmos de maravillas naturales que Islandia tiene para ofrecer.
__________________________________________________The lake Myvatn is the sixth largest in Iceland, 37 square kilometers. The lake is 277 meters over sea level and it has many islands and islets in it. The lake is fed by nutrient-rich spring water and has a high abundance of aquatic insects that form an attractive food supply for ducks.
From desolate craters to bubbling mud pools and geothermal caves, the area around Lake Mývatn is a microcosm of all the natural wonders that Iceland has to offer.
This stem decay creates canopy gaps, influence stand structure and succession, increase biodiversity, and enhance wildlife habitat. The fungus also performs essential nutrient cycling functions in these forests by decomposing stems, branches, roots, and boles of dead trees. Cavities created by the fungus in standing trees provide crucial habitat for many wildlife species including bears, voles, squirrels, and a number of bird species. The lack of disturbance in these areas and longevity of individual trees allows ample time for this slow-growing decay fungus to cause significant decay. There is a growing interest in acquiring methods to promote earlier development of stem decays in second-growth stands to achieve wildlife and other non-timber objectives.
Гриб встретился на спуске к плато, в пихтовом бору. Трутовик окаймлённый вызывает очень активную бурую гниль, может поражать деревянные строения. В Сибири этот гриб наносит ущерб, вызывая гниение лесоматериалов на складах и лесозаготовительных участках. Трутовик окаймлённый используется в качестве сырья для медицинских препаратов в гомеопатии и в китайской народной медицине.
Whilst visiting Sheffield Park, I was delighted to find these beauties not far from the pathway.
Fly agaric is probably our most recognisable species of fungus, with the mushroom's distinctive red cap and white stalk. The distinctive mushrooms have a red cap, either flat or rounded, often with a scattering of white spots or warts, and a white stem. The gills, beneath the cap, are free of the stem.
Fly agaric is found in woodlands, parks and heaths with scattered trees, typically growing beneath birch trees or pines and spruces. The colourful fruiting bodies can usually be seen between late summer and early winter.
Like most fungi, the parts we see are just the fruiting bodies, or mushrooms. These grow up from an unseen network of tiny filaments called hyphae, which together form a structure known as the mycelium. The fruiting bodies produce spores for reproduction, although fungi can also reproduce asexually by fragmentation. The mycelium of fly agaric often forms a symbiotic relationship with the trees around it, wrapping around the roots and supplying them with nutrients taken from the soil. In exchange, the fungus receives sugars produced by the trees.
Fly agarics are poisonous and should not be eaten. Reports of deaths are rare, but ingestion often causes stomach cramps and hallucinations.
The distinctive mushrooms have a red cap, either flat or rounded, often with a scattering of white spots or warts, and a white stem. The gills, beneath the cap, are free of the stem.
Source: www.greatfen.org.uk
From Wikipedia.
Cootes Paradise is a large wetland at the western end of Hamilton Harbour, bordering the cities of Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG). Originally a shallow marsh providing habitat for a wide variety of lifeforms, the marsh went into decline beginning in the late 19th century through human overuse and the introduction of carp into Hamilton Harbour. By 1985, 85% of its plant cover was lost. In an effort to reverse this ecological decline, the RBG introduced Project Paradise in 1993, part of the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan. The project focuses on removing sources of stress to the marsh by minimizing the number of spawning carp and the planting of native plants. There are five identified anthropogenic stresses: overgrazing by carp and Canada Geese, high nutrient levels, water turbidity, sediment accumulation, and the controlled water level in Lake Ontario. Project Paradise is one of the largest wetland rehabilitation projects in North America.
The rising tide rushes over the reef, replenishing the rock pool with oxygenated water and nutrients.
Leafless Wintergreen (Pyrola aphylla) - Mendocino county, California, USA
When you see a plant that is lacking any green pigment or leaves, you know something weird is going on... it must be getting its nutrients using some method besides photosynthesis. With no green pigment its likely lacking chlorophyll (what makes plants green) and is essential for photosynthesis. Kind of a weird concept considering that as early as elementary school we learn of plants as producers or autotrophs - capable of producing their own food from sunlight, but as always there are exceptions to the rule. Plants that are heterotrophs and must get their nutrition by consuming other sources are carnivorous and parasitic plants. This is an example of a plant whose roots connect to mychorrhizal fungi that are symbiotic with the roots of other plants - I don't know for sure but in this case I suspect redwoods as they were the only other plants nearby. The roots of the parasitic plant connect to the roots and symbiotic fungi of the host plant and funnel nutrients away. This allows the heterotrophic plant to grow in a spot that is unsuitable for most other plants, in this case in a shaded part of the redwood forest that doesn't get much light.
