A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
A Freelance Technical Writer. Currently doing research with a project Conservatory Himalayas by be.Leaf Adventure.
Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India
Sign In to follow
Gidee-gidee, Jequirity bean, Rosary pea, Precatory bean
Well Chewed or broken seeds are toxic when ingested. One seed contains sufficient toxin to kill an adult. However, if the seed remains unbroken then the toxin may not be released. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, severe diarrhoea, disorientation and death. Symptoms may be rapid or delayed 1–3 days.
As told to me during my childhood that this seed is used by jewelers to measure precious metals and is called "Ratti". A ratti is a traditional Indian unit of mass measurement, and has now been standardized[citation needed] as 0.12125 gram. It was measured by ratti seed. This seed is actually "Abrus precatorius" seed.
The second picture is a beauty truly a bunch of Fairies
I wish you could click some more pictures.As it has become critically endangered, and may be the rarest insect in the United States. Its numbers have recently been increased by a captive breeding program at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Tulip - Rems Sensation
Armillaria gallica - a species of Honey Mushroom
This ink cap species is a de composer which can be found in grassy areas, alone, scattered or in small groups.
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/parasola_p...
Your pictures are definately going to give Steven Allan Spielberg the theme for his next script
A beauty god created and a beauty your camera caught
Seems to me like some Chaetomorpha sp.
