The delicate gossamer-winged butterfly gives color and grace to your garden. Besides being beauties, they are good pollinators in our gardens and in the wild. Groups of butterflies are called ...
Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico. Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys ...
Many butterflies develop wing patterns that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators. While growing complex body parts like wings involves many genes, the difference between two ...
The vibrancy and diversity of butterfly species can also serve as an indicator of ecological health and a loss of complexity in ecosystems Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...
On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina triloba—the American pawpaw. The deciduous tree bears North America's largest ...
On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina triloba. The American pawpaw. The deciduous tree bears North America’s largest ...
The female swallowtail butterfly (left) has extra orange spots and a different shape on its wings to mimic species that are toxic to predators, while the male (right) has the standard set of white ...