Initially I thought this was a coralroot species but as it turns out its actually a Leafless Wintergreen (Pyrola aphylla) endemic to western North America. Definitely looking forward to finding more of North America's parasitic plant species in future!
Las plantas miden el tiempo. Tienen una serie de proteínas que responden a la cantidad de luz a las que son expuestas. Cuando reciben suficiente luz en un ciclo de 24 horas, éstas proteínas emiten una señal que activa el ciclo de florecimiento.
Usan camuflaje. Y además tienen una gran capacidad de seducción, esta flor, recién abierta ya dejó caer sus gotitas de néctar para atraer a los polinizadores...su perfume intenso es irresistible, no hay forma de evitar caer en sus "redes" La luna se refleja en ella y es una luz incandescente para los insectos.
Las plantas crean redes de comunicación con insectos y otras plantas para defenderse ,propagarse y viajar .
Tienen memoria, pueden implementar ciertas medidas que las harán menos vulnerables a la sequía del año anterior o alguna peste temporaria
Reconocen a su familia. Si están creciendo con individuos de su misma especie,con los cuales comparten nutrientes, dedica menos energía a fabricar raíces, comparte con sus pares.
Distinguen arriba y abajo.Tienen habilidades telepáticas y extrasensoriales, demostrados científicamente.
Las plantas no nos necesitan para vivir pero para nosotros son indispensables.
The matriarch, leading the herd across the river, to reach the nutrient rich grasses on the island...
Australia 2011/12
WIKIPEDIA: The raw material for the limestone of the Pinnacles came from seashells in an earlier epoch rich in marine life. These shells were broken down into lime rich sands which were blown inland to form high mobile dunes.
The mechanisms through which the Pinnacles were formed from this raw material are the subject of some controversy, with three mechanisms having been proposed:
they were formed from lime leaching from the aeolian sand (wind-blown sand) and by rain cementing the lower levels of the dune into a soft limestone. Vegetation forms an acidic layer of soil and humus. A hard cap of calcrete develops above the softer limestone. Cracks in the calcrete are exploited by plant roots. The softer limestone continues to dissolve and quartz sand fills the channels that form. Vegetation dies and winds blow away the sand covering the eroded limestone, thus revealing the Pinnacles.
they were formed through the preservation of cast of trees buried in coastal aeolianites where roots became groundwater conduits, resulting in precipitation of indurated (hard) calcrete. Subsequent wind erosion of the aeolianite would then expose the calcrete pillars.
On the basis of the mechanism of formation of smaller “root casts” occurring in other parts of the world, it has been proposed that plants played an active role in the creation of the Pinnacles, rather than the rather passive role detailed above. The proposal is that as transpiration draws water through the soil to the roots, nutrients and other dissolved minerals flow toward the root. This process is termed "mass-flow" and can result in the accumulation of nutrients at the surface of the root, if the nutrients arrive in quantities greater than needed for plant growth. In coastal aeolian sands which have large amounts of calcium (derived from marine shells) the movement of water to the roots would drive the flow of calcium to the root surface. This calcium accumulates at high concentrations around the roots and over time is converted into a calcrete. When the roots die, the space occupied by the root is subsequently also filled with a carbonate material derived from the calcium in the former tissue of the roots and possibly also from water leaching through the structures. Although evidence has been provided for this mechanism in the formation of root casts in South Africa, evidence is still required for its role in the formation of the Pinnacles.
Bearcorn is a parasitic plant without chlorophyll and obtains its nutrients from roots of oak trees. Dry flower stacks with seeds are often eaten by bears.
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Date palms start producing viable yields for commercial harvest between 7 and 10 years. Mature date palms can produce 150–300 lb (70–140 kg) of dates per harvest season
Dates provide a wide range of essential nutrients, and are a very good source of dietary potassium
Dates are mentioned more than 50 times in the Bible and 20 times in the Qur'an. In Islamic culture, dates and yogurt or milk are traditionally the first foods consumed for Iftar after the sun has set during Ramadan (source from Wikipedia)
Kyoto Ninna-ji Omuro - zakura 京都仁和寺の御室桜
location : Kyoto Ninnna-ji Temple( Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.) Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
Ninna-ji Temple is home to a special variety of short, late-blooming cherry trees. In many parts of Kyoto cherry trees start blooming as soon as March, but the Omuro Cherry Trees are much slower to blossom, often coming into full bloom in early to mid-April.
