tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post2869809982535086481..comments2024-02-21T13:49:48.833-05:00Comments on SwampThings: swamp4mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-49167911699902907912010-11-25T00:17:41.951-05:002010-11-25T00:17:41.951-05:00Maybe the original bobcats ate from the River Cane...Maybe the original bobcats ate from the River Cane of Knowledge and were condemned to throw up for eternity. What am I talking about? I have no idea.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-55693885496775701122010-11-20T08:59:55.474-05:002010-11-20T08:59:55.474-05:00I never would have even considered this! How amaz...I never would have even considered this! How amazing! I get very excited when I see cat sign out on the trail. ~karenKaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-65889531972356947502010-11-11T21:08:39.719-05:002010-11-11T21:08:39.719-05:00WE,
Cane was probably the most convenient grass av...WE,<br />Cane was probably the most convenient grass available to the cat. I think it's just like a house cat or a dog eating grass and then tossing their cookies. Maybe it is only a response to an upset stomach and not indicative of knowledge of the presence of the worms.swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-35971099873869292392010-11-11T17:35:44.747-05:002010-11-11T17:35:44.747-05:00Wow. One wonders if the knowledge that eating riv...Wow. One wonders if the knowledge that eating river cane leaves purges worms is learned behavior or instinctual? Fascinating.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370084953064042249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-22105665722443038482010-11-11T11:47:58.706-05:002010-11-11T11:47:58.706-05:00Biobabbler,
The cane is Arundinaria. It is a nati...Biobabbler,<br />The cane is Arundinaria. It is a native plant that grows quite well in the swamp.<br /><br />Ellen,<br />I started to preserve one of the roundworms and send it to my son so he could ID it for me. We're an odd family, I guess ;)swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-36899849870308726532010-11-11T10:12:08.756-05:002010-11-11T10:12:08.756-05:00Several years ago I wrote a paper for a college cl...Several years ago I wrote a paper for a college class about animals self-medicating with plants, mostly for things like you witnessed: ridding themselves of parasites. It's a very cool topic. <br /><br />Lovely new header photo!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-58182473932046926212010-11-11T10:06:08.681-05:002010-11-11T10:06:08.681-05:00Wow, that's super interesting re: the river ca...Wow, that's super interesting re: the river cane. I'd never heard of that. What species is river cane? Gotta love bobcats self-medicating. wow!biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.com