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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

3413. Bloat in the guinea pig

Blog 2962. A guinea pig has bloat

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2016/06/2962-3-year-old-guinea-pig-is-restless.html

A guinea pig has sudden onset bloat

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-relieve-bloat-in-guinea-pig.html

Blog 3135. A guinea pig has a bloated stomach

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2018/04/3135-a.html

Sunday, October 18, 2020

3412. Ladies' fingers on 17 October 6 pm (flower seen) and 18 October 9 am onwards (fruit).

Botanical Name:	Abelmoschus esculentus
Family:	Malvaceae
Common Name:	Okra, Gumbo, Lady’s Finger
Origin:	West Africa
Leaf Colour:	Green
Flower Colour:	Yellow, red
Propagation:	seed
Description:	This plant can grow to a height of 2 m. The green leaves, on a long stalk, have 5 to 7 lobes with serrated edges. The flowers have 5 petals that are deep purple or red at the base. Flowers are either yellow or red in colour. Yound fruits are an up-right, 18 cm long. Arranged in 5 chambers. Young fruits should be harvested while still tender as older fruits become fibrous. When ripe, it turns brown and dry with light grey seeds.
Part Used:	Fruits, Flower buds, Flowers, Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Stems.
Used by:	Indians, Malays, Chinese
Uses:	As food - The leaves, flower buds and flowers can be cooked and eaten. Leaves are also eaten raw in salads or dried, ground into powder and used as a flavouring. Cooked leaves are also used as a soup thickener. Immature fruits are cooked as vegetables while still tender. When cooked, a slimy substance oozes out of the fruit. This mucilaginous property makes it ideal as a thickener for soup stews and sauces. When sliced, a cross section of the pod reveals a pentagon shape. The can be eaten fresh, pickled or dried. The fruits are a source of vitamin A, calcium and iron. Seeds are cooked or ground and used to make bread or ‘tofu’ or ‘tempeh’. The roasted seeds are the best of the non-caffeinated substitutes for coffee. The greenish-yellow, edible oil extracted from ripe seeds tastes and smells pleasant. Seeds contain 40% of oil. Roots are edible although very fibrous, mucilaginous and without much flavor. In medicine – The root is used to treat syphilis, cuts, wounds and boils. The fruits, flowers, seeds and roots are used to treat sores and difficult labour. The fruits are used to treat sore throats, painful urination and gonorrhea. The seed are used to treat muscle spasms and induce sweat, as well as a tonic and stimulant. other uses: The fiber from the stems are extracted and used to make sacks and ropes, as well as paper and textiles. Other: The hairs on the fruit may cause skin irritation in some people so it is advisable to wear gloves when harvesting the fruits

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EARLIER CASES -

LADIES’ FINGER PLANT EATING GRASSHOPPERS

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2021/11/nov-2021-grasshopper-with-glossy-green.html

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2020/12/3940-nymph-grasshopper-eats-ladyfingers.html

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2020/10/3412-ladies-fingers-on-17-october.html

7 Oct 2020. Flower is closed.

Oct 18, 2020 8 am onwards. A ladies' finger is seen.

3 grasshoppers were earlier seen on top of the leaves

3411. A rare case of a penile skin tumour in a dwarf hamster.

No surgery. Anti-inflammatory medication is given.

3410. A maltipoo bites her four paws. Why?

Paw licking and biting in some dogs are common behavioural observations. Causes include boredom, allergies and infections.

Infections include demodectic mites, fungal and bacteria.

The owner did not want a food allergy trial or blood test for allergens. Treatment is with anti-mite and anti-fungal washes for 2 weeks with anti-fungal medication. Review in 4 weeks.

3166. PHOTOS FOR SALE. SPIDERS.

PHOTOS FOR SALE
Singapore wildlife: Green spiders in Singapore

A very rare sighting. On 16 Oct 2020, in Yio Chu Kang Crescent, I saw two green spiders of less than 0.4 inches long.

GREEN LYNX SPIDERS

Green lynx spiders seen in Singapore Yio Chu Kang Crescent.
The adult is less than 1 inch long. They don't spin a web but pounce on the prey with their legs, like a lynx cat. The following image shows a young spider at around 0.4 inches long.

Lighter green yellowish colour.

Young green lynx spider 0.4 inches long.

VIDEO: BATTLE OF THE LYNX SPIDERS

Young green lynx spider around 0.4 inches long

Adult green lynx spider around 0.8 inches long

PHOTOS FOR SALE

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INTERNET SEARCHES - green lynx spiders. Photos are NOT for sale.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucetia_viridans

Peucetia viridans

Peucetia viridans, the green lynx spider, is a bright-green lynx spider usually found on green plants. It is the largest North American species in the family Oxyopidae. This spider is common in Jamaica.

The species name, viridans, is Latin for "becoming green". It should not be confused with either

Peucetia. viridana, a species that occurs only in India and Myanmar, or P. viridis from Spain and Africa.

