Trimoon's Blog » Nature http://asnailpace.com/blog By Stephen LeQuier Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:05:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Leafsnap Identifies Trees and Plants with Your iPhone’s Camera http://asnailpace.com/blog/leafsnap-identifies-trees-and-plants-with-your-iphone%e2%80%99s-camera/ http://asnailpace.com/blog/leafsnap-identifies-trees-and-plants-with-your-iphone%e2%80%99s-camera/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 01:55:54 +0000 admin http://asnailpace.com/blog/?p=4483 Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide

Leafsnap is the first in a series of electronic field guides being developed by researchers from Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution. This free mobile app uses visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves.

Leafsnap contains beautiful high-resolution images of leaves, flowers, fruit, petiole, seeds, and bark. Leafsnap currently includes the trees of New York City and Washington, D.C., and will soon grow to include the trees of the entire continental United States.

This website shows the tree species included in Leafsnap, the collections of its users, and the team of research volunteers working to produce it.

Free iPhone app available soon!

Free iPad and Android apps coming soon!

Leafsnap website

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]]> http://asnailpace.com/blog/im-just-a-baby/feed/ 0 The Life of a Turtle, Through the Eyes of a Turtle http://asnailpace.com/blog/the-life-of-a-turtle-through-the-eyes-of-a-turtle/ http://asnailpace.com/blog/the-life-of-a-turtle-through-the-eyes-of-a-turtle/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:38:39 +0000 admin http://asnailpace.com/blog/?p=3691

The ‘Tortucam’ as it’s called, is a waterproof GoPro Hero HD Camera attached to a turtle. We loved the GoPro Hero enough already but this just takes it to another level of awesomeness. The Tortucam captures life from a turtle’s perspective and we never knew so much was going on down there. From the standoff with a dog to the effortless dive the turtle makes into the pool, this non-teenage, unmutant turtle is cooler than Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello combined. [BuzzFeed]

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The Daily Mail has published some cute photos of a group of cheetahs capturing a young impala and then playing with it rather than using it as a delicious meal.

Several photos show the impala being licked, pet, and temporarily joining the pack of cheetahs before sprinting away from the group. Check out the photos below.

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Green Heron

Baby Alligator

Female Wood Duck

Male Wood Duck

Yellow Crowned Night Heron

Rhesus Monkey

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Plantwire is a fun, easy way to find and learn about plants. Information is provided on many of the world’s most beautiful, interesting, and important plants.

You can search by plant name, flower color, or by tags. The database now includes over 300 plants and is growing quickly. More than 6000 images are included.

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