Carver Branch.
At the George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, Missouri.
As a boy Carver kept a secret garden of plants and wildflowers on the bank of this stream, not far from where this photo was taken.
White snakeroot (Ageretina altissima), at the George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, Missouri.
As the common name suggests, the plant is toxic. It produces the chemical tremetol, which can accumulate in the milk and flesh of cattle that eat the plant, and in turn lead to toxicity in people who consume the contaminated animal products. It is thought that Nancy Hanks Lincoln (mother of Abraham) died of drinking milk contaminated with tremetol
UPDATE: Thanks to hikergirl for this link for more about white snakeroot.
White snakeroot (Ageretina altissima), at the George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, Missouri.
As the common name suggests, the plant is toxic. It produces the chemical tremetol, which can accumulate in the milk and flesh of cattle that eat the plant, and in turn lead to toxicity in people who consume the contaminated animal products. It is thought that Nancy Hanks Lincoln (mother of Abraham) died of drinking milk contaminated with tremetol
UPDATE: Thanks to hikergirl for this link for more about white snakeroot.
Goatweed leafwing butterfly (Anaea andria), at the George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, Missouri.
I think that Carver would have been delighted to find this beautifully camouflaged butterfly in the woods near his home.
Goatweed leafwing butterfly (Anaea andria), at the George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, Missouri.
I think that Carver would have been delighted to find this beautifully camouflaged butterfly in the woods near his home.
Statue of George Washington Carver as a young boy, at the National Monument established to honor him at the site of his boyhood home.
George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, Missouri. The bronze sculpture was made by Robert Amendola in 1960.
Statue of George Washington Carver as a young boy, at the National Monument established to honor him at the site of his boyhood home.
George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, Missouri. The bronze sculpture was made by Robert Amendola in 1960.
Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis), at Tumacácori National Historical Park, Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
We saw grasshoppers in astonishing numbers at Tumacácori. When we walked through the orchard there were little explosions of leaping hoppers with every footfall, and the quince trees were covered with them.
To see more amazing shots from the grasshopper population boom in southern Arizona this year you should visit (and follow!) textless’s tumblr. You will not find better photos of the local insect life anywhere.
Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis), at Tumacácori National Historical Park, Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
We saw grasshoppers in astonishing numbers at Tumacácori. When we walked through the orchard there were little explosions of leaping hoppers with every footfall, and the quince trees were covered with them.
To see more amazing shots from the grasshopper population boom in southern Arizona this year you should visit (and follow!) textless’s tumblr. You will not find better photos of the local insect life anywhere.
Today’s work in progress.
Dithyramb 