The body of the female may be as much as 22 millimeters (0.87 in) long. The male is smaller, being more slender and averaging 12 millimeters (0.47 in) in length. There often is a red patch between the eyes, with a few red spots on the body. The eye region is clothed with white appressed hairs.

The dorsal surface of the abdomen bears about six Chevron-like marks with the centres pointing forward. The legs are green to yellow, bearing long black spines such as appear on the legs of most species of Oxyopidae, and with a generous scattering of black spots. Peucetia viridans is confusingly similar to Peucetia longipalpis, the other Peucetia species to occur in the United States, but Peucetia longipalpis tends to have a shorter, fatter, more domed abdomen, with less pronounced markings in its upper surface.

Late in the season Peucetia viridans is prone to change its colour from predominantly green to paler yellow, typically with streaks of reddish, suggesting degradation of the tetrapyrrole pigment in the blood. Gravid females may change their color to fit their background. This takes about 16 days.^[1]

The green lynx spider very seldom bites humans, and when it does, its venomous bite, though painful, is not deadly^[3] but may cause surrounding swelling (edema) up to 7"-10" in diameter.^[4]

The species is primarily of interest for its usefulness in agricultural pest management, for example in cotton fields. The spiders have been observed to hunt several moth species and their larvae, including some of the most important crop pests, such as the bollworm moth (Heliothis zea), the cotton leafworm moth (Alabama agrillacea), and the cabbage looper moth (Trichoplusia ni). However, they also prey on beneficial insects, such as honey bees.^[5]

Female green lynx spider

Green lynx spider

By Vengolis - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71549668

Green lynx spider with egg sac

CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Greenlynx5640.JPG
Created: circa 2004 date QS:P,+2004-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902

Madhumay Mallik - Own work

Lynx spiders are hunters specialized for living on plants. This species does not use a web to capture its prey. In our region, it often lies in wait for insects in the blooms or on the pads of prickly pear, for which its bright green color offers ideal camouflage. It pounces on its prey in a cat-like manner, which is the reason for the name “lynx.” It is active during the day.

AaronD12 - Own work

A close-up picture of a Green Lynx Spider on a rose, in the public rose gardens in Tyler, Texas.

Scott.Batson - Own work

Green lynx spider with carpenter bee

Green Lynx spider in our garden, Big Bear City, CA 92314

Odubslaine - My personal camera. Previously published: www.odubslaine.com

Jagualex - Own work

Green lynx spider

ErgoSum88 - Own work

Green-colored spider, identified as a green lynx spider by the wikipedia reference desk

Wintertanager J.T. Storey - Own work

Peucetia viridans (Green Lynx Spider), female, Mason Regional Park, Irvine CA

Wintertanager J.T. Storey - Own work

Peucetia viridans (Green Lynx Spider), female, Mason Regional Park, Irvine CA

Male Green Lynx Spider, Chesapeake, VA

TheLivingDead111 - Own work

Male Green Lynx Spider on a Sunflower.

Friday, October 16, 2020

Ladyfinger's flower and fruits seen today 15 Oct 20

The average Singapore will rarely see how

a ladyfinger's flower look lide. See these videos.

Monday, October 12, 2020

Presentation, Thinking and Design Ed Gruwez

Book into 2 parts.

1. insights, presentations, brain work, logic of TLSM method.
2. 4 phases to construct your presentation. Practical tips.

1. Presentations are difficult to create
2. Most presentations are poorly prepared.
2.1 Lack of reflection.
Too many details.
Conclusion too late
Too long
Unclear message
Too quick to opt for power point
Bad content
Not critical enough

3. slides for the speaker instead of the public

4. Bad habits are contagious.

5. Too much of a good thing.

6. Insufficient knowledge of the software

HOW TO MAKE BETTER PRESENTATIONS.

Good orator

1. Focus on the feelings of the audience

2. Show good character and benevolent spirit.

3. Use emotions to strength your message

4. Be moved by your own message.

5. Use imagery that touches a chord with the audience.

Good presentation

1. Achieves objectives of the speaker
2. Concise but complete

3. clear, logically structured, easy to understand
4. attracts and keep attention.

5. relevant for the audience

6. entertaining and makes a good impression.

7. engages the mind but also touches the heart.

Boost your creative thinking

1. Think as a beginner. Look at a subject as though you know nothing about it.

2. Think 'out of the box'. Free yourself from your paradigm (model, pattern), break fixed habits and escape from close structures.

3.Be prepared to make mistakes.

4. Steal with your eyes.

5. Go out.

6. Choose the right moment. Always keep a notepad or smartphone handy to jot down those brilliant ideas when they strike.

7. Be enthusiastic. Live, breathe and eat the subject.

8. Make the most of limitations.

Two ways to better presentations
1. Make sure that you understand how your audience thinks.

2. Use a process to design your presentation. TLSM method.

1. Make sure that you understand how your audience thinks.

The impact of emotions

Emotions are stored in our brain together with memories

influence which stimuli will get attention