Nature
grrlscientist | November 16, 2008tags: Santa Barbara beach, nature, image of the day
Two surfers enter the water near Santa Barbara, California. If you view large, two of the area's offshore oil rigs are visible. 2006.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
grrlscientist | November 15, 2008tags: Swan Valley, nature, image of the day
Farm in Swan Valley, Idaho. 2007.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
grrlscientist | November 14, 2008tags: Arco Desert, nature, image of the day
New light over the frosted foliage in the Arco Desert west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. 2007.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
awild | November 14, 2008
Nosodendron californicum - Wounded Tree Beetle
California, USA
From the Department of Really Obscure Insects, here's a beetle that few non-specialists will recognize. Nosodendron inhabits the rotting tissue of long-festering tree wounds. These beetles are not rare so much as specialized to an environment where few entomologists think to look.  If you can spot the telltale stains of an old wound on the trunks of large trees, you should be able to find Nosodendron. They feed on the microbes- the yeast and bacteria- that grow in the sap leaking from the phloem.
There are, in fact, whole…
grrlscientist | November 13, 2008tags: Teton Valley, nature, image of the day
Morning color over Teton Valley, Idaho, looking west from Teton Canyon. Big Hole mountains are in the distance. 2007.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
grrlscientist | November 12, 2008tags: Grand Teton Sunrise, nature, image of the day
Grand Teton Sunrise, 2007.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
grrlscientist | November 9, 2008tags: tree of fire, UWS, Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC, image of the day
Tree of Fire.
West 83rd between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, Manhattan, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist, 6 November 2008 [larger view].
sporte | November 9, 2008It was a wet and rainy day yesterday, and we have a dissecting microscope, so I decided to see if I could find some tardigrades.
Tardigrade photo by nebarnix
Reposted from Nov. 2006
I went outside and scraped a bit of moss and some lichens off of our deck. Then I put the lichens and moss in a dish. We don't have distilled water in our house, so I added a bit of cool some tap water to the dish. I squeezed the moss and lichens in the water. Then I took a pipette and transferred a bit of the stuff in the water to a plastic petri dish and looked for tardigrades.
Sure enough, I saw one…
grrlscientist | November 5, 2008tags: politics, Nellie gets the news, image of the day
Nellie Gets The News.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George, 2008 [larger view].
The photographer writes: Central Park Raccoons do not have the luxury of cable news or NPR. It was my honor to be the one to break the news to Nellie.
grrlscientist | November 5, 2008tags: North Norfolk Coast, UK coastline, salt marshes, shingle dunes, shorebirds, seabirds, streaming video
This wildlife film shows the wildlife that can be found along the North Norfolk Coast of the UK during the winter. From Seals to migrating waders, salt marshes to shingle dunes, we are able to see many species and beautiful sights in this special part of Norfolk -- lots of amazing and interesting bird behavior! [11:18]
Evolving Tides from Peter Naylor.
grrlscientist | November 3, 2008tags: Pipestone Canyon Valley, Cascade Mountain Range, Winthrop Washington, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
On the road between the small mountain hamlet of Winthrop, Washington state, to Pipestone Canyon Valley, a few miles north of Winthrop in the North Cascade Mountain Range in Washington.
Image: David W. Morgan, 25 October 2008 [larger view].
The photographer, David Morgan, writes;
I am sending some pictures I took while on a fossil collecting trip this past Saturday. The [above image was] taken just a few miles north of Winthrop, WA while exploring the Pipestone…
grrlscientist | November 2, 2008tags: Pipestone Canyon Valley, Cascade Mountain Range, Winthrop Washington, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Pipestone Canyon Valley, a few miles north of the small town of Winthrop in the North Cascade Mountain Range in Washington State.
Image: David W. Morgan, 25 October 2008 [larger view].
The photographer, David Morgan, writes;
I am sending some pictures I took [in Washington State] while on a fossil collecting trip this past Saturday. [This image was] taken just a few miles north of Winthrop, WA while exploring the Pipestone Canyon area looking for Paleocene leaf…
grrlscientist | November 1, 2008tags: Pipestone Canyon, Cascade Mountain Range, Winthrop Washington, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Pipestone Canyon Valley, a few miles north of the small town of Winthrop in the North Cascade Mountain Range in Washington State.
Image: David W. Morgan, 25 October 2008 [larger view].
The photographer, David Morgan, writes;
I am sending some pictures [of Washington State that] I took while on a fossil collecting trip this past Saturday. [This image was] taken just a few miles north of Winthrop, WA while exploring the Pipestone Canyon area looking for Paleocene leaf…
grrlscientist | October 31, 2008tags: Autumn in the Palouse, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Autumn in the Palouse.
[Eastern Washington State, USA]
Image: Joe Fuhrman, 2008 [larger view].
grrlscientist | October 30, 2008tags: Arid country in the Palouse, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Arid Country in the Palouse.
Image: Joe Fuhrman, 2008 [larger view].
[The Palouse is a semi-arid "rain shadow" region in Eastern Washington State and portions of the Idaho panhandle, USA]
grrlscientist | October 29, 2008tags: Palouse Falls Washington, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Palouse Falls, Washington.
Image: Joe Fuhrman, 2008 [larger view].
[The Palouse is a semi-arid "rain shadow" region in Eastern Washington State and portions of the Idaho panhandle, USA]
grrlscientist | October 28, 2008tags: Wheat in the Palouse, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Winter wheat in the Palouse.
Image: Joe Fuhrman, 2008 [larger view].
[The Palouse is a semi-arid "rain shadow" region in Eastern Washington State and portions of the Idaho panhandle, USA]
grrlscientist | October 28, 2008tags: Galapagos, marine life, sharks, sea turtle, streaming video
This stunning video documents the undersea life of the Galapagos Islands -- and just when you think it can't get any better, the whale shark appears .. Music by Hans Zimmer [7:10]
Galapagos from Darek Sepiolo.
grrlscientist | October 27, 2008tags: Palouse Washington, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Palouse, Washington State.
Image: Joe Fuhrman, 2008 [larger view].
[The Palouse is a semi-arid "rain shadow" region in Eastern Washington State and portions of the Idaho panhandle, USA]
grrlscientist | October 26, 2008tags: spider eats bird, golden orb spider, chestnut-breasted Mannikin, birds, avian, WTF, wow
Golden Orb Spider eats a chestnut-breasted Mannikin in Australian garden.
Image and story: Daily Mail.
This picture and story is so creepy that it makes my skin crawl to see this at the top of my blog. But it's also very strange -- the stuff of nightmares!! -- so I had to share it with you. If you are an arachnophobe, as I am, this will defintely give you nightmares. But if you are insatiably curious about the natural world, as I am, follow the link for the story and for more gruesome images --…