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Those pink snail eggs are wild. I wonder why they're pink? There must be some evolutionary advantage, but I can't figure out what it is!
Culpepper Merriweather hit Springfield while I was traveling with them, and I visited Lincoln's house. It made a deep impression on me, because (if I'm remembering correctly), it still had the original wallpaper, and the colors were just hideous to a modern eye, shades of green and magenta that do not go together on any contemporary palette. But the height of Victorian modishness.
"The eggs of P. canaliculata are filled with a powerful neurotoxin making them unpalatable to virtually all potential predators with the only known exception being the fire ant, Solenopsis geminata, although no-one is quite sure how it’s able to eat them."
I'm sure as with many poisonous animals (dart frogs, swallowtails, coral snakes, etc), the bright coloring is a warning that says "There are consequences if you eat me."
Sadly we are only in Springfield for one day and our hotel is miles from downtown, so there will not be time for sightseeing. One-day stays are generally a bummer like that :/
Hmmm. Well, you didn't mention the eggs were neurotoxic. 😀
To me, the color looks as though the eggs are mimicking floral hues and would attract specific pollinators. I couldn't figure out what the evolutionary advantage would be to that.
I love bottle brush, there used to be a great one in the hot house in the town we used to live in but when we visited for the first time after covid it had gone, which made me sad. The gardens look amazing though
It's funny, I've now had you reference Longwood Gardens, another friend recalled the one in Cincinnati (part of the zoo), and a third friend share memories of the one in Coral Gables FL. I guess the shapes of the greenhouses must be similar? Anyway these gardens are beautiful and I'm so glad that we can share the ones we love :)
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Those pink snail eggs are wild. I wonder why they're pink? There must be some evolutionary advantage, but I can't figure out what it is!
Culpepper Merriweather hit Springfield while I was traveling with them, and I visited Lincoln's house. It made a deep impression on me, because (if I'm remembering correctly), it still had the original wallpaper, and the colors were just hideous to a modern eye, shades of green and magenta that do not go together on any contemporary palette. But the height of Victorian modishness.
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It's for one of two things: to attract, or to warn.
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"The eggs of P. canaliculata are filled with a powerful neurotoxin making them unpalatable to virtually all potential predators with the only known exception being the fire ant, Solenopsis geminata, although no-one is quite sure how it’s able to eat them."
I'm sure as with many poisonous animals (dart frogs, swallowtails, coral snakes, etc), the bright coloring is a warning that says "There are consequences if you eat me."
Sadly we are only in Springfield for one day and our hotel is miles from downtown, so there will not be time for sightseeing. One-day stays are generally a bummer like that :/
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Hmmm. Well, you didn't mention the eggs were neurotoxic. 😀
To me, the color looks as though the eggs are mimicking floral hues and would attract specific pollinators. I couldn't figure out what the evolutionary advantage would be to that.
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Right. Attract or warn. So if it's not to attract...............................
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It's funny, I've now had you reference Longwood Gardens, another friend recalled the one in Cincinnati (part of the zoo), and a third friend share memories of the one in Coral Gables FL. I guess the shapes of the greenhouses must be similar? Anyway these gardens are beautiful and I'm so glad that we can share the ones we love :)
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