Peatlands Thick, spongy layers of histosol eventually form peat. In fact, bogs are often called "heaths" after the abundance of heather that blankets them. Heather can grow directly on sphagnum moss. Fungi and low-lying shrubs, such as heather, grow in histosol. These slowly decaying plants become the main components of the bog's soggy soil, called histosol. Eventually, watery bogs become choked with living and decaying plants. Bog soils are oxygen- and nutrient-poor, and are much more acidic than other soils. Plants decay slowly in bogs, because flooding prevents a healthy flow of oxygen from the atmosphere. Bogs can also form when the sphagnum moss covers dry land and prevents precipitation from evaporating. The vegetation eventually covers the lake's entire surface. Sphagnum moss, as well as other plants, grow out from the lake's edge. A bog is formed when a lake slowly fills with plant debris. All bogs take hundreds or thousands of years to develop. String bogs have a varied landscape, with low-lying "islands" interrupting the saturated bog ecosystem. Raised bogs are vaguely dome-shaped, as decaying vegetation accumulates in the center. Quaking bogs bounce when people or animals walk on them, giving them their name. ![]() Quaking bogs develop over a lake or pond, with bog mats (thick layers of vegetation) about a meter (3 feet) thick on top. Cataract bogs are ecosystems that feature a permanent freshwater stream. Blanket bogs develop in highland areas with significant rainfall: the bog "blankets" an entire area, including hills and valleys. There are several distinct types of bog habitats. The Western Siberian Lowlands cover more than a million square kilometers (386,102 square miles). ![]() The world's largest wetland is a series of bogs in the Siberia region of Russia. They often develop in poorly draining lake basins created by glaciers during the most recent ice age. Bogs are generally found in cool, northern climates. Questions? Call us weekdays at 88 (8:00 - 4:30 Central Time US) or e-mail sales (at) bonecreeper.A bog is a freshwater wetland of soft, spongy ground consisting mainly of partially decayed plant matter called peat. Want to read more about how our products are Made in the USA? Click here for a brochure! ![]() Do you hate other seats on the market that flip over easily and get stuck on even the smallest pebble? Get a Tail Bone Rough Rider and forget about those problems! The Tail Bone Rough Rider has all the features of the standard Tail Bone, but uses the wheels from the Rough Rider creeper, sitting you an extra inch higher off the ground, giving it extra ground clearance and allowing it to be used in outdoor conditions. The Tail Bone™ Rough Rider Mechanics Seat The extra stable tripod design and 32 inch wide base make it the most stable mechanics seat on the market! Need to change brakes? Wash your wheels? Polish the side of your car? Paint some floorboards? The Tail Bone is the seat for you! The Tail Bone is a BIG mechanics seat that puts you at a low 12 inches off the ground, perfect for any low job you can think of. The Rough Rider is designed to be used on extremely rough pavement, dirt, and even grass and gravel with a firm substrate! Extremely popular with military, police and other government agencies in the US and Canada. The Rough Rider is a beefed up version of the Bone, made specifically to be used outdoors in less than ideal conditions. Our most popular product, the Bone has been around since 1994 and continues to impress with its big 5 inch diameter wheels that roll over just about anything that can be found in a shop, from nuts and bolts to drop cords and floor drains! Who says small can't be strong? The Bone-ster may be our littlest creeper, but its double-ribbed body gives it an incredible 400 pound capacity!ģ inch diameter wheels with grippy tires glide smoothly over shop floors, even if the surface is less than perfect!
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