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The Radula: Strongest Material on Earth

on January 25, 2024

The Smithsonian has just reported that the radula has replaced spider silk as the strongest material on earth.

Just sayin'...

photo: Brandon Tabiolo/Design Pics/Corbis

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Mothers Day at the Zoo

I'm still really pissed off at the Oakland Zoo. I'm not sure if they were just so inundated with people Sunday that they gave up and let everyone in, or they just sold too many timed entry tickets... but let me go back before going forward: We were rather surprised to see that the Oakland Zoo apparently never lifted the protocols they put in place during the pandemic, and that advance tickets with timed entry are ALWAYS required at the zoo now. Cailin ordered the tickets (and paid the parking) online, with a timed entry for 12:30, which means we could enter any time between 11:30 and 1:30. It was encouraging to know (at the time we THOUGHT we knew) that the zoo would not be overcrowded, since we'd seen nothing but long lines everywhere when we tried to get brunch Sunday morning after Cay and Patrick got off the plane. So we were even MORE surprised to get to the zoo and face a line of cars, then be waved into a field on the hillside to park because the parking lots wer

Shone Farm Fest

'Tis the season for fairs and festivals, and since the Windsor Pumpkin Jamboree is postponed due to rain today. I thought I'd give a shot at posting from my phone, since all my Shone farm photos were taken on my cell. I didn't get around the fair too much because of my ankle problems. I couldn't go trapsing through the fields, so most of the photos are taken from the sidewalks and roads, or inside buildings.

Green Crabs, Again

Green Crabs removed from Bolinas Lagoon Aug 16, 2023 In case you were wondering, or wanted more information about the Green Crab project I've been volunteering with for the last couple summers, here's a link: Restoring Balance: The Crucial Role of Invasive Species Removal Projects

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