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Bassia bassensisObserv.
luca_dtDescripción
I noticed an amazing thing about these today. When I first saw them they were completely clear but when I nudged it the edges became white. This defense mechanism is used by Corolla sea butterflies as well, but I can't think what advantage it gives the animals.
Doing some research it seems this is called blanching and another siphonophore (Hippopodius) does this too. (https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-02951249/document)
Mackie & Mackie 1967 stated that the opaque edges are permanent for Bassia and I can't find any later literature which mentions this behavior so maybe it is a previously unknown behavior.
This is a GO-SEA absence observation.
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tjakieDescripción
Seemed to be Deciduous / semi-deciduous. Could not see any leaves up close so not sure. Leaves look a bit like Rapanea Melanophloes. Could not see fruit or flowers. Also thought of pittisporum viridiflorum. But bark looks like Rapanea to me
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Curtisia dentataObserv.
annsymonsDescripción
To illustrate the dark brown mature bark texture:- granular, corky, cracked in small squares.
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Grulla Azul (Anthropoides paradiseus)Observ.
peterrwarrenDescripción
Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) Near Cradock
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Themeda triandraObserv.
annerinemyburghDescripción
40 km NE of Graaff-Reinet, growing in full sun on a rocky outcrop
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tonyrebeloLugar
Ascent to Skeleton Gorge, Gardens to contour path, Kirstenbosch, Table Mountain National Park (Google, OSM)
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Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)Observ.
tjakieDescripción
Spotted by Ziyaad Matthews in white stinkwood tree
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Moho de Fango (Comatricha nigra)Observ.
alexis_orionDescripción
Lots of fruiting bodies at various stages on one log
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carinalochnerDescripción
Small snake, about the thickness of my small finger. From a distance it looked more like a bunch of caterpillars.
