Exercise #6: Flickr mashups
I enjoyed making this movie poster mashup of my Nepenthes hamata. It was super easy.
The web development programmer's creation of an API (Application Programmers Interface) for Flickr was a smart move. Such functionality makes this site not only fun and easy to use but provides a justification for individuals to continue using Flickr rather than a competitor's (if any) photo sharing web site.
Labels: carnivorous plant, exercise 6, fdsflickrtoys, hamata, mashup, mashups, nepenthes, Nepenthes hamata, peristome, pitcher plant, SJ_learning2.0
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Exercise #5: Posting to Flickr
For exercise #5, I chose option "B." I uploaded then tagged some photos of my carnivorous plants on Flickr. Then I used Flickr to post these pictures along with comments to my Blogger account (the previous five posts below).
While I'm familiar with Flickr, I'd never created my own account or uploaded pictures to it prior to this exercise. I'm impressed with its user-interface and features. How can we (employees here at the King library) utilize Flickr to promote the King library as a community resource? Perhaps we could post pictures along with a description of past, current, or upcoming (i.e. preview) exhibitions at the King library?Labels: exercise 5, Flickr, SJ_learning2.0
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Pinguicula x Titan
Pictured here is one of my butterworts (Pinguicula x Titan). Pinguicula enthusiasts often refer to these plants affectionately as "pings." My ping is the hybrid cultivar, "Titan". On its own, it usually catches gnats for food. I fed it two mosquitos I'd caught before they bit me. Priceless!
Labels: butterwort, carnivorous plant, exercise5, Pinguicula, SJ_learning2.0, titan
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Drosera intermedia
Here's a closeup photo of one of my sundews (Drosera intermedia). Prey that land on what appear to be dew drops on these leaves are in for quite a surprise. These "dew drops" are a sticky "glue" the plant uses to trap and digest its prey.
Labels: carnivorous plant, Drosera, Drosera intermedia, intermedia, SJ_learning2.0, sundew
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Peristome of Nepenthes hamata
Here's a closeup view of the Nepenthes hamata "teeth."
Labels: hamata, nepenthes, Nepenthes hamata, peristome, pitcher plant, SJ_learning2.0
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Nepenthes hamata
The Nepenthes hamata is my favourite carnivorous plant. It has "teeth" along its peristome (the rim of the pitcher). When the pitchers get big, these "teeth" look like cat claws. Wicked!
Labels: hamata, nepenthes, Nepenthes hamata, peristome, pitcher plant, SJ_learning2.0
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Dionaea muscipula
Here's a picture of one of my venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula). This plant, like most of my carnivorous plants, is presently growing in my greenhouse located three miles inland from the coast in Mendocino county. My flytraps tend to grow better outside than in the greenhouse, probably because the greenhouse is covered by seventy percent shade cloth (to reduce daytime heat build-up). Fifty percent shade cloth is ideal. Flytraps need lots of sunshine to develop red traps.
Labels: carnivorous plant, Dionaea, Dionaea muscipula, flycatcher, flytrap, muscipula, SJ_learning2.0, venus flytrap
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Carnivorous plants
One of my personal hobbies is growing carnivorous plants. Carnivorous plants are unique in the plant world in that they catch prey to survive. At present, I'm growing Dionaea muscipula, Darlingtonia californica, Drosera, Pinguicula, Sarracenia, and Nepenthes. In upcoming blogs, I'll post some pictures of my plants.
If you're interested in growing carnivorous plants, I highly recommend The savage garden: cultivating carnivorous plants by Peter D'Amato. D'Amato's book includes detailed instructions on growing a wide variety of carnivorous plants from the classic "venus flytrap" (Dionaea muscipula) to exotic species such as the Nepenthes.Labels: carnivorous plants
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