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- Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:54 pm
- Forum: Education and Quiz Mania
- Topic: fungus-quiz
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16390
- Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:47 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: Challenging identifications !!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 30688
- Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:32 pm
- Forum: Education and Quiz Mania
- Topic: august quiz from jackpot
- Replies: 34
- Views: 67232
- Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:10 pm
- Forum: Education and Quiz Mania
- Topic: Mystery
- Replies: 24
- Views: 47154
- Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:07 pm
- Forum: Questions and Requests
- Topic: Growing endemic plants
- Replies: 5
- Views: 20925
- Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:14 pm
- Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
- Topic: swimming creature chadwick lakes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 81863
- Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:20 pm
- Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
- Topic: swimming creature chadwick lakes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 81863
Wow great MWP. Thats a new one for me. Wolf.. can I use the pic for educational purposes as I am trying to set up ID sheets for the Chadwick lakes fauna to be used for fieldwork at Chwdwick lakes and I dont have any photos of this organism. Does any one know if someone has done a key of any of the l...
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:11 pm
- Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
- Topic: swimming creature chadwick lakes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 81863
Apparently there are two local diving beetle species listed.. or so I found. The Large predacious dving beetle Dytiscus circumflexus and the black predacious diving beetle Meladema coriacea . The former has a yellow stripe around the edge of its body. I havent found many images on the web. http://ww...
- Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:18 pm
- Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
- Topic: swimming creature chadwick lakes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 81863
Great find so it was not an amphibian or reptile after all, my first guess was closer. I'll post my unidentified chadwick lakes pics here when I do fieldwork with the kids :D I have observed diving beetle larvae and they are quite big and yes quite aggressive. I have infact encountered a mature one ...
- Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:19 pm
- Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
- Topic: swimming creature chadwick lakes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 81863
Yes obviously in the wild! although with all these introduced "pets" you don't know anymore. They are disposed of anywhere. Akthough it may sound cruel, unless kept in captivity, it is better to kill them rather than release into the wild and create havoc of our ecosystems should the animal survive....
- Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:53 pm
- Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
- Topic: swimming creature chadwick lakes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 81863
- Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:39 pm
- Forum: Open discussion about Maltese flora
- Topic: Who loves the Maltese flora in Malta
- Replies: 18
- Views: 47609
Nothing to do with plant biodiversity. It is a workbook for biology form 3 students. Ive had a form 4 version ready since ages and have done already 2 trials with students printing some 150 copies and then selling them to students to get back my costs (they did sell fast though!). I'm a bit wary of ...
- Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:36 pm
- Forum: Open discussion about Maltese flora
- Topic: Who loves the Maltese flora in Malta
- Replies: 18
- Views: 47609
I like your sense of humour Jackpot :lol: To get back on the book.. yes.. unfortunately local publishers will never tell you how much they actually sell.. at least thats what happened in my case... through contacts I had a rough idea which was absolutely not what the publisher told me :x I have no i...
- Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:38 pm
- Forum: Open discussion about Maltese flora
- Topic: Who loves the Maltese flora in Malta
- Replies: 18
- Views: 47609
- Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:35 pm
- Forum: Questions and Requests
- Topic: widnet il bahar
- Replies: 23
- Views: 81397
I had done the cuttings during the winter time and kept them in my lab..this was some time ago so I dont remember exactly when, as we have a gardener at school who actually split the large cuttings into smaller ones for me. I also placed the ends in rooting powder as MWP said and placed them in soil...
- Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:00 pm
- Forum: Questions and Requests
- Topic: widnet il bahar
- Replies: 23
- Views: 81397
- Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:58 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: Persicaria - what species
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25175
- Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:17 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: New Book about Maltese flora - 500 plants listed!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 75432
- Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:12 pm
- Forum: Questions and Requests
- Topic: Growing endemic plants
- Replies: 5
- Views: 20925
- Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:37 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: What's this Asteracea
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13362
- Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:20 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: Violet flowers with small leaves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13302
- Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:27 pm
- Forum: Marine biology
- Topic: What are these - can they be caught?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 41018
Oh dear! They never go hungry I guess. I've heard they eat all sorts of things and their natural remedies include a variety of species some of which are endangered. Im not sure if its the chinese but somewhere they even dessicate sea horses and grate them as some cure. Poor things! I never even got ...
- Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:49 pm
- Forum: Marine biology
- Topic: What are these - can they be caught?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 41018
It is a type of Echinoderm called a sea cucumber. They are harmless creatures. This specimen might be a white spot cucumber .. Holothuria polii . and lives at a depth between 1-30m. Usually common on sandy bottoms. As far as I know no protection status. I never thought of them as a culinary delicacy...
- Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:16 pm
- Forum: Marine biology
- Topic: BICREF upcoming seminars
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12999
- Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:34 pm
- Forum: Marine biology
- Topic: BICREF upcoming seminars
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12999
BICREF upcoming seminars
Bicref will be holding two seminars during july. I'm posting some information for those of you who may be interested. I shall be there on the 15th giving a talk entitled ' Methods to study marine and terrestrial biodiversity - survey techniques adopted by BICREF' While our coastal waters are crowded...
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:13 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: white Anacamptis pyramidalis?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14215
We have started doing fieldwork in Chadwick lakes these last two years. We work on small vertebrates and invertebrates in the water course, but no plants. Usually we go during the 1st week of March. However should you need I am ready to help. No I do not work with Gaia, I am a volunteer with BICREF ...
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:00 pm
- Forum: Open discussion about Maltese flora
- Topic: Widnet il-bahar in Wied Babu
- Replies: 7
- Views: 29099
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:57 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: white Anacamptis pyramidalis?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14215
Thanks jackpot. Then I learnt something new. I know the feelings, students can give you a tough time. I had to co-ordinate datacollection from some 110 students this year with the help of other teachers. Yours are older though which helps. Maybe i should come over to Germany to do some fieldwork wit...
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:53 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: white Anacamptis pyramidalis?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14215
Unfortunately I took this photo on the rush as It wasduring a fieldwork session so I was zooming arond identifying plants all over the place. The date was 29th March (Day of the eclipse) I'm attaching a larger version of the photo so it looks clearer. Isnt A. urvilleana less conical? If any of you t...
- Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:42 pm
- Forum: Identification of Maltese Wild Plants
- Topic: white Anacamptis pyramidalis?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14215
white Anacamptis pyramidalis?
Is this a white form of the Anacamptis pyramidalis? Photo was taken in the area between the two temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra. First time seen it white. Loads of orchids there this year 
