by Rich Leighton | Jun 23, 2020 | Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Wildflowers
Can a plant me any more badass than tread softly (Cnidoscolus stimulosus)? It has stinging hairs like nettle, sticky latex and spiky leaves that release cyanide when damaged, and nectaries on its leaves that attract protective ants to their sugary sweetness. MORE...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 18, 2020 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
When baby white ibises hatch their bills are straight. Ibis bills don’t start to curve downward until they are 14 days old. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS Florida Nature Facts is a series about interesting facts about the flora, fauna and places that...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 13, 2020 | Butterflies, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Invertebrates, Moths, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Their size and rapid wing beats allow sphinx moths to hover and feed like hummingbirds, which is why they were nicknamed ‘hummingbird moths’. People often mistake the protrusion on the back of the sphinx caterpillar for a stinger. MORE PHOTOS OF...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 8, 2020 | Brushfoots, Butterflies, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
When threatened or bothered, the white peacock butterfly will flash its wings and produce hissing sound by rubbing its wings in front of the predator. It is also very long-lived for a butterfly, often living up to 11 months! MORE PHOTOS OF BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS MORE...
by Rich Leighton | May 13, 2020 | Brushfoots, Butterflies, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
When it is disturbed, the zebra longwing butterfly makes a creaking sound by wiggling its body. At night, large groups will roost together on tree limbs. They return to the same roost night after night. MORE PHOTOS OF BUTTERFLIES MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS Florida...
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