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jdcamb

Tool Time!
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Nowhere Man!
Almost anywhere there was mob activity, there is/was a good slice joint nearby. This true here?
Its closed now. It was called Mad Slice (Emo Bar at night). It closed and became the Ham and Eggery. Which was extraordinary. Leslie the chef/owner has a place in Provincetown that I plan to visit someday.
 

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German scientists find 44-million-year-old caterpillar
Scientists say it's the first time a fossil from a large butterfly species has been discovered preserved inside an ancient block of amber. They've described it as an "exceptional" find.


I bet that's one HUNGRY caterpillar:



German researchers discovered a 44-million-year-old caterpillar, according to a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports on Wednesday.
The critter is the first caterpillar of its kind to be discovered in Baltic amber, according to researchers from the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology in Munich.
The 5-millimeter (0.2-inch) larva has been given the name Eogeometer vadens under the family of Geometridae butterflies, which comprises around 23,000 different species.
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Scientists said the little caterpillar likely got trapped in a drop of tree resin, which ultimately hardened into amber and preserved the worm's unique structure over millions of years.
"Caterpillar finds in amber are rarities in any instance, and this is the first ever large butterfly fossil to be found in Baltic amber," study co-auther Axel Hausmann said. "This may be due to the noctural activity of most caterpillars," he added, given that resin would likely be closer to liquid in direct sunlight or warmer daytime temperatures.

Unlike most other butterfly species, Geometridae caterpillars only have two or three pairs of legs instead of the usual five pairs. This means they move forwards with an unusual gait — by pushing their hind legs to their rear legs, then stretching out and repeating the action.
The researchers said the fossil would provide an insight into evolutionary processes during the Eocene period (about 34-56 million years ago), when flowering plants butterfly species would have been interacting with were already well established.
 
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stevew

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I always appreciated these corner buildings. There was one on Canal St that I wanted to turn into a giant home.
my favorite building in town is being turned into a fucking boutique hotel.....

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