The Omuro Cherry Trees have been at the temple since the Edo Period, and have been beloved by many for hundreds of years. The beauty of the trees in bloom and their special characteristics have been recorded in many poems. The practice of flower-viewing at Ninna-ji Temple is even recorded in the Keijo Shoran, a guidebook to Kyoto’s famous sites created during the mid-Edo period (18th century). This long history ultimately led to the designation of Ninna-ji Temple’s cherry tree grove as a nationally recognized Place of Scenic Beauty (“meisho” 名勝) in 1924.
Until recently it was thought that the height of the trees was due to the presence of bedrock under the grove that stunted the roots and the trees’ overall growth, but recent research has discovered that clay-like soil, not bedrock, lies beneath the cherry trees. This clay-like soil offers less oxygen and nutrients for the trees, and this appears to be one reason why the roots of the trees are shallow. Although it was not bedrock to blame, the main assumption that the roots are not able to grow deep into the ground was not mistaken. Research on the trees continues today, and we will update as more is learned about what makes the Omuro Cherry Trees so special.
Ninna-ji Temple was founded in 888 by the 59th emperor, Emperor Uda. It was designated a World Heritage Site in 1994, and is home to Japanese national treasures and several important cultural properties. The temple is now the headquarters of the Omuro School of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. The headquarters of the nationally known Omuro School of Flower Arrangement is also housed at the temple.
- Ninna-ji Official English Blog
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An Amish farmer lays down fertilizer for the winter months as a flock of Starlings hover together nearby.
nle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 m). During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet (2.1 m), with the deepest point being 12 feet (3.7 m), but during the rainy season this can increase by 5 feet (1.5 m).
The watershed area for the lake lies to a large extent to the north and west of the lake. The lake drains through the Nam Pilu or Balu Chaung on its southern end. There is a hot spring on its northwestern shore.
Although the lake is not large, it contains a number of endemic species. Over twenty species of snails and nine species of fish are found nowhere else in the world. Some of these, like the silver-blue scaleless Sawbwa barb, the crossbanded dwarf danio, and the Lake Inle danio, are of minor commercial importance for the aquarium trade. It hosts approximately 20,000 brown and black head migratory seagulls in November, December and January.
In June 2015, it becomes the Myanmar's first designated place of World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It was one of 20 places added at at the Unesco's 27th Man and the Biosphere (MAB) International Coordinating Council (ICC) meeting.
The people of Inle Lake (called Intha), some 70,000 of them, live in four cities bordering the lake, in numerous small villages along the lake's shores, and on the lake itself. The entire lake area is in Nyaung Shwe township. The population consists predominantly of Intha, with a mix of other Shan, Taungyo, Pa-O (Taungthu), Danu, Kayah, Danaw and Bamar ethnicities. Most are devout Buddhists, and live in simple houses of wood and woven bamboo on stilts; they are largely self-sufficient farmers.
Most transportation on the lake is traditionally by small boats, or by somewhat larger boats fitted with single cylinder inboard diesel engines. Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved for the reason that the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants making it difficult to see above them while sitting. Standing provides the rower with a view beyond the reeds. However, the leg rowing style is only practiced by the men. Women row in the customary style, using the oar with their hands, sitting cross legged at the stern.
In addition to fishing, locals grow vegetables and fruit in large gardens that float on the surface of the lake. The floating garden beds are formed by extensive manual labor. The farmers gather up lake-bottom weeds from the deeper parts of the lake, bring them back in boats and make them into floating beds in their garden areas, anchored by bamboo poles. These gardens rise and fall with changes in the water level, and so are resistant to flooding. The constant availability of nutrient-laden water results in these gardens being incredibly fertile. Rice cultivation is also significant.
There aren’t many places in the world where you can get up close and personal with penguins, swim near them, and sunbathe with them... but at Boulder's Beach you can!
This beach located at Simon’s Town in South Africa, with its wind sheltered bays and safe sandy shores, is home to a breeding colony of over 2000 endangered African Penguins.
The African Penguin is the only penguin species that breeds in Africa, and it is found nowhere else. Its distribution coincides roughly with the cold, nutrient rich, Benguela Current. The distribution of African Penguins is further determined by the availability of offshore islands as breeding sites.
