by Rich Leighton | Mar 18, 2020 | Butterflies, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Most adult butterflies can’t bite or chew. They eat mainly liquids like nectar, sap, juices from fruits, and sometimes even fluids from carcasses. They have a long, tube-like tongue called a proboscis, which works like a straw to suck up liquid. When...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 13, 2020 | Butterflies, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Butterflies taste with their feet and have a suction tube for a mouth. Their eyes are made of 6,000 lenses and can see ultraviolet light! MORE PHOTOS OF BUTTERFLIES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 19, 2019 | Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Nature & Wildlife
Queen termites can live up to 50 years. MORE PHOTOS OF INSECTS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make North America so amazing. Posts include nature photos that are short & sweet, and all...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 1, 2018 | bees, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Bees have two stomachs: one regular stomach and one stomach for storing nectar. When full, the bee doubles its weight. MORE PHOTOS OF INVERTEBRATES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make North...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 3, 2018 | Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
For every human there are 200 million insects, and there are more insects in the world than all other the animals combined. MORE PHOTOS OF INVERTEBRATES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 9, 2018 | Dragonflies, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History
One of the fastest and most maneuverable of the world’s winged insects, the dragonfly uses a method of catching prey called “hawking” where the dragonfly forms a basket with its hairy legs, scooping and eating up to 300 flying mosquitos every day of...
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