I want to transport you to a seedy, or perhaps I should say nutty, region of reproduction. A place where the male structures are vast in comparison to the petite & flushed female variety. But first, do you recognise this flower? Click on image for a larger view … Yes, its a female Hazel…
Education
European Honey Bee, a slideshow
Apis Mellifera, the European honey bee. For anyone who, like me, enjoys toast & honey at breakfast, there’s a lot to feel thankful towards these busy little insects. I’ve been meaning to post something about them since I found one who had died after being caught in an early cold spell. He was still in…
Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau
A little way out of Dolgellau, adjacent to Llanelltyd, lie the ruins of an ancient Cistercian abbey. It was a dull, wet & windy day today but since we needed to visit Doll anyway, an educational walk around the abbey seemed in order. Cymer Abbey was founded by Maredudd ap Cynan in 1198 and populated…
Butterflies of Wales
The sunshine is back! So posted here, are 10 butterflies that you might see if you visit Mid Wales. I photographed all of them at my home in Dyfi forest. They are: Comma – Polygonum c-album Small tortoiseshell – Aglais urticae Red Admiral – Vanessa atalanta Wall – Lasiommata megera Small white – Artogeia rapae…
Large Hadron Collider – a lay person’s explanatory view
Why the LHC does not pose a significant risk to the human race. Ok so, as an interested amateur scientist, I’ve waited a good proportion of my life for this experiment to start. It is, perhaps, one of the greatest experiments carried out by mankind and may bring amazing insights in to the structure of…