Monday, 8 February 2010

Black Wattle Resin Nodule

Posted by Vicki at 10:30
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8 comments:

  1. Jim8 February 2010 at 12:51

    Extraordinary shot.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  2. Joan Elizabeth8 February 2010 at 20:04

    Wow this looks great ... like a jewel.

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  3. Chuck Pefley9 February 2010 at 15:04

    Interesting stuff ... looks a bit like amber. Is it similar?

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  4. Vicki9 February 2010 at 16:49

    I’m glad you asked me that, Chuck, because on checking my facts, I’ve discovered my photo is a resin nodule, not a sap one. Duh!

    Amber is fossilized tree resin.

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  5. Julie10 February 2010 at 19:36

    I did not know there was a difference between sap and resin. I call everything that oozes out of a tree sap.

    What a ...

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  6. Vicki11 February 2010 at 06:47

    Apparently not.

    ”Sap is the fluid that circulates through a plant's vascular system, while resin is the semi-solid amorphous organic substance secreted in pockets and canals through epithelial cells of the plant."

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  7. Susan21 March 2012 at 06:47

    This is a gorgeous shot as well Vicki. I've just been admiring Alan's Eucalypt resin and this post popped up in the "You might also like" box.
    Definite inspiration in my next bush walk :D)

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  8. Vicki21 March 2012 at 12:32

    Thank you, Susan! Nature is full of gems like this. Enjoy your bush walk...

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