How to Recognize Spiders By their Webs - Bay Nature Magazine
Sep 29, 2015 · Illustration by Rachel Diaz-Bastin. Orb webs are the classic, wheel-shaped webs that have inspired everyone from engineers to poets to, well, designers of computer networks. …
Photosynthesis in Leaves That Aren’t Green - Bay Nature
Jul 1, 2008 · All photosynthesizing plants have a pigment molecule called chlorophyll. This molecule absorbs most of the energy from the violet-blue and reddish-orange part of the light …
ENature.com Website Launch
Apr 1, 2002 · Share This: If you haven’t checked out eNature.com, now’s the time. The website has been acquired by the National Wildlife Federation and offers a tremendous resource and …
Why do Pacific Salmon Die After Spawning? - Bay Nature
Nov 21, 2013 · For the five species of Pacific salmon (Chinook, chum, coho, pink, and sockeye), this arduous journey is a race against the clock that ends in a fleeting romance and ultimately …
The Enduring Mystery of Oak Tree "Mast" Years - Bay Nature
Jul 5, 2022 · Figure 1. The mean acorn crop of valley oak at Hastings Reservation (mean number of acorns counted per 30 second visual survey), 1980-2021; dashed lines divide years into …
Crow Funerals and What We Can Learn From Them - Bay Nature
Oct 29, 2020 · A crow funeral can happen at any time. Farmers bear witness after shooting unwanted crows in their fields. Powerline workers see them should an unlucky bird zap itself …
The Celebrated Joaquín Murieta - Bay Nature
Sep 22, 2021 · Joaquín Murieta, published in 1854, was the first novel published in California, the first novel by a Native American, and a source text for future stories of masked avengers from …
Bay Nature: What Is El Nino, Why Is it Called That, and What Does …
Sep 15, 2015 · El Niños are classified by the Oceanic Niño Index, or ONI, which is a measure of how much ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific deviate from the norm. “The ONI only …
Bay Nature Magazine: Can a Plant Live Without Photosynthesis?
Apr 17, 2018 · Typically, plants “fix” carbon from the air as CO 2, mix it with water, and convert it to glucose through photosynthesis. Powered by energy from sunlight, this reaction takes place …
What’s It Like Inside a Woodrat Nest? - Bay Nature
Jan 3, 2021 · Woodrats, pack rats, and trade rats are all common names for the same remarkable rodent genus, Neotoma.Our local species, the dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes), has …