tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post112170444048457838..comments2023-10-31T05:37:45.410-07:00Comments on Hungry Hyaena: Long IslandHungry Hyaenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-52662514009433248062008-05-20T07:23:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:23:00.000-07:00Alison:Indeed, Long Island does have many beautifu...Alison:<BR/><BR/>Indeed, Long Island does have many beautiful areas, and I'm glad that you're enjoying them!Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-81968844847830797472008-05-19T14:55:00.000-07:002008-05-19T14:55:00.000-07:00Much of Long Island is breathtakingly beautiful......Much of Long Island is breathtakingly beautiful... and at least a few of the inhabitants appreciate the "nature" side.<BR/><BR/>:-)Alison Toon Photographerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312622637296166412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-1122578689449104552005-07-28T12:24:00.000-07:002005-07-28T12:24:00.000-07:00OK, so I have no resources to back me up, but I ca...OK, so I have no resources to back me up, but I can venture a pretty educated guess about the 'candy-corn.' They are, most likely, growths caused by insect eggs. In a staggering display of evolutionary complexity, the insect eggs selectively derepress genes that exist in the plant's DNA. Unlike bacterial galls, which are undifferentiated masses of cells, the insect creates a tiny 'condo' for the larva to live in... cuisinarts, dishwasher and all, so to speak. <BR/>Most likely, if you were to break one of those open, you'd find the little grub in there watching Queer Eye for the Straight Bug.<BR/>I'm thouroughly blown away by the fact that this sort of selective derepression can go on across the plant/animal kingdom divide. <BR/>I could go on... But I'll stop and summarize: Insect gall=wicked cool <BR/>It could also be a gall caused by a mite...<BR/>... or aliensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-1121923035394738782005-07-20T22:17:00.000-07:002005-07-20T22:17:00.000-07:00The spiked leaf parasites may be insect eggs. They...The spiked leaf parasites may be insect eggs. They remind me - in a more pointed form - of monarch butterfly eggs. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with identification...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-1121717288642437632005-07-18T13:08:00.000-07:002005-07-18T13:08:00.000-07:00It was depressing.I keep trying to convince myself...It was depressing.<BR/><BR/>I keep trying to convince myself that the host was joking, but I really don't think she was. It all fit together in a perfectly awful fashion, what with their cheerleading and the Madonna playing. (For the record, I like Madonna well enough, but it was icing on the misery cake in this situation.)<BR/><BR/>Like many people who write often, I've been known to rearrange details to make a narrative more engaging, but in this case, nothing needed moving. Although, to be fair, "Lucky Star" was playing when I first started to leave and "Material Girl" came on as I made my way downstairs.Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-1121714341013232042005-07-18T12:19:00.000-07:002005-07-18T12:19:00.000-07:00That paragraph about the SUV-party is a bit depres...That paragraph about the SUV-party is a bit depressing. Almost sounds like its out of a book...<BR/><BR/>Nice photos.Mikhail Caponehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769131157321733965noreply@blogger.com