San Antonio, the nation’s first Monarch Butterfly Champion City, named a Bird City Texas
The nation's first Monarch Butterfly Champion City got a friendly [...]
The nation's first Monarch Butterfly Champion City got a friendly [...]
Genista moth caterpillars are back at it on the Llano River: noshing on our Mountain Laurels
How do caterpillars move? They go with their gut. Literally. Amusing VIDEO of Tobacco Hornworm caterpillar doing his gut-slide dance.
Butterfly FAQs today: What to do with late season Monarch caterpillars you find this winter? And, some thoughts on the pros and cons of Tropical milkweed, that hearty, ubiquitous Monarch butterfly host plant.
A Monarch walk, a caterpillar crawl, storytime, butterfly plant tour and gardening tips--it's all at the San Antonio Botanical Garden's opening weekend celebration of Amazing Butterflies. Come join me and other butterfly ambassadors and find your way through the Nature maze to learn the whole life cycle.
In the butterfly garden Jimsonweed works overtime with gorgeous white trumpet flowers, lush large leaves, spiny unusual seedballs and fascinating sphinx moth caterpillars. Oh, and it's easy-to-grow and drought and heat resistant.
Butterfly FAQ: Is it OK to relocate a Monarch chrysalis after its formed? Answer: Yes, and here's some tips on what to keep in mind when you do.
On the conseqence of caterpillars, Dr. David L. Wagner sings their praises--food source for birds and mammals, flavor agent in our favorite foods, and essential threads in our wildscapes.