Tag Archives: Biology
Why Did The Mongoose Cross The Road?
Years ago in a biology class, I learned about the Indian Mongoose’s introduction to Hawaii (in 1883) as a predator to kill the rats that were thriving in sugar cane fields. Well, like so many ideas like this, it was a … Continue reading
Monarch Butterflies in Space
KU Professor to help send monarchs into space By RON SYLVESTER The Wichita Eagle (published in Kansas City Star on Nov. 16, 2009) http://www.kansas.com http://www.monarchwatch.org/space LAWRENCE, Kan. – (By Ron Sylvester) Chip Taylor is used to people giving him strange … Continue reading
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Butterfly School at Monarch Watch Fall 2009 Open House
One of the highlights of the annual fall open house at Monarch Watch is Butterfly School, in which Chip Taylor, founder and director of Monarch Watch, demonstrates how to catch, hold, tag and release a Monarch butterfly before it begins … Continue reading
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Saving Bees
My garden is a hang-out for bees of all kinds — honey bees, native bees, carpenter bees. I love watching them going about their business and am glad to help out keeping them fed. Bees are important pollinators. Pollination is essential for … Continue reading
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Assassin in the Garden
Every day, I watch the progress of the Black Swallowtail (BST) caterpillars on my huge bronze fennel plant, which is home to a lot of other insects, including this character (see photo) who seemed to be hanging out and doing … Continue reading
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Stoned Wallabies Make Crop Circles in Tasmania
My friend Anita, who lives in Canberra, emailed me this story. We traveled together in Tasmania in January of this year and saw these poppy fields, and we saw wallabies lounging in rutabaga fields, but we didn’t get to see … Continue reading
Life and Death in the Garden
A crab spider grabbed a honey bee that visited a common milkweed flower. In the Midwest, Master Gardener J. G. has planted a complete banquet for pollinating insects, such as bees and butterflies. There are plants for all stages in an … Continue reading
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Kookaburra Chorus
Kookaburra Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree Merry merry king of the bush is he Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra Gay your life must be Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree Eating all the gumdrops he can see Stop … Continue reading
More Deviltry
My friends and I fell in love with Tasmanian Devils, irascible carnivorous marsupials that live in the wild only on the island of Tasmania, an Australian state south of the mainland of Australia. In the wild, Tasmanian Devils usually are only active at night, … Continue reading
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I’m a Friend of the Tasmanian Devil
When my friend Anita told me we could tour Tasmania when we visited her and her husband in Australia, I thought: “Great, I can see some Tasmanian Devils.” I told my daughter (she stayed behind) about the itinerary that included these irascible … Continue reading
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