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Andi Wolfe's Blog: From my garden series - Interesting insects part 2
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Jack-of-all-trades, master of some pretty much describes my life. This blog has several themes: wood turning, photography, travel, science, fieldwork, family, friends, music, and miscellaneous things I encounter. I hope you enjoy it - feel free to leave a comment to let me know you've been here. Friday, July 11, 2014. From my garden series - Interesting insects part 2. Here's what I saw yesterday evening:. A beneficial insect for the garden. Longhorn grasshopper - aka tree cricket. This is a nymph. I'm a...
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Deliciously named orchid cultivar | Cunabulum
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Deliciously named orchid cultivar. Another orchid on the kitchen table is blooming; this time it's the deliciously named cultivar Cycnoches cooperi. Dark Chocolate' × 'Dark Fudge'. Thanks to these lovely little flowers, I'll now be able to voucher this specimen and include it in my phylogenetic work. There's a quite clever illustration at the bottom of the second to last page in this article. That might help you visualize why the name is appropriate. Posted by Ryan Kitko. Im fascinated with the evolution...
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June 2012 | Cunabulum
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New study on carnivorous plants makes headline writers batty. Before we get started, let me say that I forgive those who write headlines like pollution makes carnivorous plants go vegetarian. And carnivorous plants go vegetarian in response to pollution. And new study finds that pollution turns carnivorous plants into vegetarians. They know not what they do. It's also tempting to go after the flashy, attention-grabbing headline. Just try to do a better job next time, ok? A few days ago. Bravo! But severa...
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March 2012 | Cunabulum
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Encouraged by a Facebook post from California Carnivores. The shield sundew, so named for the shield-shaped leaves, reportedly one of the easiest tuberous sundews to grow. A beginner's plant, if you will. So far, I'm thrilled with it! I just hope that I'm able to keep the tuber viable through the summer. As a bonus, I also received the above dainty flowering plant, Utricularia bisquamata. Posted by Ryan Kitko. Berry Go Round #49. A Blog Around The Clock. By Jason G. Goldman of The Thoughtful Animal.
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January 2015 | Cunabulum
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I will be sharing more photos from my trip and research soon, but for now enjoy this Dipodium variegatum. The slender hyacinth orchid, that I found north of Batemans Bay, New South Wales. Here's wishing you a healthy and prosperous 2015! Posted by Ryan Kitko. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Im fascinated with the evolution, ecology, and conservation of carnivorous plants and orchids. You can also find out more about my publications at my Google Scholar Citation profile. View my complete profile.
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May 2013 | Cunabulum
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Aquatic carnivorous plants that evolved vacuum traps. Note: This entry was originally posted here. On 27 February 2011. With all of the recent wonderful news regarding the publication and analysis of the. Utricularia gibba genome and the implications of the evolution of its minimal genome, I thought it worthwhile to repost this entry and remind ourselves the other ways in which bladderworts are amazing and interesting. See elsewhere ( here. Is ok) for coverage of the genome research or read the paper.
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August 2012 | Cunabulum
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Tweeting the 9th biennial International Carnivorous Plant Society conference. Participants browsing the sales area at the 8th ICPS conference (2010) in Leiden, Netherlands. Photo by kitkor. At the end of the week I'll be on my way to my second International Carnivorous Plant Society. Will host the international conference, the first time it's been back in North America since 2006. Where I'll be using the hashtag #ICPS12. I'll finally be able to meet many of you in person! Posted by Ryan Kitko. Im fascina...
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A sundew makes a hasty retreat | Cunabulum
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A sundew makes a hasty retreat. I'm not yet ready to send out the heralds and call this a success on my first go at cultivating tuberous sundews, but I'm closer now than I was before. If you recall, I originally purchased a lovely specimen of Drosera peltata. In January 2012 and first posted. Those little cream-colored pearls are definitely not perlite! After sifting through the remainder of the soil, I found ten tubers in all:. And also, thanks to my friends at Botanical Oddities. Here's hoping I have s...
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April 2012 | Cunabulum
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Bit off more than it could chew. I found this grisly scene out in the greenhouse when I got home today. It looks like my Drosera peltata. Got a little overzealous, trapping this fly (ID? I'm hopeless at identifying anything with legs) by the head. It's at the end of this tuberous sundew's growing season, so all of that energy derived from this meal will be going directly to the tuber that should be forming several centimeters below the soil. Grab someone by the head. Posted by Ryan Kitko. Last week so th...
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New study on carnivorous plants makes headline writers batty | Cunabulum
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New study on carnivorous plants makes headline writers batty. Before we get started, let me say that I forgive those who write headlines like pollution makes carnivorous plants go vegetarian. And carnivorous plants go vegetarian in response to pollution. And new study finds that pollution turns carnivorous plants into vegetarians. They know not what they do. It's also tempting to go after the flashy, attention-grabbing headline. Just try to do a better job next time, ok? A few days ago. Bravo! But severa...