Weekly Puzzler Answer #280
Last week’s puzzler was a commonly encountered snake– a common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). There are many subspecies of garter snakes. Many people mistakenly call it a garden snake, which
Last week’s puzzler was a commonly encountered snake– a common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). There are many subspecies of garter snakes. Many people mistakenly call it a garden snake, which
Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens L) is the answer to last week’s puzzler. Were you one who guessed it correctly? This plant is found throughout the eastern United States, from Canada,
Last week’s puzzler is the only one so far in our short series of plants with berries that features a non-native, invasive plant. The others have been native plants. Do
Our last puzzler’s bright red berries come from a long-lived woodland perennial called Jack in the Pulpit, also known as Indian turnip,or Arisaema triphyllum. It is native to the eastern
There were a few observant people who guessed last week’s puzzler correctly. The lone wing was from an insect called a cicada. If you don’t already know, cicadas are really
Did you recognize the tiny eggs in last week’s puzzler? I suspect most of you have never seen these as they are very tiny, and usually, on the undersides of
Happy Mother’s Day to all of those Mom’s out there! I hope your day is relaxing and memorable in some good and amazing way. I’m sure there will be many