Monthly Archives: December 2010

Bug of the Week: Solar Butterflies

We went to the Desert Botanical Garden this week. I didn’t find many insects, but there were some butterflies. All were like this blue, sitting in the sun with their wings outstretched between bouts of flying. This male queen butterfly … Continue reading

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Seed of the Week: Coral Bean

The mystery seeds from last week were from the coral bean, Erythrina flabelliformis.This particular species grows in the desert Southwest. There are several coral bean species that grow throughout the world, but they have one thing in common:  the bright … Continue reading

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Bug of the Week: Click Beetle

From the archives: What is that on the top of this teasel? Oh, it’s a click beetle. Doesn’t the world look different from a beetle’s perspective? What do you think it is doing?

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