Search results
‘Darwin and the Art of Botany’
Smoky Mountain News· 2 days agoCharles Darwin is best known for his work on the evolution of animals, but, in fact, a large part of his contribution to the natural sciences is focused on plants. Costa is professor and executive ...
They're big. They're colorful. But Joro spiders aren't nightmare fodder
ABC News· 2 days ago“I think this is one of those ‘canary in the coal mine’ type species where it’s showy, it's getting...
4 things to know about the Jorō spider, which could reappear in Maryland this summer
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 5—Jorō spiders were spotted in Maryland more than a dozen times last summer, the first major sighting in the area since the invasive species arrived in the U.S. from Asia in the early 2010s ...
Frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode
Science Daily· 4 days agoRelatives of the plant, including Solanum ptychanthum or black nightshade, and Solanum carolinense, or Carolina horsenettle, also produce toxic berries and are native to Arkansas. Rupesh Kariyat ...
Could giant flying, venomous spiders creep into the DMV? Here's what we know about the Joro
AOL· 2 days agoWill the giant Joro spider - a venomous arachnid originally from Asia that can glide through the air – make its way to the Washington, D.C. region this summer? It's quite possible, says University ...
Texas A&M AgriLife experts encourage planting nectar-producing plants
The Marshall News Messenger· 4 days agoAlthough monarchs are generally known for their specialized relationship with milkweed plants, they...
They're Big. They're Colorful. but Joro Spiders Aren't Nightmare Fodder
US News & World Report· 2 days ago“I think this is one of those ‘canary in the coal mine’ type species where it’s showy, it's getting a lot of attention," said Hannah Burrack, professor and chair of the entomology< ...
Experts warn of concerning side effect of warming winters in Michigan: 'Worse ... for human health'
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhat's happening? The Detroit News reported that locals began experiencing mosquito bites as early...
Bee swarm closes Manhattan Beach pier
FOX 11 News Los Angeles· 5 days agoA woman working at the Manhattan Beach police front desk confirmed the swarm. Honey bees often swarm in late spring or early summer when a new queen is...
After saying Charlotte, a lone stingray, was pregnant, aquarium now says she's sick
NPR· 3 days ago"This was not anything made up, but people do that. People have their own thoughts." "This is a very weird story," Warren Booth, who studies facultative parthenogenesis, a type of asexual reproduction ...
