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Microhabitats

In ecology and microhabitat understand the smallest part of an ecosystem that contains a distinctive flora and fauna. Normally microhabitat conditions that differ from those around it, determines the presence of these species. Typical examples of microhabitats are usually the humid forest enclosed in a valley or cave walls, erosion in some cases these microhabitats may be limited not only in space but also in time. An example are the plants that bloom during a certain time of year and attract a community of animals that only stays there a few days.

During these weeks, many of the meadows and forests of Northern Spain have flourished Gamon ( Asphodelus albus), a very characteristic plant by long poles, sometimes over a meter high, where their flowers. During the flowering plants they congregate in large numbers of insects and other small animals who come especially to sip the nectar, but also eat leaves and flowers and even hunt other animals.

and bumble bees take advantage of the days of plenty for making continuous trips from the flowers to the hive, and at one point I counted over 10 Hymenoptera 4 species that differs in one ear.

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The zigenas, hundreds that have appeared on all pastures also stop at the Asphodel flowers to refuel. And as including dozens of species of butterflies that are attracted by the smell and the striking color of its petals.

sanjuaneros beetles (Melolontha melolontha ) also appear on the ears, but they have a penchant for dry and withered flowers. Is clear that even within a single plant specialists are taking advantage of each of its parts, trying to avoid competition with other species.

Statophaga stercoraria

Some insects, like the fly Statophaga stercoraria, which as its scientific name implies, has a predilection for the piles of manure, to temporarily change their diet feed on nectar. In a few days will be over the mana and return to their scatological habits.

Aral ( Thomisidae) catching a bee (Apis mellifera )

But as if they were the savannah of the Serengeti, the concentrations of herbivores and pollinators also attract predators. Crab spiders (Family Thomisidae ) has cryptic colors that blend with the environment where they are. Taking advantage of its "invisibility" wait patiently for an insect careless approach to launch a quick attack and catch. Once caught, the spider venom inoculated him and begin to digest it.

Within a few days, the flowers of Asphodel will have wilted and the plant begins to dry. This small temporary microhabitat disappear and the small community that had settled in their flowers and leaves will leave to find a new site.

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Last Sunday I found this baby on a mossy stone. Was no more than a foot and looked so helpless bird that had been there it could have a light snack of a peck. Seeing it was difficult to imagine that in a few years could reach six feet in length, but not have it all easy, because natural predators as foxes and birds of prey, they join clubs and spades in the hands of people who still think they are the devil reincarnated evil in its purest form.

The water snakes, like the grass snake (Natrix natrix ) are completely harmless reptiles, that all they do to scare your enemies is to pretend that attack and then be made dead. And if you disturb too literally scared shit of releasing a foul-smelling substance to try and driven away. Or bite or have venom.

I personally seem some animals preciosssssosss with ojossss essssos redondossss and grandessss and that mouth that seems to be ssssilbar start any time now.

" Trusssst in me, in me
Sssshut Jussssst eyesss you, and I
trusssst in ssssleep Puede, Ssssafe, and sssound
Knowing I am around, Drift Into ssssilent sssslumber
Sssail on a sssilver missst, but Surely your ssslowly sssenses will Cease, to reasssist
Trusssst in me, in me jusssst "

(Kaa Mowgli in The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling, 1894)

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Just a drop of water colors

This Easter wine I passed through water and I had gone to Nuveana loaded with all the gear and thought I was going to bring back without removing them from the pack. But one morning in the dawn all soaked by rain and dew, I remembered a night spent with Alfredo condensation droplets trying to photograph and decided to try again, but this time in the light of day.

A drop of water is a small volume of fluid that is bounded by surfaces that are chained together. The drop is due to the existence of surface tension, which is the physical effect that occurs when the energy of attraction of the molecules "harden" the outer layer and surface still water. Because a sphere has the minimum area for a given volume by the action of surface tension, the tendency of a small amount of fluid is what leads her to form a sphere.

If the droplet is deposited on a flat surface creates a meniscus at the edge of contact, whose form depends on the nature of the liquid.

But besides these common features with other drops of all fluids, a drop of water also acts as a lens, so that Images that appear behind it and with warp reversed its own spherical shape. Thus, we give the impression that there is a small world in miniature enclosed within the drop.

Some of the drops that I photographed that morning, there were more than 1 mm in diameter and remained glued to the tiny hairs on the leaves without falling, some were crushed and others were completely spherical.

Even the cobwebs had its droplets, and within each, however small out, hid the little miniature world turned upside down.

I think I am not going to bore in on rainy days, all a matter of scale and if we like what we see we only have to look into a drop of water.

NOTE: Just click on the pictures if you want to see a larger

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There are times when you do not need to say anything, just sit there, look around and let your imagination.

All these pictures were taken last weekend and Monfragüe Zamora fields.

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arrival of the 17th FLIA

We are in preparation for the next FLIA who will be 21 and 22 May in the park Spain (Santiago del Home Estero)

We told all the artists who know to make pictures for flyers and posters and we are already starting to get some sketches like these.
If you could do something like that and you will not hear, learn and do it! You can send a info.flia @ gmail.com








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April 23 against the rural

The April 23 the FLIA invited absolutely everyone from 14 hs. to come and spend the afternoon in front of the book fair to be held in the country, if they want to come all the jobs for a FLIA we would like.

In order to promote the FLIA (independent book fair and A), with the search to enjoy a day outdoors, in order to show a way to disseminate and spread as authors and editors show writers and artists who chose the path of self-management to distribute their work.
can bring their cloths, their tables, their guitars, their partners, their families, or whatever you like bring, come, warning, without permission, but the us are, and our own.

