I think I have shared that my younger son, by far smarter than I, has Asperger*. He often poses questions to which I do not know the answer. Usually they are about history, his preferred topic. I always tell him to go do some research and come back to me with what he found out. Today’s question, ho…

Dear Lucy, I think you are doing great. Many of us elderly neurodivergents wished our parents had supported and loved our “weirdness” in a similar fashion. I have once seen a documentary where they placed a checkerboard inside an aquarium of a flatfish capable of camouflaging. When the fish landed …

[image] stefadrian: he immediately created a checkerboard pattern on his back That reminds me that there may be some obs of interest to folks in this topic, in https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/arthropod Creative flatfish would need a different project to be in though. ;)

Lantana blooms are somewhat square before they open completely… [IMG_5877-copy]

rotate a bit and squarish… https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147660414

I tried that with one here! A pineapple I bought from our frutero, though, not a whole plant. I received a slow shaking of the head: his most withering no. I appreciate (and share) your vision though.

Maybe you are onto different questions now, but I just stumbled upon this photo that I forgot and wanted to share. [image] https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12830936

@susanne-kasimir , this is so good! It is super early here and he is a night owl, but when he arises I will show him. He has a mind like a steel trap and forgets nothing (holds a grudge like it is a profession!) so even when he has moved onto other questions, he enjoys revisiting. Thank you!

Some plants have intracellular crystals and some are quadrangular as seen from their side https://microscopyofnature.com/crystals-plants

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Square stem with prominent edges:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-your-favorite-taxa-to-id/39093/20

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