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  Common Blue
If you see a blue butterfly in the park it is more likely to be the Holly Blue.
A photo of a female Common Blue laying an egg on the flower of lesser yellow trefoil (30/05/03).
The underside of a male Common Blue, feeding of red clover.
homepage.ntlworld.com /keith.balmer/PCP/butterflies/html/common_blue.htm   (159 words)

  
  Common Blue -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small (Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings) butterfly in the family (Family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs) Lycaenidae.
It is common throughout (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe, often in meadows or open, hilly areas.
The wings or the male are iridescent blue with a white fringe.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/common_blue.htm   (283 words)

  
 Wildflowers of the Westborough Reservoir - page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Research shows that leaves of the common blue violet are sources of both vitamin C and vitamin A. Common blue violets are among the kinds of violet that have a mutually beneficial relationship with ants.
Common blue violets look quite similar to marsh blue violets (Viola cucullata), except that marsh blue violet blossoms are usually darker at the center.
The flowers of common blue violet have shorter stems and tend to be found among the leaves.
members.aol.com /ag2web/flowers/fln_p2.htm   (770 words)

  
 A WOMAN WITH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Common blue nevi are slate-gray, blue or fl papules less than 1 cm in diameter occurring as a solitary lesion on the dorsal hands and feet.
The common blue nevus shows elongated wavy groups of spindled dermal melanocytes that are oriented parallel to the epidermis.
Epithelioid blue nevi show a majority of large to medium sized pigmented cells that are globular and polygonal along with a minority of cells that are spindled and dendritic.
www.med.wayne.edu /dermatology/webmichderm01/case14.htm   (530 words)

  
 BN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Microscopically, this is a symmetrical lesion composed of two distinct cell types, dendritic melanocytes as in the common type, together with islands of plump, oval melanocytes with abundant cytoplasm.
Blue naevus with lymphnode metastasis is characterised by cellular blue naevus in the skin associated with the finding of melanocytes within a regional lymphnode.
It has been suggested that the presence of cells of a blue naevus within a lymphnode is due to error during migration of melanocytes from the neural crest to the skin.
www.geocities.com /sampyroy2000/BN.html   (626 words)

  
 eMedicine - Blue Nevi : Article by Scott M Acker, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Blue nevi are uncommon at birth or in the first few years of life, with an estimated prevalence of less than 1 case per 1000 population.
Rare cases of common blue nevi have been reported in the vagina, the spermatic cord, the uterine cervix, the lymph node, the prostate, the oral mucosa, and the bronchus.
The term malignant blue nevus is synonymous with malignant melanoma arising in association with a cellular blue nevus or growing in a histologic pattern similar to that of a cellular blue nevus.
www.emedicine.com /derm/topic55.htm   (1609 words)

  
 BLUE CRABS
Blue crabs are subject to predation throughout their life cycle and are particularly susceptible when they are soft during the molting process.
The most common type of commercial fishing gear is the crab pot which is a cubical wire trap with two or four entrance funnels.
Blue crabs in South Carolina are not only abundant and easy to catch, but their preparation for the table is a simple process.
www.dnr.sc.gov /marine/pub/seascience/bluecrab.html   (2665 words)

  
 Blue Nevus
The blue nevus is a rare lesion on genital mucosa and may cause confusion in differential diagnosis with other pigmented lesions such as genital melanocytic macules, lentigo simplex, and malignant melanoma.
Abrupt transition between a benign blue nevus and melanoma was readily recognized at scanning magnification as distinctive nodules of epithelioid to spindled cells with a sheet-like growth pattern.
Malignant blue nevus is a heterogeneous group of melanomas that are highly aggressive and often lethal, with a propensity for metastasis to the lymph nodes and lungs.
www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/bluenevus.html   (4518 words)

  
 Common Blue Violet
Common blue violet is found throughout the eastern United States and Canada.
It is primarily a weed of turfgrass and landscapes.
The heart-shaped leaves with rounded teeth along the margins, purple flowers, and rhizomes are all features that help in the identification of common blue violet.
www.ppws.vt.edu /scott/weed_id/viopp.htm   (126 words)

