The Breet Report

Pollinating Bee by Petr Kratochvil at publicdomainpictures.net

Call it a day late and a dollar short, but I came across this article from September 7, 2009, about the bumblebee decline being addressed in Britain. The aspiring notion is to reintroduce the once native bumblebee back into the country from New Zealand. Umm, this seems like an acceptable solution, compared to introducing a foreign species.

According to the article (attached below), the issue for lack of bees is beginning to take hold and shape up direly for the work this little bugger does. While I am not a scientist, I have enough common sense to warrant the dire situation, because without bees, we got nothing.

Nature is simple in the fact that each species (whether we like them or not) have a roll to play for the survival of each of the other species. Even the well-documented books will acknowledge a pyramid of sorts through all of the known species giving life to the other. Putting this into more of a perspective, human beings (the top of the food chain) rely on the balance in nature to maintain the top status.

Could Nature be circumvented to produce the food each of us relies on from crops? Possibly. I will say that, since more happens in the field(s) of science than is normally reported nowadays, accurately anyway (as we are learning). If Nature could be circumvented though, who would hold the keys to the human beings at the top of the food chain? Instead of natural selection, by Nature, what would substitute it and/or possibly create imbalance? Weird thought, I know, but one to be explored none the less.

The food chain is a balance that all of us rely on – so the next time a bee (bumblebee) is found, don’t kill it, but shoo it away. If there is a hive, and it is not desired, get a professional to remove it safely. Or at least get them to identify the specific species of the bee before destroying it.

Article of Interest
Short-haired bumblebee to be reintroduced in Britain, from TIMESONLINE (timesonline.co.uk), by Mark Henderson, Science Editor, September 7, 2009

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World by Peter Griffin at publicdomainpictures.net

What a great diverse world we live in! This is a great time to be alive, for sure..

The report yesterday shows that there are over 17,000+ species, UNKNOWN to science, in the seas and oceans of our great big world. The species seem to have branched off from their normal counterparts that use sunlight. It is almost like the old saying, “what is above, is below…kind of in reverse.” Neat, uh?

The diversity of the world keeps on shaping up into a clearer picture for 3D thinkers. Think about it. The coined phrases, “think outside the box,” really hold a greater meaning. This is intriguing when the impossible becomes fact.

When everything is challenged with hypothesis/theories, most who make the wonderful discoveries to support conclusively life can and does exists in many forms everywhere, finally get that deep sigh of relief. It’s true. There is usually a lot of pain staking hurry up wait, review data, get more funding, and get an individual to design a sub. Science, any field of it, requires time. In order to have the best results to sustain life…without compounding to issues that can be rushed on through…time is needed to do “right.”

Apparently, big pharms are interested in the findings from the seas and oceans. One can speculate the reasons…From my humble perspective, everything that has ever been needed by individuals, is in the light – the lands, and from the fresh-waters. Taking too much of a good thing, without allowing it to rest (repopulate), leads to problems. Which as a species, that is being learned through all the depleted supplies, because of the imbalances here and there. (Oh well, and yes that can be argued too – just so you know.)

Article of Interest Thousands of Strange Sea Creatures Discovered, by Charles Q. Choi, Special to LiveScience, November 22, 2009

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Tiny jellyfish by Petr Kratovhvil at publicdomainpictures.net

Just over a month ago, I had a conversation with another about the dang jellyfish. Here in Virginia, the beach area has seen many people get the sting from the little beasties.  The pain sucks…eventually, it gets better. Ha!

Okay, back to the conversation…I had to be remind of the food chain. Everything relies on the food chain, and everything leads up to a human being at the top.  I was asked, “do you know what eats the jellyfish?”  My reply, “No. I never paid attention to the jellyfish – ever.  I have no idea.” After going back and forth over the “I can’t believe you haven’t thought about,” conversation, the answer came to turtles. Yup, sea turtles.

Well, thinking this through and remembering the info over the years about sea turtles…this makes sense.  I don’t know how many species of sea turtles the oceans holds, but considering (again) the research over the years, a number of species on the brink of extinction, and analyzing briefly the food chain in my head, this is a highly probably answer that has been overlooked.  The bigger picture of sea life is never mentioned in articles when scientists are wondering about the explosion of the jellyfish.

Baby turtles by Petr Kratochvil at publicdomainpictures.net

Sea turtles history is found deep in the oceans.  The sea turtles ride underwater currents.  Well, the sea turtles have to eat too.  Who is to say the sea turtles, of all varieties don’t eat the jellyfish? If the bigger picture revolves around the food chain, and everything is connected, viola!  Maybe the two studies should combine forces and find out what is happening with the sea turtles, to find out the answer to the jellyfish.  The warming of the oceans would have helped with the migration of the sea turtles as well to the other regions.

Article of Interest Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world, from Associate Press, Kokonogi, Japan, by Michael Casey, AP Environmental Writer, Sunday, November 15, 2009

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