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78Moths that cannot fly and do not eat
Although it is commonly thought that moths are flying insects and that they feed on nectar like butterflies, there are many species in which the adults cannot eat at all because they have no mouthparts, and...
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91LONOMIA OBLIQUA: The Killer Caterpillar
LONOMIA, the Killer Caterpillar We have known for ages many caterpillars can cause irritation by discharging body hairs, or can defend themselves by releasing vile-smelling secretions. Some are even know to...
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65Moths, moth books and treacling for the insects
Since I was a little boy and discovered my first caterpillars, and found out how some types turn into moths that were like butterflies but different, I have been fascinated by the insects. It saddens me to...
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77Second Annual Butterfly Festival in Cole, Oklahoma
These bright orange flowers are "Orange Profusion" zinnias and butterflies love their nectar. They, among many other specific flowers are purposely planted to feed the butterflies on their stop to Mexico....
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78Garden Tiger Moths were once common but not any more
When I was a boy, and indeed later in life, I used to enjoy finding caterpillars and discovering what species of moth or butterfly they would eventually produce. I remember as a child and as a teenager, the...
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77The Appetite of a Caterpillar
Sometimes you just don't truly appreciate something for what it is, and more importantly for what it will be in the future. You'd think we all would have learned that in kindergarten when someone read us,...
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83A Perfect Butterfly
I haven't always made the right choices. A reminder of a few of mine came from a jewelry booth at the "Pike" in Long Beach, California back in the 1950s and 1960s. These I can chalk up to the lack of...
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72The Death's Head Hawk Moth is a very beautiful and unusual insect
The Death Head's Hawk Moth (Acherontia atropos) is a very large insect in the hawk moth family (Sphingidae) and is a very rare migrant visitor to the UK. It is also regarded as a bad omen because it has a...
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52Colourful Butterflies
Hi Frnds These Pictures are of those BUTTER FLIES which are very rare.
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69Gay Monarch butterflies and the normality of homosexuality in nature
Last year, I reared many Monarch Butterflies and one day I noticed that a male who had dried his wings and been out flying had come back to my balcony and was making efforts to copulate with a slightly...
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