15 August 2008

keyboards for crinoids: win-win oh wait

japanese knotweedHARD TO GET RID OF: Europe got japanese knotweed, japan got the piano, courtesy Philipp von Siebold

LARGEST FEMALE ON EARTH: “Across Europe, there has only ever been that Siebold sample. It is a female plant (the largest female on Earth, some argue) that has never had a mate and has spread by its underground stems – rhizomes – alone.”


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  1. Pete Baran on 17 August 2008 #

    Worlds biggest spinster!

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