The Curious Phototropic Journey of the Ivy-Leaved Toadflax
Keep an eye out for this marvellous plant on walls near you. The ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis) is beautiful and intriguing. It grows towards the…
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Weather Forecasting with Bees
My thanks to Michael Adam, a bee keeper for contributing to the discussion about the relationship between bees and weather. After reading the page on…
Find Your Way with Beehives
Beehives are generally oriented so that they face between south and east. The bees need morning sun to get them going, like shade in the…
Dead Reckoning and Path Integration (or How to Walk Like an Ant)
One of the questions I like to ask at the start of some courses is this: If you walk ten paces north, then ten paces…