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ENature.com Website Launch
Apr 1, 2002 · If you haven’t checked out eNature.com, now’s the time. The website has been acquired by the National Wildlife Federation and offers a tremendous resource and tools for exploring Bay Area nature. Local-Guides on the site provide you with a …
Crow Funerals and What We Can Learn From Them - Bay Nature
Oct 29, 2020 · For Swift’s arranged crow funerals, after feeding crows peanuts for three days in a particular location, on the fourth day, a masked volunteer would hold the taxidermied crow out, much like a waiter with an hors d’oeurve platter.
What’s It Like Inside a Woodrat Nest? - Bay Nature
Jan 3, 2021 · Woodrats, pack rats, and trade rats are all common names for the same remarkable rodent genus, Neotoma.Our local species, the dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes), has a nice multicolor coat—unlike the nasty nonnative Norway and black rats, all too common in urban areas.It’s also extremely cute, with big Mickey Mouse ears and a lovely, lightly fuzzy tail.
Photosynthesis in Leaves That Aren’t Green - Bay Nature
Jul 1, 2008 · Q: How does photosynthesis occur in plants that are not obviously green, such as ornamental plum trees with deep purple-colored leaves? [Paul, Santa Cruz] A: Photosynthesis (which literally means “light put together”) is that very …
Argentine Ants Rule, But They're Not Invincible - Bay Nature
Apr 3, 2022 · Wildlife. A Pervasive Invasive: the Argentine Ant The Argentine ant is likely the most successful invasive species in California. But a 30-year dataset from Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve suggests they're not invincible.
How to Recognize Spiders By their Webs - Bay Nature Magazine
Sep 29, 2015 · Alison Hawkes was a Bay Nature editor from 2011-2017. Before Bay Nature she worked in journalism for more than a decade as a former newspaper reporter turned radio producer turned web editor with each rendition bringing her closer to her dream of covering environmental issues.
The Enduring Mystery of Oak Tree "Mast" Years - Bay Nature
Jul 5, 2022 · Variability is only half of masting behavior; the other half is synchrony. If individual trees bore variable acorn crops but asynchronously with each other, the overall number of acorns available might remain constant from year to year, allowing mobile predators like birds to find productive trees and never suffer the cost of a lean year.
The Living Drill Bits That Grind Holes in Beach Rocks
Oct 10, 2022 · Piddocks begin their lives as larvae drifting at the mercy of the open ocean. At this stage, they measure only 300 to 500 microns wide—about the width of three human hairs.
The Tree That’s Rare, Endangered and Common - Bay Nature
Jun 21, 2020 · By carrying thousands of species from one part of the world to another, Douglas and other plant hunters conducted this test on a grand scale. But while Douglas often described the plants he encountered as rare, he seems to have spent little time pondering what effect his activities might have on the future of those species.His mission was simple: to find new …