June is bee time here in New York.
The hedges pump gobs of odoriferous pollen into the air.
Many bees come to work, going from flower to flower.
It had rained and a bee was stuck in a overturned garbage pale lid with some
water in it.
I dumped it out onto the ground.
The bee walked a bit forward.
It was moving its abdomen up and down, a bad sign an insect is too far gone.
I waited looking.
I would move it or kill it to prevent it being eaten alive by ants.
Then it tested its wings with a buzz.
After another wait, it rose up and hovered like they do.
It then went right back to a hedge flower and started working.
THE POLAR BEARS ARE ON AN ICE FLOW FAR IN THE NORTH.
The son says to his father, “Dad am I a 100% polar bear?”
The father say “Yes, I and your mother are 100% polar bears. Your grandparents
are 100% polar bears. That means your are 100% polar bear.”
The son say, “Are you sure??? because I’m *#$%@ freezing.”
THERE WAS A WHOLE ECOSYSTEM BEFORE DINOSAURS.
DINOSAURS WHICH WALK ON TWO LEGS DEVELOPED
AT THIS TIME BUT WERE KEPT DOWN BY THESE HIGHLY
DEVELOPED BEASTS.
THE WORLD WAS SHAKEN UP BY MASS EXTINCTIONS, AFTER
WHICH DINOSAURS BECAME THE TOP CREATURES.
The cell is the individual unit of life. It evolved over long ages and
is pretty good. It has many fantastic tricks. It can even reproduce
by splitting in two!
However, there is a problem. Cells work better if small. This is because if small, oxygen and other substances can come in and out
easier being right near the cell boarder.
Cells evolve toward higher function. Some have tails to swim, mouth
like parts, eye spots. But..they must contend with the basic fact..
cells work better if small.
So how can bigger, higher functioning animals be made?
The solution is to have an animal made of cells working together.
This has many advantages: Cells can specialize. New animals can
be made with a rearraigement of cells following similar plans.
Cells can die and be replaced without much disruption to the
whole animal.
So, we are to made of a union of cells. We must understand ourselves
as a collection of cells which have mostly given up their independance
for a better existance in a place created by their collective efforts!