The bold jumper spider is a jumping spider native to most of North America.
July 31, 2015
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July 29, 2015
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American Bison
The American bison, also known as the American buffalo, or sometimes just buffalo is a large bovine mammal that once roamed North America in huge numbers but has been hunted to near extinction at one point.
July 25, 2015
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Leaf Beetles
Leaf beetles feed on plant leaves sometimes stripping the whole plant of its foliage and destroying it.
July 23, 2015
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Bearded Dragons
Bearded dragon is the common name of the lizards in the genus Pogona, especially in the pet trade.
July 21, 2015
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A Useless Argument About Taste
According to an old Latin saying De gustibus non est disputandum. —
July 19, 2015
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Swallowtail Butterflies
The Swallowtails are beautiful butterflies, many of them are native to North America.
July 15, 2015
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Metallic Green Bees
Metallic green bees sometimes known by their genus name Agapostemon are native to the Americas.
July 10, 2015
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In the news: Clinical trials are underway in Ottawa to use for the first time in the world a combination of two viruses to fight cancer.
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July 9, 2015
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Spicy Hungarian Fish Soup
The spicy Hungarian fish soup, also called the fisherman’s soup (halászlé) is a traditional Hungarian fish dish made from fresh water fish.
July 7, 2015
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Pyxicephalus
Pyxicephalus frogs, also known as African bullfrogs, or in the pet trade Pyxie frogs, are highly predatory frogs from Sub-Saharan Africa.
July 6, 2015
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Why do people assume that anyone with a good singing voice is inherently smarter than the rest of us?
July 4, 2015
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Virginia Ctenucha
The Virginia Ctenucha is a species of moth native to the eastern part of North America.
July 2, 2015
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Banded Longhorn Beetle
The banded longhorn beetle is a North American flower longhorn beetle.
July 1, 2015
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You may gather wealth and you may buy objects you desire. You may buy what passes for love or a pretense of respect. With the advancement in medicine you may even buy health and time. But the people who knew you and were with you when you were young are always in short supply.
June 30, 2015
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European Chafer Beetle
The European chafer beetle is native to Europe, but it has become an invasive pest in North America.
June 29, 2015
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European Water Frogs
The frogs in the pictures below are European water frogs from the genus Pelophylax.
June 28, 2015
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Milkweed
Milkweed is the common name for the flowering plants in the genus Asclepias.
June 27, 2015
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Viceroy Butterfly
The viceroy is a species of butterfly that protects itself from predators by looking like the poisonous and foul tasting monarch butterfly.
June 27, 2015
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Monarch Butterfly
Monarch butterflies are famous for their migrations from as far north as Canada to all the way down to Mexico.
June 25, 2015
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Superworms
The larvae of the darkling beetle Zophobas morio are known as superworms.