Lacking chlorophyll Dodder (genus Cuscuta) has evolved a parasitic relationship with it’s host plants for water and nutrients. It invades its hosts using specialized structures called haustoria, which penetrate the host plant's vascular system to extract resources - sounds like a 1950s horror thriller. Not welcome on farms as it reduces crop yields.
Lamproderma sp. by Barry Webb
Lamproderma scintillans by Andy Sands
Y'all, I just won €400 in a Science Slam competition that is going toward my research, and I want to thank all of you for being my audience for the last few years. Without this space where I can practice my science communication and my bad lichen jokes, I wouldn't have done nearly as well. Much love to you!
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hey yeah so about your boyfriend. We kinda denatured him. yeah his hydrogen bonds are all broken. sorry
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