March 2, 2013
…but, of course, they’re keen to stop and analyze everything they encounter, like this sole leaf that seems to have melted the snow straight down below it. Now how does that happen?
January 15, 2013
Word of the day: “Marcescence.” It’s when a plant retains dead organs that are normally shed—like an oak clutching onto its leaves over winter. According to a 2001 study, this may make trees less palatable to large herbivores like deer. Read the abstract here!
October 2, 2012
Walking Stick, Stick-bug, Phasmatodea: whatever you call these creatures, finding them is a treat. We walk past them all the time, but when they make themselves a little more obvious, you can see the elegant sweep of their body. —photo by Jerod Skebo
September 10, 2012
This spider has made a home on the inside of a single leaf!
June 23, 2012
Can anyone identify this camouflaged critter?
June 7, 2012
variegated, adj; having discrete markings of different colors. Ex: Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens), a common orchid, has variegated leaves, due to a dense network of veins that are much lighter green than the rest of the leaf tissue. —photo by Jerod Skebo
