I started on this post many times, but something always stopped me. This theme has been worked through over and over. I started and killed this article several times, but I kept running into articles with such topics which always made me think and start writing this again. At first this post was meant to …
Happy 2023
May it be imperfectly perfect, full of fun days and weeks, colourful and blossoming. I wish you all the success you want for yourself and that you happily set and reach your goals. Best of everything and full of love.
Bloganuary
Welcome to bloganuary, where you will receive a new email, informing you about a new blog post every day in January. We’ll talk about a bit of everything – as usual here. You’re welcome to bear with me through this month, to comment, also send me ideas on topics you are interested in and want …
Ecological importance and adaptations of epiphytes
Definition An epiphyte is an organism that grows on another living organism. Highly diverse, occurring from forest floor to tree crowns. These plants only receive physical support from the host, but not nutrients, although they may injure it. Fully autotrophic plants are referred to as true epiphytes, but there are also epiphytic bacteria, fungi, algae, …
Importance of riparian vegetation for water bodies
Riparian area is a transitional semiterrestrial/semiaquatic biome, the interface between land and river or stream extending from the edges of water bodies to the edges of upland regions. This area includes flood plains and landscapes closely surrounding streams, rivers, vernal pools, ephemeral streams, ponds and lakes. Plant habitat along water bodies is riparian vegetation, consisted of hydrophilic …
Venomous caterpillars, the effects and usage of their venom
Caterpillar is the larval stage of butterflies and moths. These animals are widespread in various ecosystems. Upon contact with the skin, some caterpillars release venoms and cause reactions, such as itching, pain, even a systemic response. Actual symptoms depend on the species, the amount of toxin that enters the body and the victim’s physical condition …
Snow leopards and cashmere – how consumption and production of cashmere affects snow leopards (Panthera uncia)
One way on how we are directly impacting the existence of snow leopards. Snow leopards inhabit mountain ranges of 12 countries across Central and South Asia. Between 4500 and 10000 of these majestic animals are estimated to live on this planet and a decline is still expected. We don’t know more exact numbers, because these …
Growing date palms from seeds (Phoenix dactylifera) – second strategy
In the first post we went through the strategy of growing date palms from seeds by propagating them in moist temperate or warm environment. This second way I made an experiment by simply putting the seeds directly in the soil. I kept the pots in a temperate environment; about 21 °C, same light conditions (by …
6 months of practicing Wim Hof method and how it has improved my life
It all started with Jonna Jinton’s videos, where they take ice baths and she mentions Wim a few times. I had heard of Wim Hof before, but didn’t know about the existence of his method. After I did my research, I purchased the book Wim Hof method. Read it twice in a row because it …
Everything about bioluminescence
Bioluminescence is light produced by a chemical reaction. This reaction is a type chemiluminescence that runs inside a living organism. As all metabolic activities running in a cell, this process is precisely coordinated and controlled. Thus it is a cold light, this means that it’s more than 80 % effective and less than 20 % of the …