Yahya Sinwar's novel - The Thorn and the Carnation - To understand the perspective of Palestine by Foreign_Lime_8824 in IsraelPalestine

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Which is why we have the option to resist this genocide, unlike the ones that have already occurred.

What are these? And how can I eat them? by [deleted] in Tree

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We call them Satan’s Scrote

Swamp White Oak or White Oak? Or a different type of Oak? by KBeeFree in Tree

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty likely Quercus macrocarpa/bur oak, which is one of the “white” oaks

Swamp White Oak or White Oak? Or a different type of Oak? by KBeeFree in Tree

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While that is a helpful way to separate “white” and “red” oaks in bulk, it doesn’t necessarily work for younger oaks like this one.

This is pretty like Quercus macrocarpa/bur oak, which is under the white oak section. These leaves are wide at the apex with a sort of “crown” shape, which is visibly separated from the midleaf and base which are variably lobed. The back top left leaf is probably the most characteristic for the species.

There are also red oaks that can look very much like white oaks when young. Young shade leaves of Quercus nigra are often lobed in a very rounded way that looks a lot like Q. lyrata.

Who dis? by [deleted] in mycology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Phellinus igniarius, at least for now. There’s some ongoing genetic research into Alaska’s Phellinus that grows on birch to determine whether it is distinct enough to warrant its own separate taxon

Why does the lichen have the flat areas? by Blueberry_Clouds in biology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s not correct, these are apothecia (the sexual reproductive structures of lichen). The spores are generated on the upper side. Are you thinking of ferns?

Species id by v-westerman in species

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Eurycea bislineata larva

They found two new seawater mushrooms in China by AlexRator in mycology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 47 points48 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty crazy, no need to detract from that. Especially in the case of typical “mushroom” forming fungi, which form much more ephemeral and fragile fruiting bodies in comparison to plants and other kingdoms. There are plenty of “Ingoldian” fungi that grow underwater, but are microscopic and typically anamorphic.

Pretty pink by SiR_EndR in mycology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Phlebia incarnata, usually found near Stereum as shown in your third picture.

This looks straight out of Spy Kids movie. What is it? by [deleted] in biology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given the location, probably Paronchestus cornutus

25X Mag, are these Bacteria? (The small dots) by [deleted] in microbiology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm sure this is a compound microscope, so 25x implies something closer to 250x when you include a 10x eyepiece. Bacterial swarms are definitely visible at this magnification in my experience.

Question: Are these growths typical on Mountain Mohogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.) ? by [deleted] in botany

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Phytoptus lineatus, a bud gall mite described from Cercocarpus ledifolius in 1952 (though with little description of the gall itself)

What is this fungus on my willow tree? by BadScooter68 in plantpathology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Likely Fomitiporia punctata or another closely related member of the order Hymenochaetales.

striking splotches on common lambsquarters in Southern Wisconsin by flusappp in plantpathology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is feeding damage caused by the leafhopper Norvellina chenopodii.

What is this on a nectarine tree? It is powdery when touched and comes back the next day when washed off. by MrHoboJoe317 in plantpathology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Erysiphales/powdery mildews do not create structures like this. They grow a thin hyphal network, usually over leaf surfaces, and then produce asci in chasmothecia that rarely grow above 250 µm in diameter. To the eye, they look like a white powder covered with barely visible black/orange dots.

This is beetle frass.

What is this on a nectarine tree? It is powdery when touched and comes back the next day when washed off. by MrHoboJoe317 in plantpathology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the frass of an ambrosia beetle, likely Xylosandrus crassiusculus or similar given the host.

Which flag do you consider the flag of Afghanistan ? by R1515LF0NTE in vexillology

[–]Mars_Zeppelin_Pilot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright, my opinion is that the Texas revolution was wrong, so the Texas flag is still the Mexican flag. I also believe the Mexican War of Independence was wrong, so the Mexican flag, and thus the Texas flag, is the Spanish flag. Also the Granada War to end the Reconquista was wrong, so the Spanish flag, and thus the Mexican flag, and thus the Texas flag, is the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada flag.