Every Little Happy & Strange Thing

為什麼植物學家和昆蟲學家不事先溝通講好？ 教授說因為植物和動物的分類是不同的系統，可是分類學家不是應該讓人們(或至少生物學家)方便、清楚，避免重複嗎？ Anisoptera是 也是   Cecropia是   也是

今天我穿著我的紫色洋金花(Datura metel)的萬聖節裝扮上了一整天的課。念過植物學的人看得出來我是某種茄科植物。有些人猜錯，以為我是牽牛花(這個是另外一科的)。 Ethnobotany的老師愛死我的裝扮了。她猜是Brugmansia(木曼陀羅)，我說不是，但非常...

My ecology class went on a field trip to sample invertebrates in Otter Creek. It was tons of fun! I got too excited with all the insect nymp...

上次在植物園的戶外教學，我看到一些長著怪異紫色花苞的植物，問TA，TA說不知道是什麼。(照片不是我拍的) 回家查資料發現是龍膽的一種，bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewii)，紫色的是花，不只是花苞。Wisconsin有紫的和白的近似種，紫的...

If I have a garden, those are some beautiful or useful legal psychoactive plants that I'd love to have. I hope all of them will still be...

這是我以前留下來的和最近種的花：從一年級陪我到現在的和平百合，去年種的非洲菫、red prayer和lipstick plant，今年種的新幾內亞鳳仙、菊花、變葉草、香菜、和泰國辣椒。   兔子不吃番茄樹，因為有微毒性。番茄苗本來好好的，最近快死了，不知是生病還是前一...

Me at the Undergraduate Award Ceremony (May 9, 2013) receiving my Hilldale Award (the first scholarship in my life), with the chancellor, Mr...

Evolution cannot occur without at least some traits being heritable. Heritability is a measure of parent-offspring resemblance; so a trait w...

I posted those photos on Facebook, but they could only be seemed by group members so I'm posting them here so other people can see them....