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Category: Insects

POLICE CAR MOTH

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Why the pretty Police Car Moth has a strange name? Updated 30 Jan 2023. Police Car Moth Look out!  Here come the cops!  No, wait.  It’s just a Police Car Moth. Years ago, all police cars were black and white. Read more…

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TERMITE MOUNDS – AUSTRALIA

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Termite Mounds

Explore the World of Termite Mounds in Northern Australia Updated Apr 2022 If you travel anywhere in northern Australia, you will see termite mounds. Termite mounds are massive termite cities.   Some are small, and some are gigantic. Together with rainforest Read more…

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BUTTERFLIES AND JERUSALEM

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Butterflies & Jersusalem

Butterflies and Jerusalem IMAX movies I recently went to see two great films in 3D on the giant IMAX screen. Updated Mar 2023. Flight of the Butterflies The first one was about the Monarch Butterflies.  They migrate from Ontario and Read more…

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HERDING APHIDS

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Herding Aphids

Herding Aphids Did you ever see farmer ants herding aphids?.  They look after their herd and protect them from danger and from the elements.  They also milk the aphids.  Well, they don’t get milk out of them but they do Read more…

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JERUSALEM CRICKET

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Jerusalem Cricket

Jerusalem Cricket First of all, this animal is neither a cricket nor is it native to Jerusalem.  It belongs to a family of insects called Stenopelmatus, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.  They do not have wings; Read more…

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WHAT IS IT?

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Jerusalem Cricket

What is it? While hiking in Zion National Park in Utah, I came across this critter. Do you know what it is? If you know or want to say something about it, enter your thoughts in the comment box at Read more…

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ANT HIGHWAY

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Ant Highway

Updated Jun 2022 Leafcutter Ants at Work    Did you read my stories about the army ants and the lost army ants? You can find them in the category box on the right. The other type of ant that I Read more…

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