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Botanical pesticides are derived directly from plants. Some are even more toxic than some synthetics. However, botanicals break down rapidly, and do not accumulate in the food chain as synthetics do....
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Monarch butterflies use milkweed as a self-defense for survival. Monarch caterpillars love to eat milkweed leaves. These leaves contain toxins and poisonous chemicals. The toxins do not harm the...
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Daisy is a sunlike flower with the rays, or petals, surrounding a golden center. It was commonly known as the “day’s eye” and over time, was eventually called daisy.
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A pair of doves can produce up to five or six broods a year! Generally, the female lays 2 eggs.The nest is never left unattended; one parent sits on the nest from mid-morning until lateafternoon,...
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Why do butterflies have two sets of wings? It’s not to fly higher or faster, according to Smithsonian magazine (January 2009). The hindwings appear to be crucial to a butterfly’s ability to be...
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Roommates Alga and Fungus
Alga and Fungus living together are known as Lichen. Taking a closer look at a Lichen, it reminds me of the slime monsters in the black and white SciFi movies from long ago *shudder* Lichens...
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Jupiter, Venus and Aldebaran
The stars. Always there, unreachable, full of mystery and wonder. This morning, July 7th, Jupiter, Venus and a red star named Aldebaran formed an almost perfect line. Our amateur pictures should...
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This year’s best celestial event
What can I say, I am drawn by the stars. And this means I got up early this morning to admire this year’s nicest conjunction: The Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Aldebaran. For this special event, the...
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