Creeks

... with Bryophytes, specifically liverworts. I live in the Kansas City area of Missouri; it's mostly suburban but there are some areas of deep forest/creeks/lakes/etc. Recently I have been going out and looking for liverworts, as I've never actually seen one in nature. I feel as if I'm looking in ...

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... were feminine. Yet I was more like a tom boy, in that I regularly did "manly" things, such as snake, lizard, and crayfish catching in creeks, etc. Interestingly, I find it curious as to how many boys in the neighbourhoods engaged in the same activities, including my brother who is ...

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... for many deaths in southeast Asia, in particular, it normally grows to about one meter long and hunts catfish in shallow estuaries and tidal creeks. However, the inland taipan is by far the most venomous snake on Earth. A single bite from the snake contains enough venom to kill as many as ...

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... Acanthamoeba especially. The cysts of some of these organisms are picked up by the wind and carried along with the dirt and dust from dry lakes, creeks, or pond beds. We inhale these particles in minute quantities every so often and as I previously stated these amoebas occur naturally in our ...

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