#arid — Public Fediverse posts

Wild Ghaap aka Hoodia gordonii
At one stage it was sold to the world as an appetite suppressant
It grows in arid regions where rainfall never exceeds 250 mm per year.
This specimen was photographed in the Tankwa Karoo National Park

#succulent
#arid
#bloomscrolling
#naturephotography
#flowers

What's the best #desert #arid #yard ? We're not watering anything, ever. Ok, maybe the apricot tree, maybe 1/wk.

But what's a treatment that's less expensive and low or no maintenance?

What's the best #desert #arid #yard ? We're not watering anything, ever. Ok, maybe the apricot tree, maybe 1/wk.

But what's a treatment that's less expensive and low or no maintenance?

What's the best #desert #arid #yard ? We're not watering anything, ever. Ok, maybe the apricot tree, maybe 1/wk.

But what's a treatment that's less expensive and low or no maintenance?

What's the best #desert #arid #yard ? We're not watering anything, ever. Ok, maybe the apricot tree, maybe 1/wk.

But what's a treatment that's less expensive and low or no maintenance?

What's the best #desert #arid #yard ? We're not watering anything, ever. Ok, maybe the apricot tree, maybe 1/wk.

But what's a treatment that's less expensive and low or no maintenance?

#Computers Are Getting #Slower : Medium

#Pilot #Project paves way to storing #CO2 #Underground as #Minerals in #Arid countries ($) : Nature

#Women’s #Brains Can Help Unleash a $1 Trillion #Opportunity : Time

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Computers Are Getting #Slower : Medium

#Pilot #Project paves way to storing #CO2 #Underground as #Minerals in #Arid countries ($) : Nature

#Women’s #Brains Can Help Unleash a $1 Trillion #Opportunity : Time

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Computers Are Getting #Slower : Medium

#Pilot #Project paves way to storing #CO2 #Underground as #Minerals in #Arid countries ($) : Nature

#Women’s #Brains Can Help Unleash a $1 Trillion #Opportunity : Time

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Computers Are Getting #Slower : Medium

#Pilot #Project paves way to storing #CO2 #Underground as #Minerals in #Arid countries ($) : Nature

#Women’s #Brains Can Help Unleash a $1 Trillion #Opportunity : Time

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Computers Are Getting #Slower : Medium

#Pilot #Project paves way to storing #CO2 #Underground as #Minerals in #Arid countries ($) : Nature

#Women’s #Brains Can Help Unleash a $1 Trillion #Opportunity : Time

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116022519007902519

Beetles of the genus #Cheironitis (#Scarabaeinae) are characterized by a strikingly #robust #morphology in the #adults, while the larvae usually resemble cockchafer grubs. These are #dungbeetles that exhibit #broodcare. They are widespread in #arid regions of the #Palearctic and #Afrotropical regions. YuHeng Wang et al. (2025) described, i.a., the new species C. #aiweiae from #ShirenGou (Xinjiang Uygur). #Biodiversityresearch © this text #StefanFWirth

RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116022519007902519

Beetles of the genus #Cheironitis (#Scarabaeinae) are characterized by a strikingly #robust #morphology in the #adults, while the larvae usually resemble cockchafer grubs. These are #dungbeetles that exhibit #broodcare. They are widespread in #arid regions of the #Palearctic and #Afrotropical regions. YuHeng Wang et al. (2025) described, i.a., the new species C. #aiweiae from #ShirenGou (Xinjiang Uygur). #Biodiversityresearch © this text #StefanFWirth

RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116022519007902519

Beetles of the genus #Cheironitis (#Scarabaeinae) are characterized by a strikingly #robust #morphology in the #adults, while the larvae usually resemble cockchafer grubs. These are #dungbeetles that exhibit #broodcare. They are widespread in #arid regions of the #Palearctic and #Afrotropical regions. YuHeng Wang et al. (2025) described, i.a., the new species C. #aiweiae from #ShirenGou (Xinjiang Uygur). #Biodiversityresearch © this text #StefanFWirth

RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116022519007902519

Beetles of the genus #Cheironitis (#Scarabaeinae) are characterized by a strikingly #robust #morphology in the #adults, while the larvae usually resemble cockchafer grubs. These are #dungbeetles that exhibit #broodcare. They are widespread in #arid regions of the #Palearctic and #Afrotropical regions. YuHeng Wang et al. (2025) described, i.a., the new species C. #aiweiae from #ShirenGou (Xinjiang Uygur). #Biodiversityresearch © this text #StefanFWirth

RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116022519007902519

Beetles of the genus #Cheironitis (#Scarabaeinae) are characterized by a strikingly #robust #morphology in the #adults, while the larvae usually resemble cockchafer grubs. These are #dungbeetles that exhibit #broodcare. They are widespread in #arid regions of the #Palearctic and #Afrotropical regions. YuHeng Wang et al. (2025) described, i.a., the new species C. #aiweiae from #ShirenGou (Xinjiang Uygur). #Biodiversityresearch © this text #StefanFWirth

A view from a footpath in the Robertson Karoo.
It is a harsh land and now in late January the temperature is > 34°C and it hasn't rained significantly since late August.
The tall plants visible in the photo are called Pigs Ears because of their succulent, broad, flat leaves.
The Pogs Ear is part of the Renosterveld biome which roughly translated means rhinoceros land or fields.

#FootpathFriday
#karoo
#succulent
#arid
#nature
#naturephotography
#hiking

A view from a footpath in the Robertson Karoo.
It is a harsh land and now in late January the temperature is > 34°C and it hasn't rained significantly since late August.
The tall plants visible in the photo are called Pigs Ears because of their succulent, broad, flat leaves.
The Pogs Ear is part of the Renosterveld biome which roughly translated means rhinoceros land or fields.

#FootpathFriday
#karoo
#succulent
#arid
#nature
#naturephotography
#hiking

A view from a footpath in the Robertson Karoo.
It is a harsh land and now in late January the temperature is > 34°C and it hasn't rained significantly since late August.
The tall plants visible in the photo are called Pigs Ears because of their succulent, broad, flat leaves.
The Pogs Ear is part of the Renosterveld biome which roughly translated means rhinoceros land or fields.

#FootpathFriday
#karoo
#succulent
#arid
#nature
#naturephotography
#hiking

A view from a footpath in the Robertson Karoo.
It is a harsh land and now in late January the temperature is > 34°C and it hasn't rained significantly since late August.
The tall plants visible in the photo are called Pigs Ears because of their succulent, broad, flat leaves.
The Pogs Ear is part of the Renosterveld biome which roughly translated means rhinoceros land or fields.

#FootpathFriday
#karoo
#succulent
#arid
#nature
#naturephotography
#hiking

A view from a footpath in the Robertson Karoo.
It is a harsh land and now in late January the temperature is > 34°C and it hasn't rained significantly since late August.
The tall plants visible in the photo are called Pigs Ears because of their succulent, broad, flat leaves.
The Pogs Ear is part of the Renosterveld biome which roughly translated means rhinoceros land or fields.

#FootpathFriday
#karoo
#succulent
#arid
#nature
#naturephotography
#hiking

#Australian #Gardening Calendars - #February

via #DeepGreenPermaculture
January 30, 2025

"Here are the February gardening calendars for all Australian climates – #Temperate, #Cool & #Alpine, #Subtropical, #Tropical and #Arid.

Use the links below to view monthly gardening calendars or download printable documents."

Read more:
https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2025/01/30/australian-gardening-calendars-february-2025/

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood
#GrownYourOwn #Gardening #GardeningInAustralia #SouthernHemisphereGardening

#Australian #Gardening Calendars - #February

via #DeepGreenPermaculture
January 30, 2025

"Here are the February gardening calendars for all Australian climates – #Temperate, #Cool & #Alpine, #Subtropical, #Tropical and #Arid.

Use the links below to view monthly gardening calendars or download printable documents."

Read more:
https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2025/01/30/australian-gardening-calendars-february-2025/

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood
#GrownYourOwn #Gardening #GardeningInAustralia #SouthernHemisphereGardening

#Australian #Gardening Calendars - #February

via #DeepGreenPermaculture
January 30, 2025

"Here are the February gardening calendars for all Australian climates – #Temperate, #Cool & #Alpine, #Subtropical, #Tropical and #Arid.

Use the links below to view monthly gardening calendars or download printable documents."

Read more:
https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2025/01/30/australian-gardening-calendars-february-2025/

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood
#GrownYourOwn #Gardening #GardeningInAustralia #SouthernHemisphereGardening

#Australian #Gardening Calendars - #February

via #DeepGreenPermaculture
January 30, 2025

"Here are the February gardening calendars for all Australian climates – #Temperate, #Cool & #Alpine, #Subtropical, #Tropical and #Arid.

Use the links below to view monthly gardening calendars or download printable documents."

