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Showing posts with label biology. Show all posts

Roses are red, violets are blue, because flowers need sunscreen and pollinators too

Flower petals, like the pink and white ones above, are a display to attract animals like bees, moths, birds, and even lemurs, who ca...

Pollen Power

-Photo by Matthew T. Ross - Pollen might seem small, but it does a mighty job in the world. Pollen is a gamete-making part of seed...

The Age of a Joshua Tree

A Beautifully Bizarre Joshua Tree -Photo by Matthew T. Ross - One of the most common ways to determine a tree's age is to lo...

Swan in an urban lake

The mute swan ( Cygnus olor ) pictured above is a common sight at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, FL. Mute swans are a Eurasian bird that...

Venus Flytrap after Munching a Mosquito

A venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) after munching a mosquito. -Photo by Matthew T. Ross - The venus flytrap is perhaps t...

Dwarf Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis)

A Dwarf Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) -Photo by Matthew T. Ross - Cuttlefish are bizarre and beautiful creatures.  Above is a ph...

Spotted Lagoon Jelly (Mastigias papua)

A group of spotted lagoon jellyfish -Photo by Matthew T. Ross - The spotted jellyfish ( Mastigias   papua ) belongs to the phylum...

Wetland Wastewater Treatment Area

What happens to the water you drink? Well, first it hydrates your body. Your body is up to 60% water. Water is used in making the ...