![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/19t.jpg) Toothed leaves of brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) extracted from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/24t.jpg) Toothed leaves of brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) with serrate edges taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/27t.jpg) Toothed leaves of brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) on dark background taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/18t.jpg) Brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) extracted from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/25t.jpg) Brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) with roots taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/17t.jpg) Brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) submerged in Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/26t.jpg) Brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) on dark background taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/13t.jpg) Dying aquatic plant of brittle naiad (Najas marina) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/02t.jpg) Dried aquatic plants of brittle naiad (Najas marina) in caked mud of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/06t.jpg) Dried aquatic plants of brittle naiad (Najas marina) on muddy bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1688/jpeg/09t.jpg) Aquatic plant Brittle naiad (Najas marina) taken from a pond near the entrance of Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, November 13, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1688/jpeg/10t.jpg) Close up of aquatic plant Brittle naiad (Najas marina) taken from a pond near the entrance of Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, November 13, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1687/jpeg/26t.jpg) Habitat of aquatic plant Brittle naiad (Najas marina) in a pond near the entrance of Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, November 13, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/22t.jpg) Narrow leaves of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/15t.jpg) Old plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/14t.jpg) Plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/21t.jpg) Beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/23t.jpg) Roots of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/28t.jpg) Clump of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/20t.jpg) Beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) with roots extracted from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1551/jpeg/16t.jpg) Mihrab (semicircular prayer niche) in qibla wall inside old plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/10t.jpg) Evans bluetail damselfly (Ischnura evansii) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/11t.jpg) Birdwatching with QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/13t.jpg) Watching birds with QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/08t.jpg) Bright mature male broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/07t.jpg) Broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) in obelisk position near a service road of Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/09t.jpg) Female broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) holding its abdomen up (obelisk position) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/12t.jpg) Group of birdwatchers from QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/14t.jpg) Group of birdwatchers from QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) on a service road near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/17t.jpg) Aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/14t.jpg) Stand of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/18t.jpg) Fruits and a flower of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/22t.jpg) Cluster of fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/15t.jpg) Dense stand of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/19t.jpg) Membranous sheath with a flower(?) of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/21t.jpg) Close up of membranous sheath of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/20t.jpg) Close up of pea shaped fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close up of pea shaped fruits (drupelets) of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/24t.jpg) Close up of membranous sheath with coiled stalk (peduncle) bearing flowers and fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/423/jpeg/24t.jpg) Deer Island Light (modern tower) and Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant (Boston Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant) in Boston Harbor, view from a boat. Boston, Massachusetts, November 11, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/00t.jpg) Old plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/04t.jpg) Dried caked mud of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/03t.jpg) Shrinking water reservoir of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/07t.jpg) Texture of dried caked mud of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/08t.jpg) Dried caked mud on the bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/10t.jpg) Dried Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons), with caked mud at the bottom. Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3203/jpeg/15t.jpg) A road near a wastewater treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 4, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/12t.jpg) Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/09t.jpg) Dried caked mud covering the bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/11t.jpg) Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) with flowers in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/01t.jpg) Blue dome and traces of a chandelier in a plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/16t.jpg) Grass Sporobolus spicatus growing on dried bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1552/jpeg/19t.jpg) Spiny butterfly of a flower of Caper plant (Capparis spinosa) in area of in Uwaynat Bin Husayn near Simaisma. Qatar, February 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1581/jpeg/05t.jpg) Drying Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons), April 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/16t.jpg) Inflorescence of pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/22t.jpg) Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/29t.jpg) Pink flowers of tamarisk (Tamarix aucheriana) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/18t.jpg) Purple inflorescence of pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/23t.jpg) Tussock forming grass pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/17t.jpg) Green and white panicle of pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/19t.jpg) Close up of a purple inflorescence of pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/27t.jpg) Flowers of desert thorn (Lycium shawii, local name Awsaj) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/20t.jpg) Tussock of grass pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/21t.jpg) Dry seeds of Medicago laciniata carpeting the ground of a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1233/jpeg/25t.jpg) Leaves of aquatic plant in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, July 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/16t.jpg) Poop of dhub (spiny-tailed agama) containing plant seeds and remains of grass. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1179/jpeg/03t.jpg) Sunning dhub (spiny-tailed agama, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, dhab, mastigure, Uromastyx aegyptia) in desert in industrial zone of Ras Laffan, north from Doha. Qatar, March 23, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3470/jpeg/23t.jpg) Seedling of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) near a water treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 13, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1179/jpeg/04t.jpg) Sun bathing dhub (spiny-tailed agama, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, dhab, mastigure, Uromastyx aegyptia) in undeveloped desert in industrial zone of Ras Laffan, north from Doha. Qatar, March 23, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/26t.jpg) Panicles of Malabar sprangletop (brown beetle-grass, Leptochloa fusca) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/25t.jpg) Inflorescence of Malabar sprangletop (brown beetle-grass, Leptochloa fusca) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/28t.jpg) Terminal inflorescence of Malabar sprangletop (brown beetle-grass, Leptochloa fusca) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/15t.jpg) Sunning dhub (spiny-tailed agama, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, dhab, mastigure, Uromastyx aegyptia) near its burrows whose roasted tail is considered a delicacy. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/01t.jpg) Seedlings of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) on Raccoon Run Trail west from a water treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3474/jpeg/11t.jpg) Seedlings of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) on Raccoon Run Trail west from a water treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 19, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/08t.jpg) Fresh leaves and shoots of mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/13t.jpg) Lower side of leaves of a mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2806/jpeg/23t.jpg) Some plant with brittle juicy wide leaves growing in a dried stream on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1736/jpeg/24t.jpg) Plant of Pulicaria undulata with decumbent branches in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/02t.jpg) Close-up of seedlings of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) on a road over a sewage pipeline west from a water treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/03t.jpg) Cluster of seedlings of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) on a road over a sewage pipeline west from a water treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/13t.jpg) Marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/28t.jpg) Marina in Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/17t.jpg) Yachts in marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/16t.jpg) Marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development at morning. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/15t.jpg) Boats in marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/24t.jpg) Marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development at dusk. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/04t.jpg) Compact cluster of seedlings of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) on a road over a sewage pipeline west from a water treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/05t.jpg) Tight accumulations of seedlings of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) on a road over a sewage pipeline west from a water treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/23t.jpg) Boats in marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development at dusk. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/19t.jpg) Parked yachts in marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/25t.jpg) Yachts in marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development at dusk. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/22t.jpg) Boats in marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development at dusk. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/20t.jpg) Utopia yacht in marina of Porto Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1736/jpeg/32t.jpg) Seedling of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, local name Ghasoul) on a roadside east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1784/jpeg/17t.jpg) Carpet of blooming Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/24t.jpg) Yellow fall foliage of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis chilensis, ironwood, local names meskeet, ghweif, al ghaf) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1704/jpeg/01t.jpg) Prows of dhow boats at a marina, view from Corniche promenade. Doha, Qatar, December 13, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/828/jpeg/23t.jpg) Marina of Four Season Hotel in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, February 11, 2010
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