What Makes This Insect Amazing and Why it’s inTrouble
I recently spent a beautiful blue-sky day paddling on the French Broad River. (Click HERE to see some pictures of this trip) In my mind, little could be more satisfying
Why the Monarch Butterfly is in Trouble
Some years ago I traveled to Mexico in the winter to witness the AMAZING migration of the Monarch Butterflies. (Read about this HERE) Seeing hundreds of orange and black butterflies
How You Can Help the Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterflies are in trouble. (Read about this HERE) But thankfully, there are some things YOU CAN DO to make a difference. Every person matters. Every action makes a difference.
Weekly Puzzler Answer #17
It is amazing when you stop to consider that even though there are MANY more moths than butterflies, most people are only familiar with butterflies. Of course that’s because most
Two Ways to Attract Moths to Your Yard
Did you know that butterflies and moths are in a group called Lep-i-dop-tera? This means “scale wing” which is a perfect name for them since their wings are covered with
One of our Largest and Most Colorful Moths
Today when I was exploring Asheville, I found one of our most spectacular moths resting on the ground, in the corner, against the cement near a pedestrian overpass
200 MILLION Monarch Butterflies!
In the winter of 2010 I traveled south with my friend Joe to spend 3 months vagabonding in Mexico and Central America. We traveled day to day, with no car,