UNA INTERESANTE INFORMACIÓN:
EL MUSGO, UN ALMACÉN DE NUTRIENTES
Al tomar muestras de musgos de más de cien sitios en ocho ecosistemas diferentes, en un estudio se estimó que las poblaciones del musgo cubren la asombrosa cantidad de 9,4 millones de kilómetros cuadrados en los tipos de entornos estudiados, es decir, un tamaño de China o Canadá.
Los científicos compararon suelos con presencia y ausencia de musgo en cada una de las zonas analizadas y observaron un mayor flujo de nutrientes en los suelos con musgo, potenciando el ciclo de elementos como el nitrógeno, el fósforo y la materia orgánica.
Además, el musgo actúa como un almacén de nutrientes, incluido el carbono, reteniendo aproximadamente 6.430 millones de toneladas métricas de este elemento esencial pero problemático, manteniéndolo fuera de nuestra atmósfera saturada.
Y YO AQUÍ INTENTANDO PILLAR OTRA VEZ EL "TERAPI-RULEO" Y DARLE MARCHA AL CUERPO, PUES NO ME VAN A GANAR LOS IMPEDIMENTOS. 💪💪💪💪
FELIZ SEMANA A TODA MI QUERIDA GENTE DE FLICKR.
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Venus flytrap at the Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco
Carnivorous plants don't actually need to eat insects to survive, but are found in areas where the soil is low in nutrients, particularly nitrogen, and live food can provide extra nutrients.
The passage way at the South Western Cairn at Balnuaran of Clava is focused on the sky. Many chambered cairns are aligned either with the position of the Sun, Moon, or the planet Venus. The Sun and Moon alignments bring about a living calendar to any aligned chambered cairn. Such alignments are more easily recorded without the cairns. The Sun and Moon alignment seems set into the stone structures for the use of the cairns beyond clocks and calendars to generate the identity of the structure in the design. These impressive monumental communal structures were open and visited by their constructors for several hundreds of years. Later they were filled in possibly when a new way of worship and reverence was found and so the old sacred sites were closed. The cairns in their large size seem set to hold great importance for many people and yet their small passages and chambers are only available for either small groups, or individuals. The light from the Solstice Sun gives a direct beam along the passage and into the chamber at the day chosen with the Summer longest day and Winter shortest day having positions on the horizon at dawn and at sunset available for the builders to set their structure around. Those that took part in interior ceremony could be experiencing a rite of passage and from their inner seclusion they could be greeted by the Sun entering in at a significant moment and then by all that were gathered around the large monuments as the adorants came back to the community after their isolation.
I remember from a few decades ago the stones at the rear of the chamber being brought to life by the Sun when it shone straight along the passage. This light dancing on a stone with either quartz, or granite in could be the first light for the adorant to see after days of fasting, maybe of eating ceremonial food and of intense meditation so that the light in the stone shone to show life in the bone of the land the stone that would be the collection place for the cleaned bones of the dead as markers of belonging and signs of knowing all returning to the glowering Sun, to the finding of the murmuring of the Moon and to the awakening to the stellar shimmering the stars.
The highlighted section of the chamber could be the projection screen of the tomb. After a period of darkness in the chamber the light returning through projection focused along the passage would dance on the projection screen stones and with a tone from the human voice the dust in the passage could be seen to move in and out of waves and lozenge shapes forming transient structures in the moving dust and light. The light held such delicate structures possible only for a short while along the alignment at either dawn, or sunset and the shapes would slow and cease as the light source moved away from the direct alignment in matter of minutes. These waves and lozenge shapes are were carved into the stones of some chambered cairns leaving a record in the stone on the bone of the land a presentation hammered into the stone that was home to the ancestors and the shaping of the returning regenerating medium that as it wore down gave vital nutrients to the next new growth that through roots and shoots, seeds and flowers would break down the stones into sparkling sands and grits echoing the steady progressions and predictable processions of the lights of the camp fires shining out with hope and potential in the sky above.
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Clava Cairns Near Inverness, IV2 5EU
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A Visitors’ Guide to Balnuaran of Clava a prehistoric cemetery
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Balnuaran Of Clava, South-west
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Highland Historic Environment Record
Clàr Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil na Gàidhealtachd
"This little guy was feasting on my fence, seems that metamorphosis requires a lot of sustenance!" -Tomitheos
Na Mata de Albergaria, no Parque Nacional da Peneda‑Gerês (PNPG), um pequeno curso de água atravessa uma mancha de folhosas caducifólias, onde a queda sazonal das folhas forma um tapete contínuo no solo e se acumula na superfície do ribeiro. Este material orgânico é um componente central do ciclo de nutrientes: ao decompor-se, alimenta fungos e invertebrados aquáticos, influenciando a qualidade da água e criando micro‑habitats para larvas e anfíbios. A galeria ripícola, com árvores cobertas de musgos e heras, contribui para a estabilidade das margens e para a regulação térmica do ecossistema. A Mata de Albergaria é uma das áreas mais emblemáticas do PNPG, criado em 1971, e integra zonas de proteção elevada; nas imediações passa também a antiga Geira Romana (Via XVIII), testemunho de ocupação e circulação histórica no maciço do Gerês.
