#pedunculate

[alienbath]

I should've taken a picture but I had one of these guys in my house today! The little guy got taken back outside.

(Source: BugGuide.net)

[thebotanicalarcade]

[the-busy-ghost]

No tree of the day today, because I want to spend some time researching oak galls. The top two pictures are of a sessile oak in Fife, and the bottom two are a pedunculate oak near Gretna Green. I don't know enough to know the different types of oak gall yet, but to my untutored eye I assume the growths in the top left and bottom right are both examples, and anyone who has more information, please let me know.

[ardley]

Mist and pedunculate oak forests

Photographed by Freddie Ardley

[noseysilverfox]

Among the pedunculate oaks or English, common, European oaks (lat. Quércus róbur).

Среди дубов чере́шчатых или дубов обыкновенных, также называемых европейскими (лат. Quércus róbur).

[gay-dorito-dust]

Tiny book of bill thing. (Most of this information comes from the butterfly-conservation webpage)

Imagine Ford DOES show you his moth collection and he goes and gives you a fun fact on the ones he likes the most:

Hummingbird hawk moth: often found in a variety of habitats such as costal areas, gardens, urban areas and more.

Brimstone moth: often seen before dusk and regularly attracted to light. Have a wing span range of 28-42mm and main habitats are hedgerows, gardens, scrub and woodlands.

Bordered gothic moth: found throughout Europe/ Central Asia but two subspecies have been found in Britain; Marginosa (light brown) and Hibernica (darker grey colour) however both have pale veins and cross-lines.

Merveille du jour moth: light green in colour with black markings, some of which are edged in white. They feed on leaves and immature flowers on Pedunculate oak, turkey oak and sessile oak.

Peach blossom moth; adults fly at night and are attracted to light, in day they hide in ground cover. Their wing span ranges from 32-38mm

And here’s the thing; you don’t think it’s boring at all nor want to throw yourself over a bridge! Everything that Ford said has you hooked on wanting to know more about moths, much to Ford’s surprise, considering how the last person he shown his collection to (bill) wanted to throw himself off of a bridge.

‘You don’t find this boring?’ He’d ask you.

‘No, not at all and besides the gleam in your eye when you talk about something you love only makes this spot more special to you.’ You tell him. ‘I want to care about the things you care about Ford. I might not be as smart as you, I still want to show that I care about you regardless.’ You add.

Poor Ford has never hugged you tighter than that day. (I just want to listen to him talk about his moth collection. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK!? MOVE ASIDE BILL I’LL TREAT FORD LIKE A PRINCESS!!!)

[sanctus-ingenium]

I love your approach to worldbuilding and the thought and effort you put into it! (I was looking at your land-locked sea/lake on the maps and wondering if it was freshwater or salty, and then ofc you explain underneath lol) GIS must be an amazing tool for this sort of thing.

it sure is but unfortunately i can only use it to do boring maps of real places (booo). to be clear i drew those in procreate but i did load up arcGIS for the bathymetry lines so i'd know where the coast goes (roughly. i did freak it a little for the bays and headlands for some visual interest)

but yea the lough was saltwater once upon a time, with a much lower volume within that basin, but thousands of years of freshwater input from runoff, groundwater, and precipitation and so on ended up filling the basin the rest of the way with freshwater. it is still just a teensy bit more saline than your average freshwater lake but not enough to classify as brackish water. a bit like lake baikal it has its own hyperspecialised communities of animals including some porpoises that have grown weird over time due to genetic bottlenecking & drift, and exposure to ambient magic

this is the lake i'm constantly talking about in the captions of all my other posts

edit: i'll answer this one here as well just so i'm not spamming

@shipfishwrites i use a fossit guide to habitats which is freely downloadable from our department of parks and wildlife, it's something i've used while doing fieldwork to identify habitats by what species i can see so i have a pretty good sense of what goes where. all of the forest "types" on the map are defined habitats in that guide. in general, woodland follows north-south and wet-dry gradients (this is REALLY broad and rough). further north, more conifers. further south, more deciduous, and more wetland trees. close to the lake, more wetland - willow-alder-ash forest on the floodplain before it turns into bog or swamp. medium-damp is wet pedunculate oak, then the drier regions are oak-ash-hazel. yew forests are scattered around and very rare.

the lakes depend on subsoil type and bedrock, so in the south we got bogs, a peat-forming wetland type which is acidic. the bedrock is sandstone and granite. so the water that runs off the land into the lake and the rivers has a lower pH because there's no alkaline soil/bedrock leaching into the water. in the north the bedrock is limestone, turns the water slightly alkaline, so the lakes are limestone marl lakes

[anskupics]

Quercus robur — English oak a.k.a. pedunculate oak

[neriedar]

Yet More shenanigans of Mer!AU

Screw it, tentacles on the back, note tentacles not arms- cephalopod definition of arms and tentacles here with suckers only on parts of the limb and pedunculated for tentacles

Now, on to Scott’s new animal obsession.

