by Rich Leighton | Oct 2, 2020 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Sandhill cranes are one of only two crane species found in North America (the other being the endangered whooping crane), and are the most abundant species of the world’s cranes. MORE PHOTOS OF CRANES, LIMPKINS AND RAILS MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS Florida Nature Facts...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 22, 2020 | bees, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
If a honeybee keeps-waggle dancing in favor of an unpopular nesting site, other workers will head-butt her in an attempt to help the colony reach a consensus. VISIT THE INVERTEBRATES GALLERY MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS Florida Nature Facts is a series about interesting...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 5, 2020 | Arachnids, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
A single strand of spider silk is thinner than a human hair, but also five times stronger than steel of the same width. A rope just 2 inches thick could reportedly stop a Boeing 747. MORE PHOTOS OF SPIDERS MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS Florida Nature Facts is a series...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 31, 2020 | Arachnids, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The green lynx spider has an appetite for insects belonging to the Lepidoptera family (moths and their larvae) that are known to be enemies of crops like corn, cotton, cabbage, etc. Although their importance in the controlling of pests is counteracted by their...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 26, 2020 | Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
If you ever see one of these large 2 to 3-inch, slow-moving grasshoppers impaled on a thorn or barbed wire fence and can’t possibly figure out how it got there then here’s your answer: The loggerhead shrike often catches them and pins them in place until...
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