One of the many wonderful things to see in North America is the flight of the Monarch Butterflies. Every year, following the seasons, these orange-black-and-white butterflies travel almost the entire length of the continent. In early spring and early autumn, thousands flap from the southern States to the oyamel fir groves of Mexico, converging in … Read more
The Educational Experience of Raising Butterflies: Children like to keep pets. They learn responsibility from keeping pets. They can learn a lot about insects by raising a butterfly. Raising butterflies is truly an educational experience that every child will want to do over and over again. You can take the kids on a hike to … Read more
Foxes eat a broad variety of things in the wild. However, their diet is predominantly meat-based. In general, they will hunt animals when accessible and available, but if they can’t get meat, foxes have no problems eating vegetables and fruit. They like high-protein, fatty meals such as fish, eggs, and small birds. They do, however, … Read more
Return to Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures as “creepy-crawlies”.
Mainly distributed throughout Africa and with a smaller population in Iran, Cheetahs exist in four different subspecies. All the subspecies look pretty similar, but genetically, they are quite different, and the differences are so prominent to consider them scientifically distinct. Cheetahs require a bit of space, good grassland, savannah habitat, and limited numbers of other … Read more
Known for their predatory behaviors and as a symbol of intellect, owls are part of a bird group called Strigiformes. This group is divided into two different families. The first, called Tytonidae is comprised of all barn owls that have a heart-shaped face, and the second one is called Strigidae which consists of all the … Read more
There are almost 24,000 species of butterflies the world. One of the prettiest types of butterflies are the Blue Morpho butterflies. Not only is this beautiful butterfly one of the most sought after by collectors, but also just looking at its metallic-like wings is mesmerizing. While it appears that the Blue Morpho butterfly’s wings are metallic blue, they aren’t the color … Read more
FREE Butterfly Clip Art images for you to use on your webpage, in emails, anywhere you need some butterflies! How to Install Clip Art: Place your mouse over the image. Click on the right mouse button. A menu window will pop up. Highlight the option “Save Picture As…” and then use the left mouse button … Read more
The transformation of the frequently ugly or bizarre caterpillar into an elegant butterfly is truly one of the regularly performed miracles of nature. For an even closer view, you can buy butterfly kits to raise Painted Lady Butterflies from caterpillars to adults, right in your home. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree … Read more
Here are some FREE Butterfly Coloring Pages for you to print out. There is no reason to ever be bored with so many fun butterfly projects to work on! Be creative with our free butterfly drawings, like use them as butterfly stencils. Some of our drawings of butterflies are simple butterfly sketches to color in … Read more
Did you know there are 24,000 different kinds of butterflies worldwide? Butterflies range in size from a tiny 1/8 inch to a huge almost 12 inches. The transformation of the frequently ugly or bizarre caterpillar into an elegant butterfly is truly one of the regularly performed miracles of nature. For an even closer view, you can … Read more
Green sweat bees may be different than any bee you’ve seen before. What do you think of when you hear bee? Yellow and black stripes, flowers and honey, or a yellow bear with a red t-shirt? I’m going to guess sweat and metallic green don’t come to mind. Let’s learn about the green sweat bee … Read more