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Monday Mystery 081312
We have been seeing more and more of these guys helicoptering to the ground.
What are they, and why do they twirl the way do? Answer tomorrow.
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You are correct!
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Thanks to Rick Wright for teaching me a new word! I could be wrong, but I believe the samaras in this photo are from a Norway Maple, or Acer platanoides, which is not native to North America.
I have friends that call these seeds “noses” because while playing as children they would open up the seed pod end and stick them on their noses. -
Can’t figure it out today, didn’t figure it out yesterday–maybe I’ll try it samara.
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edith wallace
You are correct!
Janet T
Thanks to Rick Wright for teaching me a new word! I could be wrong, but I believe the samaras in this photo are from a Norway Maple, or Acer platanoides, which is not native to North America.
I have friends that call these seeds “noses” because while playing as children they would open up the seed pod end and stick them on their noses.
Rick Wright
Can’t figure it out today, didn’t figure it out yesterday–maybe I’ll try it samara.