  
 Reptiles and Amphibians » Lizards » Skink - Blue Tongue, Northern Main Page
Blue Tongue Skinks are terrestrial animals, meaning they spend all of their time on the ground rather than climbing trees.
They are the most common captive variety of Blue Tongue Skink and are often considered the most docile, easy to care for, and easiest to handle of all the Blue Tongue Skinks.
Blue Tongue Skinks should be provided with a sufficient amount of UVB light, from either fluorescent lights or direct sun.
www.centralpets.com /animals/reptiles/lizards/lzd2720.html   (1096 words)

  
 Butterfly Species Data - Common Blue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Common Blue is the most widespread blue butterfly in Britain and Ireland and is found in a variety of grassy habitats.
The colour of the upperwings of females varies from almost completely brown in southern England to predominantly blue in western Ireland and Scotland, but the colour is variable within local populations with some striking examples.
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is the main foodplant.
www.butterfly-conservation.org /species/bdata/common_blue.html   (242 words)

  
 Common Blue-Bird
The eggs are from four to six, of a pale blue colour.
Perhaps it may have been on account of having observed something of this similarity of habits, that the first settlers in Massachusetts named our bird the Blue Robin, a name which it still retains in that state.
I have not received any intimation of the occurrence of this interesting bird to the west of the Rocky Mountains, although it was observed by Mr.
www.audubon.org /bird/boa/f11_g2a.html   (1370 words)

  
 Animal Fact Sheets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Common blue-tongued skinks belong to a family containing over 600 species of lizards, Scincidae.
The common blue-tongued skink is one of the larger blue-tongued skinks.
The common blue-tongued skink is a diurnal, ground-dwelling lizard.
www.zoo.org /educate/fact_sheets/day/bskink.htm   (951 words)

  
 Common Blue - Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The males are a vivid violet blue on the upperside with a prominent white fringe along the margins of both wings.
The females are dark and the blue colour is less extensive, though this is prone to some variation.
Inland it is largely confined to grassland on well-drained soils such as the limestone hills in Fermanagh and Armagh and the chalk and basalt in Antrim.
www.habitas.org.uk /moths/species.asp?item=5544   (344 words)

  
 Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Violaceae - Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)
Habitat: Common Blue Violet is found in a wide variety of habitats including forest, lawns, meadows, fields, and roadsides.
Common Blue Violet is the most widespread, common, and habitat non-specific of the eastern violets.
Broad-leaved Wood Violet (Viola latiuscula) and Northern Blue Violet (Viola septentrionalis), previously considered to be separate species, are now also considered to be synonyms of the Common Blue Violet.
www.nearctica.com /flowers/viola/Vsororia.htm   (243 words)

  
 Festucas: Slightly Fussy but Draught Tolerant by Paula Panich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Blue fescues should be cut down to the mound at the end of winter.
Many nurseries sell generic "blue fescue grass" which is more than likely clonal cultivars "adulterated," as Darke puts it, "by seed propagation." For the discerning gardener, the named cultivars of the various foliage color forms are important distinctions for the effect they will have in the garden.
Sesleria caerulea, blue moor grass, is hardy to Zone 4, is low-growing, to 8 inches tall, and is evergreen to Zone 6.
www.dirtagardenjournal.com /articles/festucas.htm   (1624 words)

  
 Violet, Common Blue (Viola papilionacea)
The blue violet (in general) have been used as symbols of love and faithfulness.
The Common Blue Violet is the state flower of many states, including: Wisconsin, Illinois, Rhode Island, and New Jersey.
As the most common of the eighty some cultivated and wild violets this plant is often overlooked as a delicacy of the spring woods.
www.laurentiancenter.com /plantkey/plants/violetblue.html   (399 words)

  
 Blue-tongued Lizards
Australia has six species of blue-tongued lizards and three are common and widespread in New South Wales.
The tongue is dark blue and the lining of the mouth is bright pink.
In the Sydney region, the Eastern Blue-tongue occurs on the coastal plain and in the lower Blue Mountains and the Blotched Blue-tongue occurs in the higher parts of the Blue Mountains.
www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/blue_tongue_lizard.htm   (1340 words)

  
 Samson Rope Technologies | Commercial Fishing | 12 Strand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Samthane coating applied to the outer cover braid is available in yellow, silver, orange, green and blue for specific rope identification within the trawl net system.
Blue Samthane Type S urethane coating is applied to enhance firmness and wear life while allowing ease of splicing.
A non-rotating 12-strand braided construction of UV stabilized Ultra Blue fiber.
www.samsonrope.com /home/commfish/12strand.cfm   (517 words)

