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Histioteuthis

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Histioteuthis

There are many weird creatures in the ocean, especially as you go deeper. Cock-eyed squids, as their name suggests, have two very different eyes—each detects a different type of light, and points in a different direction. The mesopelagic zone starts at the depth where just 1% of sunlight penetrates and extends down to the point where no light reaches at all; so this is a cool adaptation that allows the animals to survive in a very low-light environment. Interestingly, the eyes are the same at birth, but the left one morphs as it grows.

Romneya coulteri

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roots

I made this page over a week ago; yesterday I saw that the remainder of the plant had disappeared, before I got a chance to dig it up and cage the roots.

I want to plant a lot more natives in the front yard, so I’m going to have to come up with a tactic to protect them while they get established.

Schistocerca nitens

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Schistocerca nitens

Reading up on this grasshopper, I learned that it is a problematic invasive species in Hawaii. In 2004, a major swarming event on the island of Nīhoa devastated approximately 90% of the island’s vegetation. Likely introduced to Hawaii several decades ago, it has since spread throughout the archipelago, aided by its ability to fly over 300 miles across open ocean!

That last fact blew my mind. 🤯

Downton Abbey

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downton abbey

Rainy morning, a good opportunity to catch up on this week’s Draw With Me, where the theme was Downton Abbey (kinda). I may have seen part of a single episode of the show long ago, but I really know nothing except that it’s about aristocratic Brits and stars Maggie Smith. The characters depicted here are just random Edwardian people. I’m glad we don’t have to dress like that anymore. Especially glad I don’t have to wear a pizza on my head.