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November 21, 2012
Despite their cute appearance, ladybugs (or ladybird beetles) are ravenous hunters. But what do they eat?
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November 21, 2012

Despite their cute appearance, ladybugs (or ladybird beetles) are ravenous hunters. But what do they eat?

    • #ladybug
    • #ladybird beetle
    • #ladybird
    • #spots
    • #pine
    • #forest
    • #sky
    • #conifer
    • #food
    • #hunt
    • #hunter
    • #ecosystem
    • #wildlife
    • #pennsylvania
    • #animal
    • #insect
  • 6 months ago
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November 9, 2012
Research suggests that male and female Barn Owls pay attention to each others’ spots: altering a female’s spotty plumage in a nesting pair will affect how the male tends to the nest. Read all about it: http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/content/10/6/688.full
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November 9, 2012

Research suggests that male and female Barn Owls pay attention to each others’ spots: altering a female’s spotty plumage in a nesting pair will affect how the male tends to the nest. Read all about it: http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/content/10/6/688.full

    • #owl
    • #barn owl
    • #nest
    • #nesting pair
    • #spots
    • #feathers
    • #plumage
    • #research
  • 6 months ago
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September 12, 2012
Northern Leopard Frog /Hiding in a grassy spot /Camouflage, top-notch! 
—photo by Jerod Skebo; amphibian haiku by Justin Raymond
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September 12, 2012

Northern Leopard Frog /
Hiding in a grassy spot /
Camouflage, top-notch! 

—photo by Jerod Skebo; amphibian haiku by Justin Raymond

    • #frog
    • #leopard frog
    • #northern leopard frog
    • #amphibian
    • #spots
    • #camouflage
    • #grass
    • #grassy
    • #funny
    • #animal
    • #wildlife
    • #animals
    • #pennsylvania
    • #water
    • #plants
    • #green
    • #jump
  • 8 months ago
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June 23, 2012
Can anyone identify this camouflaged critter?
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June 23, 2012

Can anyone identify this camouflaged critter?

    • #green
    • #larvae
    • #leaf
    • #nature
    • #wildlife
    • #veins
    • #hairy
    • #droplets
    • #water
    • #spots
  • 11 months ago
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