E-mail on varroa picture

Cindi · November 30, 2007, 03:57:08 PM

Man, you should see this close up of the varroa mite. It was sent to me, called the best picture of the year November 2007.

Get a load of this ugly little creep that infests our bees. Enjoy....heee :evil: ;) :) Beautiful day, great day. Cindi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Varroa_destructor_on_honeybee_host.jpg

DennisB · November 30, 2007, 04:25:11 PM

Man does that gal need some serious hair work! Unbelievably neat pic.

mudlakee · November 30, 2007, 09:08:22 PM

That is some pitcure. It reminds me of something from my childhood. A Horse shoe crab. I dont know if they still exist. This will test some of you folks for age. I was brought up in Ft. Lauderdale Fla. and as a kid they were every where. Tony

Brian D. Bray · November 30, 2007, 11:19:26 PM

Quote from: DennisB on November 30, 2007, 04:25:11 PM
Man does that gal need some serious hair work! Unbelievably neat pic.

Reminds me of Phyllis Diller. She must be riding Whitefang.

Mici · December 01, 2007, 09:24:43 AM

totally surreal

Cindi · December 01, 2007, 10:06:07 AM

Mudlakee. I am not afraid to show my age ;) :) I remember horseshoe crabs.

As an older teenager, my Parents had moved to a beautiful place, right on the waterfront. I can still remember turning over rocks, and yes, I remember those horseshoe crabs, but haven't been to the ocean in over 30 years, so maybe they don't exist anymore. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, Cindi

reinbeau · December 03, 2007, 10:13:13 AM

They're distantly related, horseshoe crabs and our nemesis, the varroa destructor. Here's an interesting page on the horseshoe crab - we still have them around here, but they're rare now. When I was younger you could still reliably find them along any beach around here. They're pretty unique creatures, and there's a conservation effort now to try to keep them from going extinct.

JP · December 03, 2007, 10:44:40 PM

Horseshoe crabs are still around.

taipantoo · December 04, 2007, 01:00:28 AM

We have them here in New England.
I've seen so many that I didn't realize that they were going extinct, if in fact they really are.
I've seen a few in the water, a lot on the south shore of the Cape, Dennisport to be exact, and I've seen them in the marshes when clamming in Southern New Hampshire.
Clamming was a long time ago.
I live in Massachusetts now.

reinbeau · December 04, 2007, 01:02:49 PM

I know they're still around, but they were seriously affected through the 80's and 90's by pollution. They seem to be making a comeback now, and that's a good thing.