Scott’s genuinely interested in critters but is also trying to make a niche for himself that covers for his declining mobility. He sees the writing on the wall at this point, he’s becoming a mer. After Submerion and the interaction with the Tainted Mass he’s started growing scales on his torso and he’s so thirsty all the time and his tail nub is getting harder and harder to hide. He’s not going to be able to keep his changes quiet for much longer; and even though he trusts some of the other pirates on the Isle, he knows he’s a target. The animals help him keep doing his missions and offer a deterrent to would be Scott- nappers. It’s good to have friends that don’t care how much Mer and mer body parts sell for and don’t mind scales.

[vintagrafica]

Pedunculate oak or Quercus fastigiata

Pedunculate oak is a long-lived tree of high-canopy woodland, coppice and wood-pasture, and it is commonly planted in hedges. When compared to sessile oak, it is more abundant in the lowlands of the south and east in Britain, and it occurs on more neutral soils.

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[moonlight26posts-blog]

In Baltimore City: 3rd PLEA!! Medium sized bonded pair who are friendly and have a positive history with kids- seeking rescue! - BARCS, Baltimore MD

Daisy (top)- 11 years, altered female, 30lbs

Beethoven- 6 years, unaltered male, 35lbs

Perfect pair, Daisy and Beethoven, were surrendered to the shelter when their owner could no longer continue caring for them. They have been described as friendly, good with children, housebroken, and definitely bonded- never having been without each other.

So far at the shelter, Daisy and Beethoven have been an easy duo and a volunteer favorite. They are good walkers on leash, and while Beethoven (being the younger fella) has more energy than his older sister, both are very sweet.

Upon examination, our vets noted that Daisy was covered in live fleas (which we've since treated for), has a pedunculated mass on the right side of her muscle, and bilateral muscle wasting in the hind limbs, so x-rays are recommended, as is a dental. Beethoven appears healthy at this time and full medical summaries can be provided upon request.

Daisy and Beethoven are available immediately for rescue pick-up.

Please let us know if your organization can help!

Thank you,

The BARCS Rescue Team

Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS)

​New Address! 2490 Giles Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225

rescue@barcs.org| (410) 396-4695

Rescue pick-up hours:

Monday-Friday: 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m

Adoption hours:

Monday-Friday: 2 p.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, Inc. (BARCS) | 2490 Giles Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225

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What are Fibroids?

What are Fibroids? Part 2 (Wound Healing)

Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Another medical term for fibroids is leiomyoma or just “myoma”. Fibroids are almost always benign (not cancerous). Fibroids can grow as a single tumor, or there can be many of them in the uterus. They can be as small as an apple seed or as big as a grapefruit. In unusual cases they can become very large. It is estimated that…

[louderfade]

SOME OF THE OLDEST LIVING OAK TREES

This Pedunculate Oak at Blenheim Palace is thought to be the oldest living oak tree in the UK and is about 1050 years old.

The Great Oak in Pechanga, also known as Wi’áaşal by Pechanga locals, is estimated to be 2000 years old and is recognized as the oldest singular oak tree in the world .

Kongeegen (the King Oak) is a renowned oak tree in Denmark. The tree has an estimated age of 1500–2000 years, and may well be the oldest living oak in northern Europe.

The Angel Oak Tree is Charleston, SC is estimated to be in excess of 400-500 years old.  It is considered to be the largest Live Oak Tree east of the Mississippi

The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept. It is about 800–1,000 years old.

[whats-paper]

What is Stick’s favorite type of tree?

Her favorite tree (and also the type of tree she would be if Ardowin was a bit more like earth) is the Pedunculate Oak Tree (Quercus Robur).

- They support a wide diversity of herbivorous insects (at least 400 species).

- It produces acorns in large quantities every other year, forming a valuable food resources for small mammals and birds. It attracts butterflies, moths, pollinators, songbirds, etc.

