image of the day
grrlscientist | April 18, 2007
Cuban Tree Frog, Osteopilus septentrionalis from the photographer's back yard in Central Florida. The photographer writes; As you may or may not know, the Cuban Tree Frog is an invasive species in Florida, having worked (or hitchhiked) its way up from Cuba and/or other Caribbean islands. It is an ugly, voracious predator that likes to hang around our pool at night with its buddies making lots of froggy noises. When I am not attentive to maintenance of the pool, I sometimes find hundreds and hundreds of jellified egg clots floating in it on certain mornings during the summer. The species…
grrlscientist | April 17, 2007
These are from a 1988 trip to the Grand Canyon, taken by my father Charles. They rafted down the river -- mind you, they were 66 at the time!
Image source: Charles, the father of a regular reader.
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grrlscientist | April 16, 2007
Glasswing Butterfly .. can anyone give me it's scientific name?
Image source: Orphaned.
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grrlscientist | April 15, 2007
Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri. Summer 2004. Skylar, the photographer, wrote to say that "her" Steller's jay returned to her home yesterday, bringing his girlfriend with him. Hopefully, there will be plenty of chicks this season for Skylar and her family to enjoy feeding.
Image source: Skylar.
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grrlscientist | April 14, 2007
A flock of Sandhill Cranes, Grus canadensis, taken from a blind at Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary on the Platte River in NE, Saturday March 31. Every year, 500,000-600,000 Sandhill Cranes congregate along a 60 mile-long stretch of the increasingly de-watered Platte River, from late February to mid-April, to fatten up and get ready to migrate to the Arctic. Some of these cranes cross the International Date Line, heading into tomorrow and nesting in eastern Siberia. Amazing birds.
Image source: Dave Rintoul, KSU.
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grrlscientist | April 13, 2007
A grey heron, Ardea cinerea, searches for food in Frankfurt, Germany.
Source: The Guardian.
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grrlscientist | April 12, 2007
Taken in downtown Helena, as this flock of English Sparrows took off into the light.
Image:Martin Richard.
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grrlscientist | April 11, 2007
Yellow-crowned night heron at Sheldon Lake State Park during the Houston Lakes Butterfly Count.
Source: Biosparite.
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grrlscientist | April 10, 2007
Eastern Comma Butterfly Polygonia comma.
Taken in College Park, Maryland, Friday, 30 March, a serendipitous shot that the photographer got when she was trying to snap a cardinal who refused to come out and be seen.
Source: Karen Davis.
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grrlscientist | April 9, 2007
The spider Enoplognatha ovata photographed fluorescing under ultraviolet light. Scientists at Portland State University in the US discovered that many spiders from different families fluoresce. They suggest it has something to do with getting food and avoiding being eaten.
Source: BBCNews.
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grrlscientist | April 8, 2007
The Storm's stork, Ciconia stormi, is the most threatened bird species found so far - there may be only 250 left in the wild. (Sumatra, Indonesia)
Source: BBCNews.
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grrlscientist | April 7, 2007
Conservationists expect to find thousands of plant and animal species in Harapan Rainforest. Sumatran lowland rainforest is already known to boast more diverse flora than any other place in the world. Pictured: Red-naped Trogon, Harpactes kasumba.
Source: BBCNews.
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grrlscientist | April 6, 2007
A new decree from the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry permits the management of forests to obtain benefits labelled "ecosystem services". These can include carbon storage and protection for wildlife - such as the rufous-collared kingfisher, Actenoides hombroni.
Source: BBCNews
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grrlscientist | April 5, 2007
The ШивелÑÑ (Shiveluch) Volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula erupts on 29 March, 2007. The ash cloud rose roughly 9,750m (32,000ft), based on visual estimates. Shiveluch is one of the peninsula's most active volcanoes, with an estimated 60 significant eruptions in the past 10,000 years.
BBCNews [Bigger]
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grrlscientist | April 4, 2007
Orthodera ministralis; Australian Green Mantis (Mantidae). Melbourne, Australia
A young mantis cleans pollen grains from her foreleg by running the leg through her mouthparts.
Photographer: Alexander Wild.
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grrlscientist | April 3, 2007
Saturniid Moth, Sagehen Creek, California, USA.
Photographer: Alexander Wild.
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grrlscientist | April 2, 2007
Strategus Rhinoceros Beetle. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Photographer: Alexander Wild.
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grrlscientist | April 1, 2007
Male (top) and Female Western Hercules Beetles, Dynastes granti.
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA.
Photographer: Alexander Wild.
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grrlscientist | March 31, 2007
Tetraopes sp. red milkweed beetle (Cerambycidae). Nixon, Nevada.
Photographer: Alexander Wild.
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grrlscientist | March 30, 2007
Chrysochus auratus, the dogbane leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae). Naples, New York.
Photographer: Alexander Wild.
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