Monthly Archives: February 2012

Bug of the Week: Green Lacewing Shadow

Again from the archives, can you find the shadow of a green lacewing? The plants are blooming like crazy here. I hope to get some new photographs of insects (and their shadows) soon.

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Mystery Seed of the Week 105

Hints:  We once had another plant of the same genus for a Seed of the Week. The seeds have a similar squarish shape, although they were a different color. These seeds are formed in a pod (I don’t have a … Continue reading

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Seed of the Week: Popcorn Science

As several people recognized, our mystery seeds from last week were indeed popcorn. (Photograph of popcorn on cobs from Wikimedia) The scientific name for popcorn is Zea mays L. subspecies mays, according to the USDA plant name database. On the … Continue reading

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