- Oak trees were considered protective as lightning would strike them instead of nearby inhabitants. They were also planted as trees of freedom during the French Revolution.

- It is resistant to droughts.

- Oak leaves can be poisonous, however they decrease in toxicity as they mature.

[smbwana-online]

When To See A Doctor... | Comic Week 24 - created on Corel Painter.

The uterus is an important organ that holds many functions in a girl’s body. However, it can also be prone to contracting different medical issues and conditions that can alter the way someone lives their life. Last week, we explored the various abnormalities that may come about with menstruation. Today, let’s discuss three prominent medical conditions that cannot be ignored and need to be addressed by a doctor.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition caused by an imbalance of reproductive hormones in a woman’s body. This imbalance affects the ovaries, resulting in little fluid filled sacs called cysts forming in the ovaries, making it difficult for the ovaries to form a fully developed egg every month, or even develop an egg at all. Symptoms associated with PCOS are irregular or missed periods, excessive androgen production – a male hormone that may cause excess facial and body hair and acne – and sudden weight gain along with the inability to lose that weight easily. 10% of all women have PCOS, so it is not an uncommon condition, and it can present itself at any time after puberty. Because PCOS makes it difficult for the ovaries to produce eggs, fertility problems are common among young women with the condition who are looking to have children. It is important that, if you experience these symptoms, you ask a trusted adult to accompany you to a gynaecological visit. A gynaecologist – a specialist that deals with the health of female reproductive organs – will be able to assess you, and thankfully, PCOS is a condition treatable with medication, fertility treatment and life-style changes.

Many women – if not most women – will experience something called fibroids over the course of their life. Usually occurring in women between their 30s and 50s, fibroids are noncancerous growths that form on the uterus. These growths can range from being incredibly small in size to being large enough to distort the shape of the uterus; some women only have one, whereas other women may have many. Fibroids come in four types: intramural – appearing in the uterine muscle wall; subserosal – appearing on the outside; pedunculated – appearing on the end of a small stem; and submucosal – appearing in the middle muscle layer of the uterus. Many women may go their entire lives not realising they have fibroids because often times they present no symptoms. But when they do, menstruation with heavy and long bleeding, pelvic discomfort and bladder problems may be just a few symptoms that a woman may experience. While the growths themselves are relatively harmless, the pressure they put on the uterus and the bladder can cause serious pain, especially around menstruation.  Seeing a gynaecologist when experiencing these symptoms is integral to getting the help needed to alleviate your discomfort. Thankfully, much like PCOS, fibroids are treatable with medication, non-invasive procedures and surgery – minimal and traditional.

The last condition is arguably more severe than the two above. Endometriosis is a painful disorder in which tissue much like the tissue that grows on the inside of your uterus – the endometrium – grows outside of the uterus. This tissue behaves in the same way endometrial tissue does, thickening, disintegrating and bleeding with every menstrual cycle. However, because this deteriorated tissue cannot leave the body through the uterus and down the vagina, it gets trapped and causes possible cysts on the ovaries while irritating the surrounding tissue. This irritated tissue can become scarred and develop adhesions that can make organs stick to one another! Endometriosis can affect any woman past puberty and is relatively as common as PCOS. Symptoms may include painful menstruation, pain with bowel movements, pain during sexual intercourse and infertility issues. If these symptoms plague you, then seeing a gynaecologist is certainly not optional as women with endometriosis are at a higher risk of ovarian cancer later on in life. Once again, thanks to the wonder of medicine, treatments such as hormone therapy, pain medication and, if necessary, surgery are all available to those with the condition.

The causes of these three common reproductive health issues are still relatively unclear to doctors, as many factors such as genetics and even lifestyle may contribute to their existence within a woman’s body. It is also important to keep in mind that they are not the only disorders that can affect you, so paying attention to your health and well-being at this pivotal time in your life is a habit that you should get into.

While these conditions can seem a little frightening, you are not alone if you develop one of them. Many women go about their days in a perfectly normal manner while living with them, making sure to seek medical assistance when they feel they need to. Ultimately, it is your duty to yourself to watch out for your own health and never hesitate to go to the doctor when you need to!

Illustrated and written for the IAMFORHER Foundation's educational program on puberty and menstruation for children and adolescents.

[manypersons]

I love that the word pedunculated is a real word commonly used in medicine