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Talking to Spiders With Song
Most of the time when we encounter spider webs, it’s a less than entertaining experience. We’re trying to clean webs and cobwebs out of all of the corners of our home. Or maybe we’re accidentally stumbling into one while walking in the woods. Even if we know that...
Extreme Bugs: Mothra
Spoiler alert! No, the titanic moth creature from the Godzilla universe does not exist in real life. But our most recent ‘Extreme Bug’ is definitely creepy if not downright frightening. Good thing it's native to Australia, not Florida. To be fair, the Southern Pink...
Saving the Bees!
We have the pleasure of talking about a whole lot of different insects. Some you may encounter and others are just extremely cool or weird or maybe even both. But it’s a rare treat when we can talk about a true Queen Bee! While many people fear being stung by bees,...
Bat Maternity Season is Here!
There’s a great scene in Christopher Nolan’s first Batman movie – Batman Begins. Bruce Wayne is talking about being a symbol that will strike fear into the hearts of the evil men of Gotham. And his loyal friend and mentor Alfred inquires, “Why bats, Master Wayne?”...
The Sounds of Spring
More insects will start to come out as temperatures continue to rise. Okay, yes, it’s more of a thing in the Midwest than here with our own pretty steady sub-tropical weather. But we’ll still see more insect activity. Just listen for the buzzing of those momma...
Happy Easter!
Well, it’s been a long, confusing, divisive year. In 2020, many of us couldn’t be with friends and family or even attend an in-person worship service for Easter. But through it all, the message didn’t change. The Good News of Jesus Christ dying on the cross and then...
Boxelder Bugs Love Spring!
Now that spring has spread across the country, we think it’s time to talk about Boxelder Bugs. To be fair, these elongated flat bugs with their red or orange markings are a more prevalent problem for our neighbors to the North. But they do still show up in Florida....
It’s Springtime!
Yay! Spring is about to… sprang? Sprung? Have been sprung? Silly irregular verbs! English can be a confusing language sometimes. But the point is, Spring is here on the Gulf Coast of Florida, even if the official start of the Vernal Equinox isn’t for a few more days....
Wolf Spiders
You wake up in the middle of the night feeling unsettled. You look across the room – are those two tiny eyes staring back at you? You grab the flashlight you keep beside your bed and shine it into the darkness. Now you can see six more eyes in two rows, a brown...
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