by Rich Leighton | Oct 20, 2020 | Dragonflies, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Roughly 300 million years ago, dragonflies were the among first insects to take to the air. While modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches, fossilized dragonflies show that they once had wingspans of nearly two feet! VISIT THE DRAGONFLIES GALLERY...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 15, 2020 | Butterflies, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Monarch butterflies use thermals (updrafts of sun-warmed air) to help them ride air currents as they migrate across the United States to Mexico and back. MORE PHOTOS OF BUTTERFLIES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a new series of nature photos...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 22, 2020 | bees, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
If a honeybee keeps-waggle dancing in favor of an unpopular nesting site, other workers will head-butt her in an attempt to help the colony reach a consensus. VISIT THE INVERTEBRATES GALLERY MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 5, 2020 | Arachnids, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
A single strand of spider silk is thinner than a human hair, but also five times stronger than steel of the same width. A rope just 2 inches thick could reportedly stop a Boeing 747. MORE PHOTOS OF SPIDERS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 31, 2020 | Arachnids, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The green lynx spider has an appetite for insects belonging to the Lepidoptera family (moths and their larvae) that are known to be enemies of crops like corn, cotton, cabbage, etc. Although their importance in the controlling of pests is counteracted by their...
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