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Let It Be Dark! Appreciating nighttime foragers
Insects that forage on night-blooming flowers in Maine includes various species of moths, such as sphinx moths, beetles like fireflies, some sweat bees, and thrips.
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The Superpowers of Spring Bulbs
Early spring bulbs are an underutilized superpower in your garden. They are hardy and resilient, tolerating cold temperatures and dry conditions, and disappear a few weeks later providing space for summer flowers to bloom.
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Why Is the Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Declining?
The loss of monarchs and their spectacular migration would be a tragedy but the cause of their decline is still debated
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A Loveliness of Ladybugs
Once a winter site is found, a communication in the form of pheromones goes out to invite others of the same species to form a nesting...
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Winterberry Wonder
By Sara Wright During the early autumn I search for the first native wild winterberry’s bittersweet orange to scarlet fruits....
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Surviving the Winter as a Chrysalis
By Linda Ray As we finish putting our gardens to bed and start thinking about the winter months ahead, I notice how quiet it has been,...
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Sandhill Cranes: A Personal Reflection Â
The way they live, migrating out of seasonal necessity, returning home twice a year, celebrating through community and song...
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Tale of Two Tussocks
The hickory tussock moth caterpillar and the milkweed tussock moth caterpillar both pose questions for curious observers
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Charming Cecropia: Caterpillars Part II
By Linda Ray There is a new caterpillar charming us at the Habitat for All  garden (HFA) this summer. Hyalophora cecropia moths are a...
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A Fan of Fungi: Green Elfcups
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of a fungus, much as apples are to apple trees. Some are incredibly beautiful as well.
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