In Mata de Albergaria, in the Peneda-Gerês National Park (PNPG), a small stream flows through a patch of deciduous trees, where the seasonal fall of leaves forms a continuous carpet on the ground and accumulates on the surface of the stream. This organic material is a central component of the nutrient cycle: as it decomposes, it feeds fungi and aquatic invertebrates, influencing water quality and creating microhabitats for larvae and amphibians. The riparian gallery, with trees covered in moss and ivy, contributes to the stability of the banks and the thermal regulation of the ecosystem. The Albergaria Forest is one of the most emblematic areas of the PNPG, created in 1971, and includes areas of high protection; the ancient Roman road (Via XVIII) also passes nearby, bearing witness to historical occupation and circulation in the Gerês massif.
As far as songbird migrations go, the Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) takes the cake. I hope it's a good cake, full of nutrient-rich seeds and insects, too, because he needs his energy. He will travel between 12,000 and 13,000 miles each year during his spring and fall migrations. In the summers, he spends much of his time in northern U.S. and Canadian grasslands, stamping the air with his erratic call that seems to trip over its own musical feet. In the winter, he will relax in Brazil or even Argentina. Such a globetrotter is the Bobolink that, in a single lifetime, he will travel a distance equivalent to four or five times the circumference of the Earth!
A cover crop or green manure used to put nutrients back into the soil without the use of fertiliser makes a very colourful picture.
We finally got some sunlight to see our crocus open,
So many whites and blue clusters of little flowers for Bees to enjoy,
They were about 10 of them getting some needed nutrients,
My neighbor is a falconer also has some bee hives across the farm,
well the show has began for us,
Nutrient rich currents provide an optimal habitat for sea fans to grow in shallow water on Izena Island.
Fan coral
Location: Izena Island
Depth: 65feet
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Ikelite underwater housing
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To me, it is. Petals, then the developing seeds, then their rapid disappearance, courtesy of the birds who benefit from the nutrients. The wonderful sunflower!
Please ENLARGE!
I found her on a leaf & she turned out to be new for me. She was newly mated & still had the male's nuptial gift of a spermatophore. Had to look that one up. It is a packet of nutrients given to the female during mating. She eats it and it increases reproductive success. I'm talking about the jelly like glob under her wing here at the end of her abdomen.
Female Round-headed Katydid (Amblycorypha sp.)
One Eleven Ranch Park, Garland
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Eyes on the prize? I watched an Egyptian Goose being 'bugged' by a tiny midge/fly as he tried to feed on grass alongside the river. I'm quite sure that only a very tiny proportion of an EG's nutrient intake comes from insects, but either through choice or ability, he didn't catch it this time. His focus was impressive nonetheless, and I was fortunate to capture the fleeting event.
Em Ourense, junto ao Camiño Vía Vella-Puente, nas margens do rio Minho, uma árvore de folha caduca exibe a sua senescência outonal no início de dezembro. A degradação da clorofila revela os pigmentos carotenoides, tingindo as folhas remanescentes de amarelo, enquanto a folhada cobre o solo, enriquecendo-o com nutrientes essenciais à decomposição. A imagem documenta este processo natural, ilustrando o ciclo sazonal da vegetação ribeirinha e a acumulação de folhas secas em tons dourados e castanhos em preparação para o inverno. Este espaço verde, integrado numa via pedonal histórica, beneficia do microclima húmido do rio Minho, criando um habitat propício ao desenvolvimento de espécies arbóreas e funcionando como um corredor ecológico que conecta o meio urbano com a área fluvial, promovendo a biodiversidade local.
In Ourense, next to the Camiño Vía Vella-Puente, on the banks of the Minho River, a deciduous tree displays its autumnal senescence in early December. The degradation of chlorophyll reveals carotenoid pigments, dyeing the remaining leaves yellow, while the leaf litter covers the ground, enriching it with nutrients essential for decomposition. The image documents this natural process, illustrating the seasonal cycle of riverside vegetation and the accumulation of dry leaves in shades of gold and brown in preparation for winter. This green space, integrated into a historic pedestrian route, benefits from the humid microclimate of the Minho River, creating a habitat conducive to the development of tree species and functioning as an ecological corridor that connects the urban environment with the river area, promoting local biodiversity.
