http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com The nature of a punny field biologist. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:35:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/not-so-elementary/ http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/not-so-elementary/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:56 +0000 standingoutinmyfield http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/?p=3675 Continue reading »

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]]> http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/some-excerpts-from-walt-whitman/feed/ 2 standingoutinmyfield What is the grass? spiderweb http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/take-a-hike-with-me-shingletown-gap/ http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/take-a-hike-with-me-shingletown-gap/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:22:59 +0000 standingoutinmyfield http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/?p=3634 Continue reading »

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]]> http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/honeybee-hexagons-and-the-myriad-nest-structures-of-bees/feed/ 7 standingoutinmyfield Megachilidae: leaf cutting bees cut circles out of leaves and then build nests like the one below, which contains many nest cells. Actually very pretty! Bumblebee hive, courtesy of Elaine Evans, University of Minnesota Extension at scienceblogs.com "Go away, silly human!" The stingless bees of Costa Rica form colonies with unique spouts (like this one) near the base of large trees. A certain proportion of the colony is soldiers, which sit around on the outside looking for photographers to harass. An Aussie Trigona on a paperbark (Melaleuca sp) The spiral combs of the Australian stingless bees, with bumblebee like honey pots, http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/how-to-call-a-shark/ http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/how-to-call-a-shark/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:02:10 +0000 standingoutinmyfield http://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/?p=3602 Continue reading »

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