In early November, Gail Suberbielle thought it was time to take down the hummingbird feeder in her Baton Rouge backyard. Then, she spied a hummingbird buzzing nearby, so she refilled it and left it up. Not long after, she saw a flash of blue at the feeder, causing her to run for her camera. That bird was nothing like those that usually swooped in for a sip of the sweet nectar. Suberbielle tried to identify the bird using her photos and online apps but failed...
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You're likely seeing spiders everywhere these days — and we're not talking about those giant Halloween decorations. “Most of our annual species hatch in the spring and spend the summer mating and eating," said Aimée Thomas, a spider biologist. "This is the time of year where they reach maturity and are at the peak of development.” But don't stomp (or scream) just yet...
Read the full article in the Advocate If you're planning to add trees and shrubs to your yard, now is the time to do it. Planting in the fall gives them time to get established, and, when spring arrives, they will flourish. This season, look beyond crepe myrtles and Bradford pear trees and pick native trees, shrubs and plants. When you think "native," think plants that occur naturally in the region, state, ecosystem or habitat without direct or indirect human intervention...
Read the full article in the Advocate On a recent Sunday afternoon, a group of people came together for a "bath" out in a wooded area at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum. And, while it's called bathing, no water was involved. Or bathtubs. And everyone kept their clothes on. Shoes, however, were optional. Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku (shinrin means forest, yoku means bath) as it is called in Japan, is immersing or "bathing" yourself in the forest to absorb the sights, sounds, aromas and textures. It is not hiking. It is slowing down...
Read the full article in the Advocate 'Love Motels' attract bugs and people, calling attention to the plight of insects the world over8/25/2020 Brandon Ballengee wants to enlighten you about bugs. As an artist and biologist, Ballengee uses his skills to create what he calls “Love Motels” for insects, which have brought bugs and people together around the world. These Love Motel public art installations consist of enormous sculptured canvases — some shaped like butterfly wings, others in free-flowing forms — embedded with ultraviolet light...
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