Annual Texas Pollinator BioBlitz through October 17
Published October 2, 2021, McAllen Monitor — Citizen Scientist projects, like the annual Texas Pollinator BioBlitz, provide important habitat information.
Barnacles might be some of the ocean’s superpowers
Published in the McAllen Monitor September 18, 2021. They’re everywhere. Nothing sea-submerged is safe from these unique creatures.
Unlikely yard birds; not so unlikely mates
Published September 4, 2021, McAllen Monitor. Peculiar environmental events can provide interesting habitat up-sets . . . .
Beneficial or pest, beetles are unique and interesting
Published August 21, 2021, McAllen Monitor. Beetles – not the music group — have different jobs in the habitat
Unusual summer sightings during early morning walk
Published August 7, 2021, McAllen Monitor. Early morning excursions often tell what nature’s been up to in the night . . . .
Stay up late during National Moth Week and see what flies in the dark of night
Published July 17, 2021 in the McAllen Monitor. Citizen scientist projects collect valuable data about things that fly in the night . . . .
Beautiful but toxic night blooming plant attracts moths
Published July 3, 2021 in the McAllen Monitor. Sunlight shows off flowers in all their daylight glory; others are spectacular only in the moonlight . . . .
Nightshades — a family of plants as infamous as it is famous
Published in McAllen Monitor June 19, 2021. From delicious to dangerous — beware the shady side of the local nightshade plants . . . .
