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If you’re lucky, it might be an annual occurrence in your backyard. For others, it may be a memory from a summer vacation. And for all the romantics out…
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The more you learn about the insect world, you realize that the act of parasitism – where one species lives off of and feeds upon another species – is…
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The deserts of the southwestern United States are home to some remarkable animals. One kind of creepy crawly often associated with this region is the…
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It was a cold, snowy New Year’s Day in western Montana. What better way to kick off a new year of meals than making a pot of chili?After purchasing the…
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It’s no secret that sloths move slowly. In fact, they move so slow, unique assemblages of insects can actually take advantage of their pace and align…
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With over 900 different species, there’s a lot of diversity in the tarantula world. They range from the size of your thumbnail to the size of a…
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Liquid gold…honey, that is.Honeybees make honey as a food source to feed the colony, particularly during winter, but exactly how do they make it?Honeybees…
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In Montana, the small soapweed yucca is a plant native to the central and eastern part of the state, east of the Continental Divide. But thanks to its…
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You’re in your garden or maybe out for a walk in the woods … and you come across what looks like a fresh loogie someone just spit onto a plant.…
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With nearly 180,000 species of moths and butterflies in the world, it goes without saying that their larval stage of development – caterpillars – are…