My growing collection of neps

Someone asked what the point of wrapping shelving in mylar is, so here's a simple demonstration I put together showing how much some reflective film can improve lighting efficiency:
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In easy to read chart form:
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Exact numbers will change depending on the light source, but in this case, even with a relatively focused and directional light source like a flashlight, wrapping 3 sides of an area in a reflective film either significantly improves brightness or allows you to significantly reduce power usage while maintaining the same brightness. An unfocused beam, like what would come out of an LED board would benefit even more from a reflector than what the figures above show.

On another note, here's what an aristolochioides anther with pollen (courtesy of @Avery) looks like under the microscope.
The flowers are almost open and should be ready to be pollinated within the next week or two.
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tenuis has some neat microorganism growing in the droplets of nectar on the surface of the pitchers that fluoresce bright yellow under UV light.
I'll make a note to take some scrapings at some point and maybe look at it under a microscope.
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villosa x hamata: no fluorescent yellow here
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Ertiocx said:
Someone asked what the point of wrapping shelving in mylar is, so here's a simple demonstration I put together showing how much some reflective film can improve lighting efficiency:
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In easy to read chart form:
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Exact numbers will change depending on the light source, but in this case, even with a relatively focused and directional light source like a flashlight, wrapping 3 sides of an area in a reflective film either significantly improves brightness or allows you to significantly reduce power usage while maintaining the same brightness. An unfocused beam, like what would come out of an LED board would benefit even more from a reflector than what the figures above show.

On another note, here's what an aristolochioides anther with pollen (courtesy of @Avery) looks like under the microscope.
The flowers are almost open and should be ready to be pollinated within the next week or two.
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I now feel justified for putting white poster board around my plants in my tiny setup, lol. I could tell that it increased the light from the desk lamp over them, but it’s nice to see proof that it’s not just my wishful thinking.
 
villosa x hamata
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Second pitcher on harryana's basal compared to the second one off the main vine:
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Latest pitcher aged to yellow and a photo of the full plant:
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BE-3225 villosa doing pretty well now:
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edwardsiana AW 04:
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edwardsiana SG:
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