Read more:
https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2025/01/30/australian-gardening-calendars-february-2025/

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood
#GrownYourOwn #Gardening #GardeningInAustralia #SouthernHemisphereGardening

#Australian #Gardening Calendars - #February

via #DeepGreenPermaculture
January 30, 2025

"Here are the February gardening calendars for all Australian climates – #Temperate, #Cool & #Alpine, #Subtropical, #Tropical and #Arid.

Use the links below to view monthly gardening calendars or download printable documents."

Read more:
https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2025/01/30/australian-gardening-calendars-february-2025/

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood
#GrownYourOwn #Gardening #GardeningInAustralia #SouthernHemisphereGardening

Another nice example of the long-term "it's all connected!" of the #ocean / #atmosphere system. When the Benguela Upwelling System shifted gears in the late #Miocene, it made southern #Africa more #arid.

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02948-0

Another nice example of the long-term "it's all connected!" of the #ocean / #atmosphere system. When the Benguela Upwelling System shifted gears in the late #Miocene, it made southern #Africa more #arid.

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02948-0

Another nice example of the long-term "it's all connected!" of the #ocean / #atmosphere system. When the Benguela Upwelling System shifted gears in the late #Miocene, it made southern #Africa more #arid.

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02948-0

Another nice example of the long-term "it's all connected!" of the #ocean / #atmosphere system. When the Benguela Upwelling System shifted gears in the late #Miocene, it made southern #Africa more #arid.

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02948-0

Another nice example of the long-term "it's all connected!" of the #ocean / #atmosphere system. When the Benguela Upwelling System shifted gears in the late #Miocene, it made southern #Africa more #arid.

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02948-0

Drought-Induced Changes In Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange At Lake Mead Area [Remote Sensing]
--
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102996 <-- shared paper
--
[disclaimer: the model details / math are way over my head technically - but a good read, regardless]
#water #hydrology #LakeMead #Drought #Impacts #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #Groundwater #SurfaceWater #InSAR #ElasticLoad #Model #WaterStorage #HydraulicConnectivity #modeling #waterresources #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #pumping #reservoir #climate #watermanagement #rebound #arid #connectivity #geology #lake #aquifer #subsurface #stressors

Drought-Induced Changes In Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange At Lake Mead Area [Remote Sensing]
--
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102996 <-- shared paper
--
[disclaimer: the model details / math are way over my head technically - but a good read, regardless]
#water #hydrology #LakeMead #Drought #Impacts #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #Groundwater #SurfaceWater #InSAR #ElasticLoad #Model #WaterStorage #HydraulicConnectivity #modeling #waterresources #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #pumping #reservoir #climate #watermanagement #rebound #arid #connectivity #geology #lake #aquifer #subsurface #stressors

Drought-Induced Changes In Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange At Lake Mead Area [Remote Sensing]
--
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102996 <-- shared paper
--
[disclaimer: the model details / math are way over my head technically - but a good read, regardless]
#water #hydrology #LakeMead #Drought #Impacts #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #Groundwater #SurfaceWater #InSAR #ElasticLoad #Model #WaterStorage #HydraulicConnectivity #modeling #waterresources #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #pumping #reservoir #climate #watermanagement #rebound #arid #connectivity #geology #lake #aquifer #subsurface #stressors

Drought-Induced Changes In Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange At Lake Mead Area [Remote Sensing]
--
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102996 <-- shared paper
--
[disclaimer: the model details / math are way over my head technically - but a good read, regardless]
#water #hydrology #LakeMead #Drought #Impacts #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #Groundwater #SurfaceWater #InSAR #ElasticLoad #Model #WaterStorage #HydraulicConnectivity #modeling #waterresources #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #pumping #reservoir #climate #watermanagement #rebound #arid #connectivity #geology #lake #aquifer #subsurface #stressors

Drought-Induced Changes In Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange At Lake Mead Area [Remote Sensing]
--
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102996 <-- shared paper
--
[disclaimer: the model details / math are way over my head technically - but a good read, regardless]
#water #hydrology #LakeMead #Drought #Impacts #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #Groundwater #SurfaceWater #InSAR #ElasticLoad #Model #WaterStorage #HydraulicConnectivity #modeling #waterresources #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #pumping #reservoir #climate #watermanagement #rebound #arid #connectivity #geology #lake #aquifer #subsurface #stressors

Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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https://www.upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-utah-desert-ex1 <-- shared technical media article
--
https://youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7sq_t76jw2L <-- shared media video
--
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/23/voices-federal-water-investments/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
--
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert <-- shared international media article on the translocation
--
H/T @upworthy
#water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
--
https://www.upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-utah-desert-ex1 <-- shared technical media article
--
https://youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7sq_t76jw2L <-- shared media video
--
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/23/voices-federal-water-investments/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
--
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert <-- shared international media article on the translocation
--
H/T @upworthy
#water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
--
https://www.upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-utah-desert-ex1 <-- shared technical media article
--
https://youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7sq_t76jw2L <-- shared media video
--
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/23/voices-federal-water-investments/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
--
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert <-- shared international media article on the translocation
--
H/T @upworthy
#water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
--
https://www.upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-utah-desert-ex1 <-- shared technical media article
--
https://youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7sq_t76jw2L <-- shared media video
--
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/23/voices-federal-water-investments/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
--
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert <-- shared international media article on the translocation
--
H/T @upworthy
#water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
--
https://www.upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-utah-desert-ex1 <-- shared technical media article
--
https://youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7sq_t76jw2L <-- shared media video
--
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/23/voices-federal-water-investments/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
--
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert <-- shared international media article on the translocation
--
H/T @upworthy
#water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

Bat Eared Foxes

We were privileged to see Bat Eared Foxes in the Mountain Zebra National Park. They use those big ears to detect insects which they then dig for in the dry sand.

#arid #fox #foxes #mountainzebrapark #photography #sanparks #travel

Bat Eared Foxes

We were privileged to see Bat Eared Foxes in the Mountain Zebra National Park. They use those big ears to detect insects which they then dig for in the dry sand.

#arid #fox #foxes #mountainzebrapark #photography #sanparks #travel

Bat Eared Foxes

We were privileged to see Bat Eared Foxes in the Mountain Zebra National Park. They use those big ears to detect insects which they then dig for in the dry sand.

#arid #fox #foxes #mountainzebrapark #photography #sanparks #travel

Spiky Branch in Darkness - Minimalist Nature

#Branch, #Dark, #Wood, #Nature, #Spiky, #Thorns, #Minimalist, #Black, #Texture, #Contrast, #Dry, #Tree, #Plant, #Stick, #Moody, #Vertical, #USA, #Trending, #Aesthetic, #Gothic, #Shadows, #Outdoor, #Forest, #Bark, #Organic, #Rustic, #Simple, #Cool, #Abstract, #Botanical, #Minimal, #Unique, #Striking, #Depth, #Darkness, #Photography, #Macro, #CloseUp, #Growth, #Life, #Death, #Winter, #Arid, #Design, #Monochrome, #Natural, #Sharp, #Detail,#photography

Spiky Branch in Darkness - Minimalist Nature

#Branch, #Dark, #Wood, #Nature, #Spiky, #Thorns, #Minimalist, #Black, #Texture, #Contrast, #Dry, #Tree, #Plant, #Stick, #Moody, #Vertical, #USA, #Trending, #Aesthetic, #Gothic, #Shadows, #Outdoor, #Forest, #Bark, #Organic, #Rustic, #Simple, #Cool, #Abstract, #Botanical, #Minimal, #Unique, #Striking, #Depth, #Darkness, #Photography, #Macro, #CloseUp, #Growth, #Life, #Death, #Winter, #Arid, #Design, #Monochrome, #Natural, #Sharp, #Detail,#photography

Good morning from the Karoo National Park in the Gamka Karoo.
It is is the wet season and they expect about 30 mm in October.
In the foreground there are two Red Hartebees which are pretty much white dots in a pale green brown background
The park is home to the tourist attractions i.e. rhinos, buffalo and lions but we are here for the birds, plants and insects.
#nature #naturephotography #naturelovers
#birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #karoo #arid #photography

🆕Photoblog: In the accompanying blog post, Nokuthula Mbanyana shares some of her favourite photos and videos from the field concerning her latest article published in Myrmecological News.

#ants #arid #regions #hydrocarbons #resistance #conserved #tolerance

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/10/01/an-investigation-of-physiological-adaptations-for-remarkable-heat-tolerance-in-a-genus-of-desert-inhabiting-african-ants/

🆕Original Article: Some like it hot: physiological responses of hot-rod ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their interactions with past and future climate change
Mbanyana, N., Duffy, G.A., Janion-Scheepers, C., Van Noort, S., Blaimer, B.B., Le Roux, J.J. & Wossler, T.C.

https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=342

#ants #arid #regions #hydrocarbons #resistance #conserved #tolerance

#FootpathFriday cannot be complete without a washed away footpath but it does get drier
Part of the Rooikat (caracel) hiking trail in the Vroilijkheid Reserve near McGregor in the semi arid Robertson Karoo

#hiking
#hikingtrail
#karoo
#arid