Meadowview Internship 2011

[petmantis]

Nice dead bird and a skull. Fantastic shots! Wow! Indeed, that S. jonesii is something to behold.

Oh, and as far as I'm aware, U. vulgaris doesn't occur in North America. The bladderwort indetified as U. vulgaris is probably U. macrorhiza. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[gea8579]

Well, I am an art major, and won the senior award (for some wearable sculptures). It's hard not to make jonesii look good. The backlighting helps a lot.

I meant to compliment you on your art (was bored one day and had a gander) very neat things you have done with wire.

 

[Adam]

Wow, the Assassin Bug pictures are great!

 

[GregNY]

Wow second that compliment on the pics of the art on your deviantart page. The sculptures are all really something else. Those wearables..... wicked looking!

 

[Wire Man]

Thanks! The wire pieces take a lot of work and pain tolerance.

I have no idea about the U. vulgaris issue, but you could very well be right. It does look different from the vulgaris we have in out plant beds.

I think jonesii became my favorite Sarracenia over the summer, easily.

 

[Wire Man]

Bill Scholl's property on 7-17. We had business to conduct.

Q7172282 by Wire Man, on Flickr

What we came for, 200 flytraps. Don't worry, there are still plenty left.

Q7172284 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Caterpillars of an unknown species.

Q7172285 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor

Hoods by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. oreophila

Q7172288 by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. intermedia, another species we collected, just a few.

Q7172289 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7172290 by Wire Man, on Flickr

His flytraps look so nice!

Waiting Jaws by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7172292 by Wire Man, on Flickr

I want to call this one S. "Conan O'Brien"

Q7172293 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. alata "black tube"

Black by Wire Man, on Flickr

U. purpurea in bloom.

Purple Rarity by Wire Man, on Flickr

Black Tube by Wire Man, on Flickr

Our haul of D. intermedia, Mike and Dr. Sheridan showing the plants off.

Harvest by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Adam]

I have a Sarr that looks like Conan O'Brien, however mine is simply a Flava ornata... what is Conan O'Brien's parentage?
Nice pics as usual, BTW.

 

[Wire Man]

That's not its official name, it's just an idea I had. It's definitely of flava parentage.
Thanks!

 

[Adam]

That's not its official name, it's just an idea I had.
It's definitely of flava parentage.
Thanks!

Yeah I know, but those names usually stick
I think I see some oreo in there too.

 

[Wire Man]

There might be some oreophila in it, but I'll have to check. We have the same plant at Meadowview and its colord are very different, mostly being red.

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Arlington Echos coming to pick up some purps.

Q7182356 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182358 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182359 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182361 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182364 by Wire Man, on Flickr

All loaded up.

Q7182366 by Wire Man, on Flickr

150 purps later....

Q7182368 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182369 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Drosera intermedia x rotundifolia

Interfolias by Wire Man, on Flickr

Drosera intermedia x capillaris

Intercaps by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mike Smith dropped off a few new Nepenthes the day beforehand.
A different form of Nepenthes maxima. It's liking our conditions.

Q7182375 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Nepenthes veitchii!!!

Q7182376 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flared by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymea

Q7182378 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Our khasiana started making some very nice uppers.

Q7182379 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Our latest bical pitcher

Q7182380 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182381 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii's vine. It's a hairy beast.

Fury Beast by Wire Man, on Flickr

Hairy Baby by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182384 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima's lid.

Lid by Wire Man, on Flickr

The huge maxima fully darkened up, and amazing.

Full Glory by Wire Man, on Flickr

Going to patch the beaver dam.

Q7182389 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182390 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182391 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

The pond was at an all time low level, lots of dead fish from the heat spike and oxygen leaching.

Q7182392 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7182393 by Wire Man, on Flickr

And some much requested photos of out hydroponic setup for Drosera intermedia.

Hydroponic by Wire Man, on Flickr

It was hot outside, so we went inside to look at soil samples that were taken from historic S. jonesii territory from 2 feet below the surface.

This is some sort of seed.

Microscope 1 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Charcoal

Microscope 2 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Microscope 3 by Wire Man, on Flickr

seed

Microscope 4 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Microscope 5 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Grass fibers

Microscope 6 by Wire Man, on Flickr

And some stems.

Microscope 7 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Microscope 8 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

More of the Westmoreland intermedia

Q7202419 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Gambusia were everywhere in the shallow areas.

Q7202421 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7202423 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Bullfrog

Q7202424 by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. intermedia was much more frequent on the South shoreline.

Q7202425 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7202426 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7202427 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7202429 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Fungus on a fallen tree.

Q7202430 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Asclepias seed pod

Q7202433 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Richard found this leech in a disgusting pond.

Blood Sucker by Wire Man, on Flickr

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Nepenthes northiana

Q7212442 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. "Red Dragon"

Q7212444 by Wire Man, on Flickr

northiana again

Lowland Beauty by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima

Dark Lip by Wire Man, on Flickr

Another of Mike's donations, N. sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolochioides)

Q7212449 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "ruffle leaf" inflating a new pitcher

Waiting by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata

Q7212452 by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capensis "broad leaf"

Q7212453 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. alata grown hydroponically

Q7212454 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Texas Trumpets by Wire Man, on Flickr

Running the humidifier in the greenhouse to lower the humidity.