Sunflower (Drosera) is a genus of carnivorous plants in the Sunflower family (Droseraceae). The botanical name Drosera is derived from the ancient Greek δρόσος (drosos) = dew. The sundew lures, catches and digests insects through a glistening sticky substance on its tentacles. The prey serves to provide the plant with nutrients that are virtually absent in the soil where the plants live. Most sun dying lives in swampy areas, but there are exceptions in extremely dry areas.
In de Botanicel garden Leiden
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Valle Tierra Mayor. Tierra del Fuego. Se denomina turbales a ecosistemas con capacidad de formar una capa de materia orgánica muerta derivada de plantas adaptadas a vivir en condiciones de saturación permanente de agua, reducido contenido de oxígeno y escasa disponibilidad de nutrientes. Turba es el nombre dado a la materia orgánica muerta en tales condiciones. Una turbera es toda área que produce y acumula progresiveamente turba, la que incrementa el espesor del depósito orgánico. Se habla de turbera si el espesor de la turba supera los 50cm. La saturación de agua, las bajas temperaturas y el reducido contenido de oxígeno inhiben la actividad de los microorganismos –hongos y bacterias– que normalmente producen la descomposición de la materia vegetal muerta. La turba se acumula porque el ritmo de incorporación de esa materia es mayor que el de su descomposición. Además de especies vegetales, en la superficie de los turbales suele haber gran número de insectos, hongos y algas microscópicas.
Scopimera inflate - Is the Bubbler crab. They dig through sand and absorb the nutrients before expelling these little balls in patterns around their burrows. This is Cable Beach, Broome. Western Australia.
Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
Butterfly suck mineral salts and nutrients out of the moist soil.
Perhonen imee mineraalisuoloja ja ravinteita kosteasta maaperästä.
Ylöjärvi, Finland
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Impressions of the paper bark swamp at Nudgee Waterhole.
The waterhole is fed by a permanent spring which flows into the waterholes.
European settlers used the waterholes for permanent clean drinking water for themselves and their stock. In the early days, pure clean sand from the waterholes area was used to make concrete for construction work on local farms.
The waterholes, for a while, were a very popular picnic and camping area. They were excavated and deepened by the Council in 1919. Part of the reserve was used as a camp by the American Forces in 1942.
Since the war years, the sediments and nutrients from farming have caused the waterholes to silt up and be taken over by reeds, grasses and paperbark trees.
Paperbarks have got their name from their bark, which can be pulled off the tree trunk like paper. It was very useful for Aboriginal people who used it as bandages, cradles, sleeping mats and wrapping food when cooking. Other Melaleucas were used as bush medicine, particularly the famous Ti Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), which is still today used for its essential oil that is antibiotic. Melaleucas have got evergreen leaves and flowers that can be red, pink, yellow or greenish. Their height can vary between 2 and 30 metres. They are related to Bottle Brush Plants (Callistemon), and the main difference between the two is how the stamens are grouped on the flowers. Melaleucas are mostly found in open forest, scrubland and woodland, and they often grow near the water like along swamps and riverbanks.
(Source: Brisbane City Council)
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Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not energy) from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods.
where an insect falls into a vase-like modified leaf. Downward-pointing hairs on the slippery walls prevent the insect from crawling out, and the hapless victim ultimately drowns in a pool of digestive enzymes at the bottom.
Taken yesterday at the Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco. The Pacific Orchid Exposition boasts over 150,000 beautiful orchids from around the world and is the largest orchid show in the United States.
SPRING O'CLOCK...
#AbFav_SPRING_EASTER_🐥
Dandelions are once again sprouting up all over, prompting the city, lawn-care specialists and amateur gardeners alike to again declare war on the broad leaf weed.
A dandelion is really many tiny flowers bunched together.
Each little flower becomes a seed...
We don't like them in our gardens.
AND YET: The dandelion plant is a beneficial weed, with a wide range of uses, and is even a good companion plant for gardening.
Its taproot will bring up nutrients for shallower-rooting plants, and add minerals and nitrogen to soil.
It is also known to attract pollinating insects and release ethylene gas which helps fruit to ripen.
Taraxacum seeds are an important food source for certain birds.
Great in a salad etc...
Enjoy and make the BEST of every day! Thank you, M, (*_*)
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