Many of you might have already seen the ultra cute "sea sheep" (Costasiella kuroshimae), but yesterday I learned 2 mind-blowing facts about the family of sea slugs they belong to:
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the actual photosynthesis) of plants they eat, into their own bodies to do photosynthesis directly for them (that is the green colour you see), in order to survive if food is scarce.
Imagine being able to live from light!
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APOD from 2025-11-25
#Comet Lemmon and the Milky Way
Comet Lemmon, near its peak, is captured with two other wonders: the Himalayas' Meili Mountains and the Milky Way's central plane. The comet displays a white dust tail and a blue ion tail. While Lemmon fades away, the mountains erode slowly, but the #galaxy endures, creating new cosmic spectacles.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251125.html#space #astronomy #nebula
Oh yeah, I should be plugging this.
If you're in #London and like teeth, this is for you. Or maybe you just want to get inside a rarely opened museum. It's for you too.
On The Art Of Teeth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-the-art-of-teeth-tickets-1954640575579
Come see what we have been working towards for a few years.
In 1970, 55 years ago today, the Oregon Department of Transportation blew up a whale carcass that had washed up on the beach in Florence. Or at least they tried to blow it up.
They managed to scatter stinking rotting whale flesh quite some distance. Resulting in terror or hilarity depending on where you were standing.
The local TV news coverage is the stuff of legends.
This makes me angry:
Cowichan sweater knitters concerned over Eddie Bauer replica
https://cheknews.ca/cowichan-sweater-knitters-concerned-over-eddie-bauer-replica-1288800/
I just left a review on Eddie's Bauer page for that βNorthwest-inspiredβ sweater design: https://www.eddiebauer.ca/p/10403182/men's-hand-knit-full-zip-cardigan?sp=1&color=Buff Feel free to tell them what you think.
Can you believe that we are only a few weeks away from the holiday season? This year again I will be a vendor at several Christmas / holiday markets in Courtenay and Campbell River.
Starting this Saturday, November 15, from 10 am to 4 pm, I'll be at the Campbell River Museum for their annual gift tour. Come and get a signed copy of my book Wild Vancouver Island or a print!
#photography #ChristmasGifts #GiftIdeas #shopping #CampbellRiver #BuyLocal #SupportArtists #SupportSmallBusiness
Wheee! Check out photos of bioluminescence in Auckland's Stanmore Bay this week. It's a stunningly beautiful phenomenon.
Mina
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Clare
Dr David Mills
John Overholt
Stuart Celarier
Catherine Babault
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Bob LeFridge 