  
 Blue Moon
According to modern folklore, a Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month.
Full moons, half moons, crescent moons--they were all blue, except some nights when they were green.
The key to a blue moon is having in the air lots of particles slightly wider than the wavelength of red light (0.7 micron)--and no other sizes present.
science.nasa.gov /headlines/y2004/07jul_bluemoon.htm   (972 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - There's more to 'blue moons' than not being blue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The common expression "once in a blue moon" describes something that doesn't happen very often.
A 'blue moon' is the second full moon in a month, which happens on the average of once in 2.5 years."
This research turned up a "convoluted seasonal rule" for determining "blue moons." This is described in the full article, which you can go to by following the first link in the box to the right.
www.usatoday.com /news/science/astro/blue-moons.htm   (517 words)

  
 StarCityGames.com :: View topic - Discuss: The Champions Common Review - Blue, Black, and Whit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
First, he ranks reach throught the mists as the best common, which could possible be argues with the exception of the fact that teller of tales wins games and this draws a card.
Soratami Mirror-Guard best blue common I can see the case for this but personally I still like Rainshaper (who comes online faster and I think has a more relevant ability) and Teller of Tales (who is a floating house and will be around longer than Mirror-Guard/and has a better ability to boot) much better.
You seem to be saying that blue has few creatures with which to deal the required damage, so you're going to play a creature that effectively reduces your creature count still further because it will always be tapped.
www.starcitygames.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=241536   (8462 words)

  
 Brandywine Zoo - Animals in the Zoo - Common Blue-Tongued Skink
If one is feeling threatened, it will puff up its body and stick out its blue tongue and hiss.
In addition to its long blue tongue, Blue-Tongued Skinks also have small legs and a short tail, which is capable of breaking off and regrowing.
Their bodies are covered in overlapping scales, which are smooth to the touch.
www.brandywinezoo.org /skink.html   (215 words)

  
 Common Blue Butterflies - Polyommatus icarus
It's the most commonly seen of all the blue butterflies.
The bright blue male (above) is unmistakable, but the female (left) is darker, and can have varying amounts of brown on the wings.
In southern England there can be two broods each year.
www.uksafari.com /commonblue.htm   (118 words)

  
 Butterfly Pavilion : Butterflies & Invertebrates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Notes: Morpho butterflies are prized by butterfly collectors, due to the bright iridescent blue color of the wings on most species.
In addition, there is a row of eyespots on the underside that are useful in startling would-be predators.
The blue color comes, not from a pigment, but from iridescence--the reflection and refraction of light through prism-like, portions of the scales.
www.butterflies.org /lvstk.cfm?lvstkID=7   (97 words)

  
 Illinois State Flower Violet
On January 21, 1908 the native violet was approved as the official state flower of the State of Illinois.
The legislation did not specify a specific variety of violet but, according to the Illinois State Museum, the dooryard or common violet (Viola sororia) is the most common species in the state and was probably the intended "native violet" of Senator Jackson's Bill.
Plant Profile for Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet): USDA, NRCS.
www.netstate.com /states/symb/flowers/il_native_violet.htm   (548 words)

  
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 TrekEarth | Common Blue Butterfly Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
There are 13 other types of Blues found in the UK some are very rare so not often seen.
I was lucky with this one its been a very over cast day here looked like rain but we had a few gaps in the clouds so it came out to warm-up and was prepared to sit there while I took its.
Burntool to the front blue edge to wing where the metal sheene had over exposed a little.
www.trekearth.com /gallery/photo61389.htm   (393 words)

  
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 Common Blue Violet
The Common Blue Violet occurs in every county in Illinois, and is very common (see
There has been a recent trend among some taxonomists to reclassify formerly distinct species of violets, such as the "Missouri Violet" and "Woolly Blue Violet," as varieties of the Common Blue Violet.
Sometimes the white-flowered plant in the lower photograph is regarded as a distinct species, and referred to as Viola bicolor (Confederate Violet).
www.illinoiswildflowers.info /savanna/plants/cm_violet.htm   (596 words)

  
 Common Blue
Of course, I have no idea what any of these men may say to Mark Driscoll in private.
And John MacArthur has stated some disapointment with Driscoll but mostly for the fact that he is too culturally savvy he swears and was labled as a “cussing pastor” in Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz.
Well personaly I think Driscoll’s presentation of his message is antiquated and a bit barbaric not savvy or hip.
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