Mothing, Part Two
After publishing the recent blog post about mothing, I realized I missed giving some important information and so will add that now. First off all, while new moths and other
Looking for a Unique, and Kid-Friendly Activity? Try Mothing! It’s Perfect for the Kid in All of Us!
My ten-year-old nephew, Evan, was here in western NC with my Mom, visiting for a week and we packed all kinds of fun activities into their time here. Ask Evan
Blue Ghost Fireflies: 5 Things You May Not Know
If you live in western NC, you’ve probably heard of a firefly called a blue ghost. If you live elsewhere, and have never heard of this firefly, let me introduce
Weekly Puzzler Answer 269
The white, fuzzy masses on last week’s puzzler may have looked like some kind of fungal growth but they are actually an animal, or more accurate, many animals. If we
Weekly Puzzler Answer 268
The critters on the edge of the leaf in last week’s puzzler resemble caterpillars. Most who see them think they are some kind of caterpillar, perhaps that of a moth.
Weekly Puzzler Answer #267
The holes in the sand from last week’s puzzler were made by an insect called an ant lion. In this case it’s the larvae that create these holes, waiting at
Weekly Puzzler #268: Synchronized Leaf-Edge Mimics
A friend recently wrote to me, asking about our next puzzler. She had many of these on one of the trees in her yard and wondered what they were. They