Humidifier by Wire Man, on Flickr

Condensation by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Our turk cap lily really stood out among the foliage when it was in bloom.

Stands Out in a Crowd by Wire Man, on Flickr

This is a 6 foot tall lily.

Q7222462 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7222463 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7222464 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7222466 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7222468 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q7222470 by Wire Man, on Flickr

This caterpillar was an excellent snake impersonator. Its antennae mimic a forked tunge and it's lunged at me like a snake when I touched it.

Imitator by Wire Man, on Flickr

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Clitoria mariana. Even botanists make jokes about the shapes of flowers.

Innuendo by Wire Man, on Flickr

7-27-2011, the lowest Meadow Creek Pond has ever been.

Running Dry by Wire Man, on Flickr

Low by Wire Man, on Flickr

I got a little carried away with painting the cement mixer. I was channeling my inner Pollock.

Pollock Mixer by Wire Man, on Flickr

More microscope photos from soil samples.

Seed by Wire Man, on Flickr

Seed by Wire Man, on Flickr

Root by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

One of the Okee giants decided to eat itself....

Self Cannibalization by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for our last field excursion. We first stopped by the only Rudbekia heliopsidis site in the state.

Lilium michauxii was scattered along the roadside.

Q8032559 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Spots by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lilium michauxii by Wire Man, on Flickr

And some other lily.

Flambouyant by Wire Man, on Flickr

L. michauxii and the other one next to each other.

Tale of Two Lilies by Wire Man, on Flickr

And the Rudbekia

Q8032565 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q8032566 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sun Facer by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now to Joseph Pines for the last time. We'll start things off with a purp seedling.

Healthy Seedling by Wire Man, on Flickr

We've never seen a purp leaf this full of beetles!

Full Gut by Wire Man, on Flickr

Eriocaulon

Bog Buttons by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q8032576 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q8032577 by Wire Man, on Flickr

The orange fringe orchid was in bloom.

Q8032578 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Orange cluster by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q8032581 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q8032582 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava

Q8032583 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q8032585 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Toothache grass flower, dried.

Dry by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lycopodium carolinianum

Clubmoss by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lauchincaulon, a smaller bog button

Q8032588 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Xyris ambigua, the tallest yellow eyed grass I've ever seen.

Q8032589 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Tall by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Q8032593 by Wire Man, on Flickr

White Buttons by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lots of toothache grass

Herbal Remedies by Wire Man, on Flickr

I caught another one of the tiger beetles on Joseph Pines. We don't think it's the rare Eastern pine barrens tiger beetle anymore, but the very common sidewalk tiger beetle...

Struggling by Wire Man, on Flickr

It wasn't very happy about being caught.

Not Happy by Wire Man, on Flickr

Predator's Gaze by Wire Man, on Flickr

Time to let it go.

Put Me Down by Wire Man, on Flickr

Some type of velvet ant, not something to be picking up. These things hurt.

Bringer of Pain by Wire Man, on Flickr

Boneset and golden rod in bloom.

Q8032609 by Wire Man, on Flickr

This is how most tiger beetle photos turn out. They're extremely fast and very small, making them a challenge for the photographer. It was in focus, but it moved.

Speedy by Wire Man, on Flickr

Better.

At The Ready by Wire Man, on Flickr

Some type of legume

Q8032621 by Wire Man, on Flickr

More boneset and golden rod.

Pine Barren Blooms by Wire Man, on Flickr

The Garn gasifier wood furnace. It's much more energy efficient and less polluting than our current wood furnace.

Garn by Wire Man, on Flickr

The red cockaded woodpecker preserve, the last place you can see it in Virginia. The tree with the sap running down it is the woodpecker's home.

Woody Home by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q8032627 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q8032629 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Some kind of primrose.

Q8032568 by Wire Man, on Flickr

More Xyris

Yellow Eyes by Wire Man, on Flickr

And one last shot of the tiger beetle from Joseph Pines.

On Stilts by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Devon]

I REALLY love your photos. Especially your insect photos - don't let that one bite you!

 

[Wire Man]

Thanks! The insect photos are the toughest, especially the tiger beetles. That one did bite me, but they're too small to do anything. It's funny to think I'm only now taking my first photography class.

 

[Adam]

Thanks! The insect photos are the toughest, especially the tiger beetles. That one did bite me, but they're too small to do anything. It's funny to think I'm only now taking my first photography class.

Really? You should be the one teaching the class!

 

[Wire Man]

It's a film photography class. I know absolutely nothing about dark room photography, so this should be exciting. I have one more update guys. Now to decide how long I want to keep everyone waiting.

 

[PaulJ69]

Is it Black & White? I took BW1 & 2 and digital 1. BW takes a while to develop and make prints but they are worth it...sometimes.