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Post by HankRocks on Apr 11, 2024 19:26:49 GMT -5
Here's a few pieces I have finished in the last month; Not sure what this is, looks to be river tumbled Jasper-Agate, not sure of the source. it's comes in at 1-3/4 pounds; IMG_6028 by Findrocks, on Flickr If you remember my "Mickey & Minnie" Thunderegg halves, it appears they had twins, Zombie-Apocalypse twins; IMG_6029 by Findrocks, on Flickr Piece of West Texas Petrified Wood. These are adjacent pieces. I did not notice what I think to be a Larve of some sort that was preserved in the wood; IMG_6031 by Findrocks, on Flickr Closer view of the Larve? IMG_6032 by Findrocks, on Flickr A polished thick slab of West Texas Petrified Wood measuring 8-1/2" x 6". Not sure the pic shows the all of the different colors in this one. I have 6 more 1/2" thick slabs cut from the same rock to polish(Vib Lap). Also have the remaining un-cut piece glued to a double 4x4 piece of wood. Probably get 2 maybe 3 more thick slabs befor the piece starts tapering down. IMG_6034 by Findrocks, on Flickr The last piece I call "howling at the moon" piece of white chalcedony from Round Mt collecting area in Arizona. IMG_6035 by Findrocks, on Flickr Henry
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 11, 2024 19:40:16 GMT -5
Those are very nice! I like the Zombie Twins.
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Post by dillonf on Apr 11, 2024 20:09:38 GMT -5
Very cool pieces!
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Post by pebblesky on Apr 11, 2024 20:19:21 GMT -5
Love these! The Zombie Twins can't be beaten.
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Post by dshanpnw on Apr 11, 2024 20:47:11 GMT -5
Very nice pet wood from Texas. I love the first huge one. Save the zombie twins for Halloween. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 11, 2024 20:51:53 GMT -5
Gorgeous specimen quality pieces Henry! Love the Zombie Twins!!
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Post by rockbrain on Apr 11, 2024 22:19:43 GMT -5
Gotta love the zombies. They need names! jasoninsd, don't know where that gif came from but that's the worst zombie ever. Is it Something about Raymond?
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 11, 2024 22:21:52 GMT -5
Gotta love the zombies. They need names! jasoninsd , don't know where that gif came from but that's the worst zombie ever. Is it Something about Raymond? I don't know what it's from...but it was the funniest looking zombie gif I could find! LOL
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 11, 2024 23:07:21 GMT -5
The larva in the pet wood really caught my eye because of its counterpart I've found in coprolites. Can you tell if it's the remains of a larva, or the cast of its dung, or something else related?
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Post by HankRocks on Apr 12, 2024 5:45:00 GMT -5
The larva in the pet wood really caught my eye because of its counterpart I've found in coprolites. Can you tell if it's the remains of a larva, or the cast of its dung, or something else related? I said Larva, however it's probably Pupa or a Cocoon stage from some worm creature that lives in mostly dead or dying trees. I have seen the giant white caterpillars that you see when you break up old dead trees. I do not really see any internal structure. There is a void in part of the wood from this same piece that seems to indicate there was some decay in the original tree and the critters were working on it when it was buried in whatever preserved it. That's as much speculation as this amateur entomologist cares to engage in!
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Post by titaniumkid on Apr 14, 2024 19:17:12 GMT -5
The larva in the pet wood really caught my eye because of its counterpart I've found in coprolites. Can you tell if it's the remains of a larva, or the cast of its dung, or something else related? I said Larva, however it's probably Pupa or a Cocoon stage from some worm creature that lives in mostly dead or dying trees. I have seen the giant white caterpillars that you see when you break up old dead trees. I do not really see any internal structure. There is a void in part of the wood from this same piece that seems to indicate there was some decay in the original tree and the critters were working on it when it was buried in whatever preserved it. That's as much speculation as this amateur entomologist cares to engage in! Beetle larvae tend to have heavily sclerotised heads, especially wood boring larvae, which you think would fossilise really well but I can't find anything online to support this. Maybe the head capsules don't preserve well in wood, or maybe it is a pupa or dung. Regardless, it's very cool. Snapshots of insect life preserved across time The zombie twins are nightmare fodder.
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Post by jamesp on May 3, 2024 9:35:56 GMT -5
Yummy stuff Hank. Glad to see you got the polisher going.
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Post by RWA3006 on May 3, 2024 10:50:10 GMT -5
I said Larva, however it's probably Pupa or a Cocoon stage from some worm creature that lives in mostly dead or dying trees. I have seen the giant white caterpillars that you see when you break up old dead trees. I do not really see any internal structure. There is a void in part of the wood from this same piece that seems to indicate there was some decay in the original tree and the critters were working on it when it was buried in whatever preserved it. That's as much speculation as this amateur entomologist cares to engage in! Beetle larvae tend to have heavily sclerotised heads, especially wood boring larvae, which you think would fossilise really well but I can't find anything online to support this. Maybe the head capsules don't preserve well in wood, or maybe it is a pupa or dung. Regardless, it's very cool. Snapshots of insect life preserved across time The zombie twins are nightmare fodder. Good observation. Many years ago I worked in a logging operation and a sawmill where I sawed a lot of lumber, mostly pine, spruce and fir. I observed endless bore holes in the logs from the larvae of what we called bark beetles. All the bore holes were filled with larvae dung and once in a while a live squirming larvae with a big powerful head and jaws. Even a stray adult beetle would make an occasional appearance. However, if I were to quantify the ratio of larvae, pupae, and dung found in the tunnels I would say that the dung would take up at least 99.99 percent of the whole. Statistically the probability of dung inside the burrow would be overwhelming based on my experience.
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