Self-tutoring about nature observation: the tutor relates a scene. Today, returning from a run in the early evening, I walked through a school yard. The sun was just setting, but daylight wasn’t yet faded. Beside the school, there’s a paved …
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Self-tutoring about spiders one might encounter in the back yard: the tutor mentions the woodlouse hunter. Woodlouse hunter’s scientific name is Dysdera crocata. It’s got a red chest and head with a pale brown abdomen. I saw one yesterday around …
Self-tutoring about Canadian wildlife: the tutor reports…. I read today that moose may dive to depth of 5.5m to eat plants from a lake bottom. Interesting, eh? I plan to follow up with more moose posts. Source: hww.ca
Self-tutoring about spruce on the East Coast: the tutor recalls…. Living in the Atlantic provinces as a kid, I encountered three spruces: white, black, and red. White and black spruce thrive below the tree line. They are hardy species that …
Self-tutoring about worms: the tutor mentions a sighting. I’m in Parksville this week. The other night I had to go out for a razor because I forgot mine at home. It had been a rainy, windy day. Luckily I went …