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An Insect With a Voracious Appetite for Aphids
Photo by goingslo Does this image give you the willies? Sure looks like an alligator crossed with an alien, right? Hang on, let me give you a closer look. Photo by katrinket There’s a lot of wildlife...
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The Biodiversity of a Single Native Plant
Nuttall’s Thistle (Cirsium nuttallii\) In my garden, I always savor the often unheralded plants. Plants that many remove from their own landscapes because they are unattractive “weeds”. If you remove...
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Silver Dune Lupines of California’s Central Coast
Silver Dune Lupine, Lupinus chamissonis, Oceano Dunes, Photo by Kathy Vilim An Amtrak train announces its arrival at Grand Avenue Station. The familiar whistle tells us it is 7:10 am. At the same...
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The Wildlife at Los Liones
Blue Jay, Los Liones Canyon, Topanga State Park, Photo by Kathy Vilim A blue jay looks down at me from the branch of a tree up high, poised to eat a toyon berry. A family of quail pass by me unafraid....
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There are Different Types of Ladybugs?
Spotless Lady Beetle (Cycloneda sanguinea) is native to Florida and may have a spot or two The ladybird beetles a.k.a. ladybugs were out visiting this week. It feels like spring here in Florida, so...
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