solitary dog sculptor

viernes, 2 de octubre de 2009

Botany: Fungus. Hongos. Funji: Armillaria

Armillaria sp Marriott

Armillaria Melea

Armillaria

Armillaria Melea

Honey fungus or Armillaria (clic here Wiki) is a genus of parasitic fungi that live on trees and woody shrubs. It includes about 10 species formerly lumped together as A. mellea. In the Canadian Prairies (particularly Manitoba), the term "honey fungus" is unknown to many; due to the large presence of Ukrainian Canadians in this area, the fungus is often referred to as pidpenky (Ukrainian: підпеньки), from the Ukrainian term, "beneath the stump".

Armillaria is long lived and form some of the largest living organisms in the world. The largest single organism (of the species Armillaria ostoyae) covers more than 3.4 square miles (8.9 km²) and is thousands of years old. Some species of Armillaria are bioluminescent and may be responsible for the phenomena known as foxfire and perhaps will o' the wisp.

As a forest pathogen, Armillaria can be very destructive. It is responsible for the "white rot" root disease (see below) of forests and is distinguished from Tricholoma (mycorrhizal) by this parasitic nature. Its high destructiveness comes from the fact that, unlike most parasites, it doesn't need to moderate its growth in order to avoid killing its host, since it will continue to thrive on the dead material.

Armillaria Sinapina

El hongo de la miel o Armillaria (clic aquí Wiki) es un genus de hongos parásitos basidiomicetes que viven sobre los árboles o arbustos leñosos. Incluye unas 10 especies que antiguamente estaban agrupadas bajo la designación de A. mellea. En las praderas canadienses (particularmente en Manitoba), el término "hongo de la miel" no es muy conocido; ya que debido a la presencia de canadienses de origen ucranianos en esta zona, a menudo el hongo es llamado pidpenky (ucraniano:підпеньки), que en ucraniano significa, "debajo del tocón".

El Armillaria posee una vida sumamente extensa y constituyen uno de los mayores organismos vivos del mundo. El mayor organismo individual (de la especie Armillaria ostoyae) cubre mas de (8.9 km²) y su edad excede los mil años. Algunas especies de Armillaria son bioluminiscentes y puden producir el fenómeno denominado foxfire y tal vez el fuego fatuo.

La Armillaria por ser un patógeno del bosque puede ser muy destructiva. Es responsable de la enfermedad llamada "podredumbre blanca" que ataca las raices (véase sección más adelante) en los bosques y se distingue del Tricholoma (mycorrhizal) por su naturaleza parasitosa. Su alto poder destructivo proviene del hecho que a diferencia de la mayoria de los parasitos, no necesita moderar su crecimiento para evitar matar a la planta que la aloja, ya que continuará creciendo utilizando la materia muerta.

Astronomy: Nasa photos 2

Music: Bob Dylan. Like a rolling stone

Sculpture: Mbole. Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa

The Mongo are a diverse collection of peoples of central Africa. Members of the Mongo "super-tribe" live in the African equatorial forest, south of the main Congo River bend and north of the Kasai and Sankuru Rivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This area is in the south of the province of Équateur and the north of the province of Bandundu.

The Mongo speak either the Mongo language (also called Nkundo) or one of the related languages in the Mongo family. The Lingala language, however, often replaces Mongo in urban centers. Along with the Luba and the Kongo, they are among the largest Bantu populations in the country.

The Mongo ethnic group is divided into several tribes: Bolia, Bokote, Bongandu, Ekonda, Mbole, Nkutu, Ntomba, Sengele, Songomeno, Dengese and Tetela-Kusu.

Bakutu, Boyela, and Batetela form parts of the greater Mongo group. A notable foreigner who gained citizenship with the Mongo people is Fredrik Hanserud. According to Georges van der Kerken, the Mongo group would be originating in a country of the North-East of the High-Nile, in the areas of the Lake Albert, Lake Edward and of Lake Victoria, in East Africa (South Sudan).

Los mongo son una etnia de África central, en concreto de la República Democrática del Congo donde se concentran en las provincias de Équateur y Bandundu. Su lengua natal es el idioma mongo, pero frecuentemente conocen la lengua lingala, la cual en muchos núcleos urbanos sustituye a la primera.

Los mongo, son la tercera etnia bantú más importante de la República Democrática del Congo, tras los luba y los kongo. Están divididos en diez clanes: Bolia, Bokote, Bongandu, Ekonda, Mbole, Ndengese, Nkutu, Ntomba, Sengele and Songomeno.

Painter: Copley John Singleton Part 2

Colonel Fitch and His Sisters. 1800-1801. Oil on canvas.

Daniel Crommelin Verplanck. 1771. Oil on canvas.125.7 x 101.6 cm. The Metropolitan Museum. USA

Duncan Stewart of Ardsheal. 1767. Oil on canvas. 128 x 104 cm. National Gallery

Eleazer Tyng. 1772. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

John Singleton Copley (clic here Wiki) (1738^[1] – 1815) was an American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. He is famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects. His paintings were innovative in their tendency to depict artifacts relating to these individuals' lives.

Epes Sargent. c. 1760. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA

John Singleton Copley (clic aqui Wiki) (alrededor del 3 de julio de 1738 — 9 de septiembre de 1815) fue un artista estadounidense famoso por sus retratos de figuras importantes de la Nueva Inglaterra colonial, en particular hombres y mujeres de clase media. Sus retratos fueron innovadores en que tendían a mostrar a los sujetos con objetos que aportaban información sobre sus vidas.