I attended university in the United States, which is very different from Mexico in some regards. For example, despite them not being within my area of study, students at my university were required to take some courses of generalized education across five areas. When I tell people here about this, t…

I have long had a fondness for what are termed ocean drift seeds. These are seeds – mostly tropical – which remain viable even after weeks or months of floating in seawater. The coconut is perhaps the most famous; but others are so commonly associated with drifting for long distances that they even …

I always found it cool how Chironomidae managed to spread to every continent (even Antarctica), and almost every island.

Ash-throated Flycatcher is a notorious wanderer during the winter. Was lucky enough to get this one for 7 days between 12/26 and 1/1, until it unfortunately passed. Sometimes ones who wander are lost, and they can pay the ultimate price for it. [image]

I’ve had a long love/hate relationship with Portuguese Man o’ War, which are pretty cosmopolitan. Been stung plenty of times but…they’re also pretty darn cool.

If not for the current flareup of tension along the world’s longest ‘unguarded border’ (the 49th parallel, or the Canada/USA border), I think I would love to find a secluded spot somewhere along that line in a dark, old woods, and do a time lapse video of a slime mold (in its ambulatory film stage) …

[image] broacher: time lapse video of a slime mold (in its ambulatory film stage) slowly oozing across it. I would watch a video of this happening anywhere. Is there one you know of?* Also, yes, excellent band name. *I feel like this could also make a very good campy horror flick. @jasonhe…

I am fascinated with the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos are a chain of fairly recent volcanic Islands isolated by ocean. All the native organisms occurring there have, drifted by wind or ocean currents, and on arrival have utilised vacant ecological niches to give rise to ma…

There are lots of slime mold time lapse vids out there. I think that I like this one from the BBC best though. Great quality and in a natural setting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_uMH8Xpy0

I can’t decide between the gannet (Morus bassanus), the crane (Grus grus) and the swift (Apus apus). All migrating birds. The first doesn’t even come to land in its first years of life until it is adult and just wanders around the ocean. I see them here in winter on the coast and in summer they bree…

That was cool! I’d love to have a time lapse camera…

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