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Master gardener Martha Wheeler — shown here with a young Wild Geranium — is turning her yard into a pollinator-friendly habitat. (Photos/Nancy Hanson.) ...

Butterflies feed on nectar, but some also enjoy a diet that includes ripe fruit. Put out a slice of pineapple to act as a ...

And they eat a diet that’s largely plant-based whole foods. In 2019, as the COVID pandemic set in, photographer David McLain and I hatched the idea of searching for an American blue-zones diet.

Most of us have had great experiences with butterflies. These delicate, mystical insects capture our attention as they flit ...

Our results show that the diet of Trachelyopterus galeatus varied in response to oscillations in the hydrometric level, with the consumption of different food resources or different proportions of ...

Butterflies are whimsical insects that just about everyone loves, even your Aunt Tilda, who loses her mind whenever she sees ...

The backstory: Rare Air: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies & Bees is on display right now at the James Museum in St. Petersburg, and the exhibit showcases the art of Sarah Kaisar. "There are 70 ...

In its 13th year, the Butterfly Pavilion's monitoring program is looking for volunteers to help broaden its understanding of butterfly health in Colorado The population of butterflies in the U.S. has ...

So, the monarch in your garden is a child or grandchild of the monarch that left Mexico. How do these butterflies, weighing less than a gram with a wingspan of only a few inches and a tiny brain, know ...