By way of Dirt du Jour - In Star Trek: Wrath of Khan I think they must have based the Genesis Cave on on this place. If they even knew of its existence then ( Read more... )

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I posted this on Facebook a couple of days ago, but thought I'd let my LJ friends know too ( Read more... )

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(crossposted to urban_nature)

We saw tons of mourningcloak (Nymphalis antiopa) caterpillars this summer. I haven't seen this many for years. When I was a kid, they used to colonize the few elm trees on my street, but the city began spraying the trees for pests, and they became a lot rarer. Lots of people don't like the caterpillars because they are spiky ( Read more... )

I got a suprise leaving the office yesterday evening( Read more... )

The ants are committing suicide in the freezer again