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Weekend Science Fun: Inspired by Ants

This weekend I’m doing related posts on all three of my blogs, all inspired by a new children’s book, Little Black Ant on Park Street by Janet Halfmann and Illustrated by Kathleen Rietz, part of the excellent Smithsonian’s Backyard series. … Continue reading

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Ant Fact Quiz

I thought I would do something quite different for bug of the week today. How about a fun quiz to learn more about ants? When you are done, you can find the answers at my new Wild About Ants blog. … Continue reading

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Bug of the Week: Sunflower Insect Update

Some of you may remember from the Academy of Science and Technology Blog Carnival 3 post that we are participating in the The Great Sunflower Project. We got our package of lemon queen sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) in the mail, planted … Continue reading

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