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Master of disguise

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Master of disguise

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Postby redsturgeon » May 21st, 2022, 6:19 pm

I saw one of these today

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife ... 0to%20July.

It stood out because It was perched on a window frame. If it had been on a birch tree I don't think I would have seen it! I was just about to brush the "twig" off the frame when I noticed it had legs.

Isn't nature amazing

John

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Re: Master of disguise

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Postby AsleepInYorkshire » May 21st, 2022, 6:45 pm

Hi John,

Your post reminded me of a documentary I saw the other day on BBC1 iPlayer. Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

A great documentary but one part which really did grab my attention was a very small wasp. Megaphragma caribea is about 0.15mm. Roughly about 1/5th to 1/10th the size of a flea. And it can fly :o

AiY(D)

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Re: Master of disguise

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Postby pje16 » May 22nd, 2022, 10:14 am

many thanks AiY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0017frp/secrets-of-size-atoms-to-supergalaxies
What a fascinating program
Well worth watching

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Re: Master of disguise

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Postby pje16 » May 22nd, 2022, 11:09 am

best line in the programme
"There are more atoms in a single glass of water than than there are glasses of water in all the oceans in the world"

MIndblowing :o

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Re: Master of disguise

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Postby bungeejumper » May 22nd, 2022, 11:18 am

AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Your post reminded me of a documentary I saw the other day on BBC1 iPlayer. Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Aaaah, the great Jim Al-Khalili. I'm no scientist, and I have absolutely no head for advanced mathematics, but I'd never want to miss one of his documentaries.

He has a little of the Attenborough touch, I think - a pleasant voice, a pleasant face, an easy manner, and an unerring sense of pace when presenting stuff to us non-specialists. None of Brian Cox's billions and trillions and quadrillions of supergalaxies, and no grandstanding or flashy showbiz. Nice explanatory graphics, too. Can't wait for the next episode. :)

BJ


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