Mystery 'UFO' #79588, a bagworm, more clearly, another way
2018-07-09 - Green Hills, Columbia, Adair County, KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge, President, Homeplace on Green River
Columbia naturalist Billy Joe Fudge fully documented his observation of a little known phenomenon of nature, the bagworm at work building its 'castle.' or, in this case, its spacecraft. It took a lot of guesses and a lot of clues, but Jill Petrey finally figured it out, before the rest of us became stressed out, trying to unravel the mystery. Above, the bagworm is suspended by a tiny, super strong filament, not visible in the online rendering, and is very close to the ground. - EW. Photos (c) Billy Joe Fudge. Paired photo - A UFO over Green Hills? Mystery#79558 Comments | Permalink
2018-07-09 - Green Hills, Columbia, Adair County, KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge, President, Homeplace on Green River
Columbia naturalist Billy Joe Fudge fully documented his observation of a little known phenomenon of nature, the bagworm at work building its 'castle.' or, in this case, its spacecraft. It took a lot of guesses and a lot of clues, but Jill Petrey finally figured it out, before the rest of us became stressed out, trying to unravel the mystery. Above, the bagworm is suspended by a tiny, super strong filament, not visible in the online rendering, and is very close to the ground. - EW. Photos (c) Billy Joe Fudge. Paired photo - A UFO over Green Hills? Mystery#79558 Comments | Permalink
Haying time in Adair County, KY - Sun 8 Jul 2018
2018-07-09 - Along a scenic Adair County highway, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Mowing patterns in the gently rolling farmland near the Adair Russell County line presented gentle-on-the-eye patterns Sunday afternoon, July 7, when this photo was taken. Just guessing that the deep green of the circle at right mid frame is simply avoidance of tractor-unfriendly bogginess, not for aesthetics, but both are beautifully accomplished. Incidentally, though the cropping of this photo doesn't show it, views are spectacular in this area of Magistrate Sammy Baker's District. - EW Comments | Permalink
2018-07-09 - Along a scenic Adair County highway, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Mowing patterns in the gently rolling farmland near the Adair Russell County line presented gentle-on-the-eye patterns Sunday afternoon, July 7, when this photo was taken. Just guessing that the deep green of the circle at right mid frame is simply avoidance of tractor-unfriendly bogginess, not for aesthetics, but both are beautifully accomplished. Incidentally, though the cropping of this photo doesn't show it, views are spectacular in this area of Magistrate Sammy Baker's District. - EW Comments | Permalink
Wildflowers of KY - Fairy Clothesline in Russell County, KY
2018-07-09 - Along a Russell County, KY byway not too far from Coffeys Chapel church. - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Every day scientists are telling us the mechanisms for how things get from here to there. This photo was taken of black-eyed susans, at the base, but when the photo was opened, the 'fairy clothes line' vine - ID welcome - turned out to be the more interesting part of the picture, the vine arching from the ground to the barbed wire fence post. Would love to see a time lapse video showing how the plant engineered this feat. The photo, taken 12 hours out of sync with its magic time, was taken Sun 8 Jul 2018. - EW Comments | Permalink
2018-07-09 - Along a Russell County, KY byway not too far from Coffeys Chapel church. - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Every day scientists are telling us the mechanisms for how things get from here to there. This photo was taken of black-eyed susans, at the base, but when the photo was opened, the 'fairy clothes line' vine - ID welcome - turned out to be the more interesting part of the picture, the vine arching from the ground to the barbed wire fence post. Would love to see a time lapse video showing how the plant engineered this feat. The photo, taken 12 hours out of sync with its magic time, was taken Sun 8 Jul 2018. - EW Comments | Permalink
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