… be less successful than others and produce fewer seed, hence favoring the more common form. For this reason, variation in floral shape, color, or scent within a population is often rare, …
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… at rest on a branch Kallima inachus with its wings open The butterfly has another surprise for visitors: It has incredibly vivid coloration on the dorsal side of its wings. When the …
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… Thank you, Rachel Carson. For me, personally, Silent Spring had a profound impact. It was one of the books we read at my … We used nonphosphate detergent. We went to weird hippie health food restaurants in Chicago. For her birthday, my mom knew she would get her requested restaurant, so she would pick the only … built, we felt that it was so close to a large city…I put a full-page ad in the Highland Park News, and I wrote an article about nuclear waste and terrorists.” When my mom wasn’t lying down …
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… living plant documentation, respond to environmental conditions when preparing to go dormant for the winter. Just like animals that hibernate, trees slow their processes down in order to …
Type: Blog
… lawn mower’s mushroom, is also nonedible. (Photo with permission Michael Kuo, mushroomexpert.com .) Not all mushrooms growing in lawns are toxic. But the only way to tell is to know what … to join a club like the Illinois Mycological Association . Identifying mushrooms and plants for the Illinois Poison Center and hospitals is something that I and other Chicago Botanic Garden …
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… you get comfortable with the concept, try making nature art on a walk or in your own yard for someone else to discover or add to. Imagine walking in the park and discovering a river of …
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… stories. Work this quiz with every kid you know: The (female) cross orbweaver spider, named for the cross on the top of her abdomen. 1. Spiders can fly. TRUE. Some spiders travel through …
Type: Blog
… volunteer leader Marian Hofherr or other volunteers begin to walk the display gardens, looking for the perfect mix of plants to fill the Cart. “They put their hearts and souls into selecting …
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… of plant communities, preserve genetic material, and breed new plants. On our trips, we pay for collecting permits and all logistics, travel, and fees. We financially support in-country … low diversity when disruptions occur. Human-made systems also benefit from high diversity. For example, if your city has only a few types of trees in its urban forest, a single pathogen …
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… However, some of the moths mine the leaves of grasses and sedges, and if you know what to look for, they are fairly common. In the fly family, many of the miners can be found in herbaceous … determined that it is a new species and will help to write the description and assign a name. For those of you more interested in the life history of these incredible insects and how to … America . The details of the publication can be found at Charlie’s website charleyeiseman.com/leafminers. …
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