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They're very good photos.
Has there been any attempt to get rid of them on a large scale?
BobbyBoomer
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Not that I know of.
We have Pacific Lionfish invading our reefs, and restaurants have been promoting them as food. We just had a festival with different restaurants offering their own Lionfish recipes. The Lionfish has no predator in the Atlantic, so making food out of them enlists humans to be the predators. It isn't eliminating them, but putting a big dent in the population.
We also have invasive Burmese Pythons in the Everglades. They are a problem, and all attempts to get rid of them have failed. Most likely released pets found each other and are now established. They've even tried dogs, but the 'glades are a river, about 2" thick and 50 miles wide with millions of islands (hammocks) dotting them.
Why did the python cross the road? Because nobody was going to stop them.
I took these a few years ago. Probably 6-8 feet long (2-2.6m)
We have Pacific Lionfish invading our reefs, and restaurants have been promoting them as food. We just had a festival with different restaurants offering their own Lionfish recipes. The Lionfish has no predator in the Atlantic, so making food out of them enlists humans to be the predators. It isn't eliminating them, but putting a big dent in the population.
We also have invasive Burmese Pythons in the Everglades. They are a problem, and all attempts to get rid of them have failed. Most likely released pets found each other and are now established. They've even tried dogs, but the 'glades are a river, about 2" thick and 50 miles wide with millions of islands (hammocks) dotting them.
Why did the python cross the road? Because nobody was going to stop them.
I took these a few years ago. Probably 6-8 feet long (2-2.6m)
BobbyBoomer
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Sorry for the bad grammar in the previous post. I was in a rush to get the post out.
That's not a bad looking car sci. Not sure I would want it though, if offered. For a start it has no door handles: bit hard on the finger nails trying to prise the doors open, and what about the rear view all cluttered up! Tsk!...
Andrew
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So do I.
BobbyBoomer
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I like it too !
BobbyBoomer
iPF Novice
There are going to be a lot of pictures here, I hope I'm not being rude with this many. If I'm violating netiquette, please let me know. I've reduced the size so they don't take too long to appear. They were all taken with my old phone so the quality isn't exceptional, but it's good enough.
Here in Florida, June is the month for the Night Blooming Cereus cacti to bloom. Each flower is huge and each flower only blooms for one night. Lately they've been arriving in mid-May - I assume it's climate change related. The plant itself cannot take a freeze. They believe they originated in Mexico, but none are found in the wild.
The first ones opened a couple of weeks ago. The following pictures are from last year, mostly in June.
Here is a picture of one of our Sabal Palm trees. The cactus climbs up the tree and the large buds are about to open
In this closer look, you can see little white fuzz balls on the cactus, they are future blooms. It takes about two days to go from the fuzz ball to the full bud.
It's dark, they are half open and this is how big they are:
with flash
Close ups:
with insect
small bunch
I've got hundreds more, but I think I've already overdone it.
We have a second species that will bloom later in the year, but not with such profusion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night-blooming_cereus
Bob
Here in Florida, June is the month for the Night Blooming Cereus cacti to bloom. Each flower is huge and each flower only blooms for one night. Lately they've been arriving in mid-May - I assume it's climate change related. The plant itself cannot take a freeze. They believe they originated in Mexico, but none are found in the wild.
The first ones opened a couple of weeks ago. The following pictures are from last year, mostly in June.
Here is a picture of one of our Sabal Palm trees. The cactus climbs up the tree and the large buds are about to open
In this closer look, you can see little white fuzz balls on the cactus, they are future blooms. It takes about two days to go from the fuzz ball to the full bud.
It's dark, they are half open and this is how big they are:
with flash
Close ups:
with insect
small bunch
I've got hundreds more, but I think I've already overdone it.
We have a second species that will bloom later in the year, but not with such profusion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night-blooming_cereus
Bob
They're wonderful! You have certainly not overdone it with the photos. This is a case where more photos are better. I await the photos of your next crop of cactus blooms.
twerppoet
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Gorgeous.
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