Tag Archives: Caterpillars

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 13, 2022
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Monarch Butterflies Are In Decline. I Wanted to Help.

This is the trouble with trying to help a natural world in so much peril. It’s never entirely clear when it’s right to intervene and when it’s wrong.

#butterflies-and-moths, #caterpillars, #flowers-and-plants, #gardens-and-gardening, #insects

The New York Times 3:39 pm on September 9, 2021
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Milkweed Butterflies Are More Murderous Than They Look

This behavior by the fluttering insects was so unusual that scientists had to invent a new word to describe it.

#butterflies-and-moths, #caterpillars, #ecology-journal, #indonesia, #insects, #research, #wildlife-sanctuaries-and-nature-reserves, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 6:09 pm on June 13, 2021
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Outbreak of Poisonous Browntail Moth Caterpillars Plagues Maine

The caterpillars, known as browntail moths, have tiny hairs that can cause skin rashes and even breathing issues for some people.

#browntail-moths, #butterflies-and-moths, #cape-cod-mass, #caterpillars, #invasive-species, #maine, #poisoning-and-poisons, #waterville-me

The New York Times 4:00 pm on November 19, 2020
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Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed

Before metamorphosis, monarch butterflies will aggressively head butt each other for access to their favorite food.

#biology-and-biochemistry, #caterpillars, #insects, #iscience-journal, #research, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 6:51 pm on October 10, 2020
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Wig-Looking Poisonous Caterpillars Can Inflict Pain, Officials Warn

Contact with a puss caterpillar can cause a painful reaction as well as a rash, fever, muscle cramps or swollen glands, experts caution.

#caterpillars, #forests-and-forestry, #insects, #pain, #puss-caterpillar, #virginia

The New York Times 7:06 pm on July 20, 2020
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I Am Stuck Between Two Lives During This Pandemic

An artist battles anxiety by trying to stay present.

#anxiety-and-stress, #caterpillars, #comic-books-and-strips, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #depression-mental, #grief-emotion, #happiness