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2 years ago

Hi! I finally found what I think is an iron film, not in my own vernal pool but at a friend's. I put the observation here if you want to see it: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154697645

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jarnbrak 2 years ago

Very late reply but what a cool observation! It's very clear, I usually don't see them so clear! super interesting :-)

anolesquailsandmaybecattails coel

2 years ago

Kismet has such a personality! If my lizard Basil had the chance, she'd probably mess with the sun too X-D

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chubbysquirrel updated Chubby's Webpage

2 years ago

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readingproject 2 years ago

My one and only trip to the ski fields was when my sons were in their early teens. We were only there for the day and all the lockers were gone, which meant I sat in a cold room with other people who had valuables, like us, and froze all day while my wife took the boys skiing. A terrible experience. Never went back.

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readingproject 2 years ago

Deep Creek Lake looks like a beautiful place. Nice photos. And now I know what chubby squirrel looks like! (sorta)

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails coel

2 years ago

Thanks for the follow! I also like ball pythons, wasps, and bats. Personally, idk why so many people hate wasps, but it may be that I have never been stung by one, so I don't have any resentment towards them? I have a friend who found a few wasp larvae in a nest that had fallen, and she ground up flies and hand fed them. She raised them to adults!

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coel 2 years ago

yes ball pythons! woah that wasp story's pretty neat :o how long did it take to raise the wasps?

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

I am not sure, they were paper wasps, I am guessing not long based on the lifespan of a paper wasp.

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bookratsculptures 2 years ago

Wasps are adorable, they don't deserve all the hate they get

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

I agree Lyn, they are such beneficial creatures.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails updated Anoles, Quails, And Maybe Cattails

2 years ago

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

I have been very busy, so I haven't been able to update the site in awhile. I got my first grounhog skull the other day, and have been cleaning it up, and the baby quail are all grown up now!

anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

Also, I updated my quail gallery! Gen 4 are all named after minty plants.

garblegarden anolesquailsandmaybecattails

2 years ago

I still can't find out how to respond to replies on updates so I'll just comment here, thank you so much for the comments! :D And sorry I didn't see it for so long! For that specific section on behavior I was referring to rudimentary tool use, like crows. But gastroliths are also common too, and sometimes they just eat sand as well! :)

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

Thanks! That is interesting. I always enjoy reading about your creatures

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jarnbrak anolesquailsandmaybecattails

2 years ago

Thank you for your message! I couldn't find a way to respond so I hope this method is okay : ) I am so glad to share iron films with other people!! They are really quite common when you start looking for them! Would you be able to do me a favor? If you ever encounter films in your vernal pool patrols that look like iron films, but formed by bubbling to the surface of the water, would you let me know? Thank you!

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jarnbrak 2 years ago

This formation method means that they might not actually be iron films, but this type is quite understudied, and I originally encountered it in a vernal pool. :) If that is too much trouble though, no problem! I hope your vernal pool patrols go well! (and what a cool term, haha)

anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

I could do that! It looks like you have iNaturalist, are there any projects related to iron films?

anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

I just saw your ecospheres page and it is so cool! I want to make some now :-)

jarnbrak 2 years ago

(I hope this method replies to you!) I actually just now made an account! People usually report films on iNaturalist as "Leptothrix discophora" but I've been hesitant to do the same because it's much more likely that they can form in a plethora of different ways that can't really be ascribed to one species. But I'll look into it more!

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jarnbrak 2 years ago

And yes you totally should make ecosphere jars! They're so fun and low-maintenence, and it's especially amazing to watch them evolve over time. My oldest one is 1.5 years and is still not done changing! Some professors I know have ones that are 15 years old..

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jarnbrak 2 years ago

Sorry for spam, but I just made a project after seeing there were none! :) https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/iron-films

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jarnbrak 2 years ago

aaand even more spam -- I found another project, oops! https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bog-iron

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

Thanks! I'll join both projects.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails

2 years ago

HUGE skull collection page update, since I was lucky enough to discuss degreasing methods with a fellow hobbyist/curator. I decided to keep the outdated knowledge on the site, but to put a strikethough through everything irrelevent. This way, I can see how I myself have improved, and mistakes aren't something to be embarrased of. In the scientific world, it is good to have everything on record anyways, even mistakes.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails updated Anoles, Quails, And Maybe Cattails

2 years ago

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lolabee anolesquailsandmaybecattails

2 years ago

OH MY GOD YOU KNOW CLARA D PIERSON!!!!

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

YES!!!! I love her books so much! My mom had the whole collection, and I believe she read the stories to her students when she was a kindergarten teacher. Do you have a favorite story? Mine is the one with the caddis worms.

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lolabee 2 years ago

You know, as a French person, I personally think it is a crime that we don't seem to have any french translations. It's been a project for a while to translate them to maybe re-publish them? Idk... Also, my favourite book is by faaar Among the Meadow People, but I can't choose between the grasshoppers, the lazy snail or the tent-caterpillars!

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

I definetely think that they should be translated into more languages. That way, more people can enjoy them! Among the Meadow People is a good one.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails updated Anoles, Quails, And Maybe Cattails

2 years ago

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails linwood

2 years ago

I too love finding bones in the woods! It's like opening a present

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linwood 2 years ago

yeah, it's really fun and interesting! do you have a collection? I only have a cat skull that I found during a community cleanup.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

Yes! I do! I have a few deer, an opossum, a skunk, two of our chickens who passed, a baby raccoon and a few more smaller ones. Collecting them is so much fun.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails

2 years ago

Adding lots of free, high quality resources in https://anolesquailsandmaybecattails.neocities.org/gettingkidsinvolvedwithnature, including ebooks, coloring books, and activities. I encourage even older people to have a look at these, they are all so informative for anyone regardless of age.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails knotpond

2 years ago

I look foreward to seeing your art

anolesquailsandmaybecattails updated Anoles, Quails, And Maybe Cattails

2 years ago

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

made some stamps that may double as links later, feel free to add them to your own site if you want to! :-) <3

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails updated Anoles, Quails, And Maybe Cattails

2 years ago

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

updated the skull page a bit, added an extemely important note on bat remains.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails lolabee

2 years ago

Do you have iNaturalist? I think you might like it.

lolabee 2 years ago

I don't! But it has more to do with the fact that I don't really use my phone, and it's an app mainly eh?

anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

Yes, it is an app, it can also be accessed through a browser.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails lev-rambles

2 years ago

What a cool site! I also love reptiles. I look foreward to seeing this site grow :-) Keep up the good work!

anolesquailsandmaybecattails updated Anoles, Quails, And Maybe Cattails

2 years ago

Anoles, Quails, And Maybe Cattails

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owlroost anolesquailsandmaybecattails

2 years ago

Replying here so you see- I use Auxy to make music at the moment, though I'm starting to dabble in MuSE and LMMS to see if I can figure those out. I do use Audacity for sample editing now and then as well. And geese are great! They get more hate than they deserve for being little dinosaurs that stand up for themselves.

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anolesquailsandmaybecattails 2 years ago

Interesting, thanks! And yes, geese are misunderstood, and are they are at their "meanest" when they have goslings and people go near them. I don't blame geese for hissing and lunging when people go near them. Better than watching those peacocks at the zoo being kicked by kids while their parents laughed. 7 yr old me wanted so badly for those peacocks to jump at those kids.

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