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Tips and Tricks for Photographing Ants
Published on 3 May 2008 at 2:51 pm.
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Filed under Biology, Ecology, Photography.
Alex Wild, a biologist at the University of Arizona, has a blog on insects, photography and life. He has an excellent article on tricks and tips for keeping ants relatively still while photographing them in their natural surroundings and while performing natural behaviors.
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
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My First Google Gadget
Published on 8 Mar 2008 at 8:40 pm.
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Filed under Biology, Birds, Coding, Gadgets, Inventions, Software.
I have just submitted my first Google Gadget.
It is called Bird of the Day, and it simply presents a photo of a new bird species each day. The photo is a public domain image from Wikipedia, and I link back to it so that you can get more information.
Here it is:
You can put it on […]
Excavating a Giant Ant Colony
Published on 21 Jan 2008 at 10:46 pm.
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Filed under Biology, Fun.
I saw a special titled “Ants! Nature’s Secret Power” on the Science Channel, and was amazed by this scene where scientists excavated a giant ant colony in Argentina.
These ants farm fungus gardens and have built a ventilation system to release the large amounts of carbon dioxide generated by the garden and bring in fresh oxygenated […]
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NASA Astrobiology Institute Cooperative Agreement Notice (Cycle-5)
Published on 13 Jan 2008 at 1:20 am.
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Filed under Astrobiology, Astronomy, Biology, Exploration, Research, Space.
NASA Astrobiology Institute
Cooperative Agreement Notice (Cycle-5)
The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) announces, through the release of this Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN), an opportunity for the submission of team-based proposals for membership in the Institute. Proposals should clearly articulate an innovative, interdisciplinary, astrobiology research program, together with plans to advance the full scope of NAI objectives […]
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Judgement Day Online
Published on 4 Dec 2007 at 3:45 am.
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Filed under Biology, Evolution, Philosophy.
Intelligent Design.
That phrase alone should ignite a firestorm of controversy.
The NOVA special, Judgement Day, on the recent Dover Pennsylvania trial now can be viewed online.
Let us begin with two moral principles: HONESTY and CONSISTENCY. I know of no one who can disagree with the importance of these ideas. These ideas are central to religions all over […]
