A long line of folk and blues songs that trace their origins to the American South and to the agricultural crisis caused by the boll weevil insect.
I’ve always loved music. Later in life I would make playlists on Cassette, CD’s and now on thumbdrives. With these posts I’ll reminisce about some of my all-time favorite songs.
The idea of a “circus” featuring fleas as performers dates to at least the sixteenth century.
The flea circus occupies one of the most peculiar corners of entertainment history, an odd blend of Victorian spectacle, miniature engineering, and showman’s illusion that captured imaginations for over a century. The idea of a “circus” featuring fleas as performers dates to at least the sixteenth century, when a London watchmaker named Mark Scaliot was reputed to have harnessed fleas to pull a tiny golden chariot.
They derive their name from the distinctive papery nests they construct by chewing plant fibers mixed with saliva.
Paper wasps are a diverse group of social wasps belonging primarily to the genus Polistes, though the term also encompasses several related genera within the subfamily Polistinae. Found worldwide in both temperate and tropical regions, they derive their name from the distinctive papery nests they construct by chewing plant fibers mixed with saliva to form a malleable pulp.
Capable of camouflaging itself as a dead leaf.
The Peacock Katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) is one of the most visually striking insects in the katydid family (Tettigoniidae), known for its extraordinary mimicry and vibrant wing patterns. Native to the dense tropical rainforests of Central and South America, this species is a master of deception,
The yellow-legged hornet poses a threat to honeybees and other pollinators.
In August 2023, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and the University of Georgia, confirmed the presence of a yellow-legged hornet (YLH; Vespa velutina) near Savannah, Ga.
The flexibility of the ladybug in different habitats is what allows it to thrive. Just as easily as they will live in grasslands and forests, they’ll also collect in cities and suburbs. Some swarms can even be found along rivers. When they are ready to lay eggs, they will simply leave their larvae on the underside of a leaf.
There are more than 5000 different species of ladybugs in the world. These much-loved critters are also known as lady beetles or ladybird beetles. They come in many different colors and patterns, but the most familiar in North America is the seven-spotted ladybug, with its shiny, red-and-black body. In many cultures, ladybugs are considered good luck.
