A Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis), also dubbed “bluebottle,” is not a jellyfish. Rather, it is a siphonophore, a colony of same-sexed organisms, called polyps or zooids, working cooperatively as one.
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The ever-vigilant Rio Grande ground squirrel, like a rabbit or mouse, faces the daily trial of feeding itself but not becoming dinner. A coyote or hawk is no more frightening than I.
Like no-nonsense lifeguards perched along a shoreline, Harris’s hawks scrutinize grasslands from multi-tiered poles and brush piles along the Brownsville Historic Battlefield Trail of an evening—sometimes two or three raptors to a pole.
After spending her career indoors, her scouting activities renewed her love of the outdoors. Her teaching brought her awareness of her love of sharing knowledge with kids.
There has been little research done on sea beans. I suppose one reason is that most people don’t even know these floating seeds exist.
Published in Welcome Home RGV, March 3, 2021 — Vines add vibrancy and variety to a garden . . . .