The FLIA (Independent Book Fair A) is already five years old. Today FLIAs made throughout the country, it was also one in Chile and plans another in Colombia, the independent art circuit was established, and the FLIA became cultural event more open, comprehensive and free
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We have a good time, come on, if you want to enjoy some of life that the flier we like to live.

Greetings all

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Last weekend we escaped to Monfragüe as we did last year in the company of friends of herons . One of the reasons for the trip was to enjoy the rich population of raptors in this park, among which birds scavenger and its abundance Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus ), with 800 couples surveyed in 2008.

vultures, despite being one of the most beneficial species of our fauna, as they are responsible for eliminating quickly bodies of large animals, have never had good press among the population. People consider them ugly, ugly birds, and in recent years have begun the accused to kill the cattle , checking posteriormenente that most of these attacks were false, because the vultures are gathering to feed on dead animals or remains of deliveries of cows and sheep. It is possible that the vultures can kill a sick or injured animal, but it would be very unlikely to kill a healthy animal.

vulture nests with chicks in the Salto del Gitano (Monfragüe) . this cliff only about 100 breeding pairs of this species and has never been an attack despite the thousands who visit it.

But today I have spent a newspaper article that has left me completely stunned, a woman claimed that nearly devoured by a group of vultures , which was saved by a car appeared and the spooked. In the article in question described how are you the surrounding birds while walking through the outskirts of town and who came to them with no friendly intentions.

Surely the woman is afraid to see these large birds, which probably would have surprised after eating without being able to take flight. Vultures are able to eat several kilos of meat in one sitting and then take several hours until they can get airborne, so it is not unusual to find a group of birds moving awkwardly surprised if at that time. Happened to me several times.

Vulture resting after eating, just meters from me and without any intention to devour

But what is surprising is the reaction of this woman, knowing that you have thought that the vultures were going to attack when surely be waiting to digest. What is surprising is that the Civil Guard have said after receiving the complaint "would monitor the area" and that authorities in several autonomous communities are considering to start controlling the population of vultures. As always, the word "control" is a euphemism for not using the right word: murder, culling or deleted.

Ironically one of the most beneficial species of our birds, a species is being decimated by the use of poisons, will begin to be "controlled" by some frivolous claims. Rather than inform, educate and explain the situation, it is more convenient and faster hit four shots and resolve the problem. As this occurs, the authorities hide poisoning and poaching, and those responsible for these atrocities go unpunished for committing further.

Once again, ignorance is gaining ground not surprise me that since we are in election period, political leaders attempt to harvest another handful of votes allowing control of killer birds. They did it with cormorants and sea lions and also for decades foxes, martens, genets, raptors and other "vermin", so they are well trained.

To conclude I literally copied a comment from a reader of the newspaper that published the article: " The solution, shotgun on his shoulder and ball point, which is a green or a oenejero, as two birds with one stone and let us with such foolishness and protection ... "

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Hyla arborea with axantismo

A week ago I was with Hector Ruiz and Tino in the Puertu (Sumieo) to see the Bluethroat ( Lucina svecica ) raising in the area. When we were watching them from the broom, listening and began to sing the tree frog (Hyla arborea ) in a nearby pond. We all know frogs by their deep green color and its shape is reminiscent of tropical tree frogs.

Hyla arborea typical staining

But of all normal-appearing frogs that were in the pool, find one with a different color, because instead of being green was gray. This color variety is very rare and I, is the first time I've seen in this species. The green color of San Antonio frogs is due to the combination of several pigment cells: xantóforos (responsible for yellow), iridóforos (responsible for blue) and melanophores (responsible for brown or black color.) When these cells are present, which is the most normal, the frog has a green color characteristic of the species.

When the yellow pigment is not present, the results are frogs or grayish blue. blue varieties are more common in Hyla meridionalis. This phenomenon is called and is Axantismo result of a recessive genetic mutation that causes the xantóforos not form.

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With the arrival of spring and the rising temperatures, many species of amphibians have started playing. Russet frog (Rana temporaria ) Lowland they did in the fall and now it's the turn of the highland peoples who had spent the winter under the snow. Other species with a less differentiated phenology, such as common toads (Bufo bufo ) will use these days to make his productions. You only need to visit the blogs of friends ( 1 , 2) to realize that these last weeks the reproduction of this species is in full swing throughout our country ..

The toads are highly philopatric, ie they have a special fondness playing as the birthplace and repeated year after year in the same places. This means that in certain zones produce large concentrations of players for a few weeks a year in which males gather waiting for mature females come to spawn.

males are armed with patience and compete with other males for the best places and once the females will appear kicks and slaps to get hold of them. Most will not succeed and only those stronger and able to displace its rivals will mate successfully. Because of this, when we study the dynamics and genetics of a population is more important the concept of "effective population" which is the number of individuals that reproduce and thus pass their genes to the next generation, the total population , which includes the fraction that does not play.

The aims amplexus stimulate the female to perform the commissioning. The male presses his front legs and when she is ready arching his body and begins to expel the eggs. The male fertilizes them as they come out with their hind legs and grab the cord coming out of his cloaca and pull him thus helping to deportation (Click on the photos to view in more detail.) When you are finished spawning, a small bead filler transparent black eggs, which can reach several meters in length, eventually tangled branches and pebbles occupying much of the pond or stream.

But not all frogs reach their ponds, hundreds of them unfortunately being killed by cars and that much of the breeding sites are on the verge of roads and highways. Last night, in the town of Tuiza, on a stretch of about 30 meters we recently hit a 15 toads. Would require only a minimal investment by the government to prevent it, and of course just a little care and respect from drivers, but I fear that at least in our country that is a tall order.