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I know that its off topic, but i have wondered. Since dogs smell tends to pick up individual odors from a mixed bag of smells. If one were to eat dog meat for a week or three, Would the dogs pick up on the fact that you are something that eats dogs, and avoid you? Just wondering if there might be a deep seated predator prey response in there somewhere?

I'd be in but i've not figured out time travel yet.

Just wondering if anyone knows of Cheilanthes pruinata being in australia? It looks and sounds like an amazing plant

I'm curious, is this in australia? the article linked is obviously uk based. And for the record, i think insurance co's are hilarious. I find any system that will inevitably destroy itself while denying that can ever possibly happen most entertaining.

I have approx 20 or so fresh Jacquinia pungens seeds to rehome for SSAE if anyone is interested. Or i'm always happy to trade.

Santa was thinking of bringing a heated magnetic stirrer for xmas. However he's become more than a little lost in the maze of stirrers. Can anyone recommend a good reliable model or brand suitable for up to 2L with a temp range from the 30's up to 110c'ish, its mostly for yeast work & possibly a bit of agar. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

I would rather spend the extra $'s and get a unit that will last, probably not as long as i would like. But a few years at least. I've got enough ElCheapo stirrers as it is, computer fans with HDD magnets glued onto them, They work, but to maintain a fairly constant temp i have to keep them in a foam box with a heater cable. Which does not give fine control over the temp. Noisy & i have to have the tops poking out so that they can breathe, but it kinda works. I'm expecting the new one to run for 2-4 days a week at this stage. Depending upon how things pan out?

Thanks Torsten Sounds like just the ticket. What is the Min temp setting on it? And what increments does it go up in?

Does anyone have a culture of Tiger Milk mushroom Lignosus rhinocerus ? It's been recorded around mission beach so it is here.

Above all, the keepers of balance.

I was up in Ningi country camped by a freshwater lagoon behind the dunes on census night. Was far to busy catching taylor & ugari down on the beach to be contemplating filling in forms. Not that i am in one place for more than a few nights a week these days anyway. I wonder if that makes me transient or just a wombat?

After this debacle, my guess is the ABS will be privatized & sold off in the not to distant future.

I'm keen, but i will have a coupla kidlets in tow on the 14th.

I cant see it changing just yet. But never fear, the climate will fix that.

Is that surprise you? It was driven by purely demand for profit and market access for the pharmaceutical industry. Not any desire to actually help people or make a ludicrous system any better. It may sound cynical but ive watched how these things work from the inside often enough to know that these things are driven purely by money & power. In this case pharmaceutical industry profits & QPol not wanting to lose any of their budget or powers.

Sandra Tuszynska will be speaking about mycoremediation at tonight’s Queensland Mycological Society meeting . From the snippets I have heard this is a talk NOT to miss. 7pm Qld Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.

As far as i'm aware G.junonius has only been recorded from southern western oz. But then records are patchy at best.

I am posting this in the hope of receiving feedback, comments or any input really. Ok so a little background. I am in the process of rehabilitating a site in Seq that has been logged & flogged for decades, with more than its fair share of weeds. This is being done as a mosaic of small patches, largely because of the steep grade & the need to continue grazing animals on the site. The site appears to have relatively few fungi compared to other sites with similar habitats nearby. So we have been (re)introducing a variety of fungi from the local area to each patch as we go with mixed results. The site is heavily contaminated with glyphosate with a near constant influx continuing to come down the hill from the neighbouring property, I'm wondering how much of an effect on the fungal fauna this is having? So, to the project. I'm thinking if i select a number of likely candidates starting with Lepista sp. Agaricus spp. Calvatia sp, Ganoderma sp. from locations where glyphosate has been regularly used & breed from these individuals. If each subsequent generation is fed a media with slightly higher glyphosate concentrations. What is the likelihood that i will either breed either glyphosate resistant mushrooms? Or mushrooms that can metabolize the glyphosate and actively seek it out?

I'm keen If it not already booked.

Personally i think the grubs on offer have pretty much made themselves redundant. Nothing that they do will make a pinch of shits worth of difference. Clearly its not them running Oz. Thats all just fer show, its rupert, gina et al that are running the show And the natural processes moving all around them that they are so busy denying. Pay them no heed but NEVER FORGET!