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Fishing in Alaska
Ice Fishing in Alaska There are many fun things to do in the winter in Alaska. In the day and in the life of an Eskimo woman, you cannot go wrong when you take her ice fishing, she will love you for a long time.
By Ina Pavila4 years ago in Earth
Contemplating Beauty
Beauty can be a wonderful inspiration for daily life. When I have concentrated on beauty I have found it living in more and more places and people. I see it in the art friends share, I see it in nature, in creative projects, in how someone approaches someone with care and kindness, patience and compassion. Home projects made for self or loved ones become beautiful in their design or usefulness.
By Virginia McGuire4 years ago in Earth
Butterfly
butterfly, (superfamily Papilionoidea), any of numerous species of insects belonging to multiple families. Butterflies, along with the moths and the skippers, make up the insect order Lepidoptera. Butterflies are nearly worldwide in their distribution.The wings, bodies, and legs, like those of moths, are covered with dustlike scales that come off when the animal is handled. Unlike moths, butterflies are active during the day and are usually brightly coloured or strikingly patterned. Perhaps the most distinctive physical features of the butterfly are its club-tipped antennae and its habit of holding the wings vertically over the back when at rest. The lepidopteran life cycle has four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult (imago). The larvae and adults of most butterflies feed on plants, often only specific parts of specific types of plants.The butterfly families include: Pieridae, the whites and sulfurs, known for their mass migrations; Papilionidae, the swallowtails and parnassians; Lycaenidae, including the blues, coppers, hairstreaks, and gossamer-winged butterflies; Riodinidae, the metalmarks, found chiefly in the American tropics; Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies; Hesperiidae, the skippers; and Hedylidae, the American moth-butterflies (sometimes considered a sister group to Papilionoidea). The brush-footed butterflies represent the largest and most diverse family and include such popular butterflies as the admirals, fritillaries, monarchs, zebras, and painted ladies. See also lepidopteran for more detailed coverage.fritillary, name applied to butterflies in several genera (family Nymphalidae). Large fritillaries, or silverspots, belong to the genus Speyeria and usually have silver markings on the underside of their wings. Many of the smaller fritillaries are members of the genus Boloria. Many fritillary larvae are nocturnal and feed on violet leaves.Male bees are usually short-lived and never collect pollen, nor do they have other responsibilities in connection with providing for the young. Female bees do all the work of nest making and provisioning and usually have special anatomical structures that assist them in carrying pollen. Most bees are polylectic, meaning that they gather pollen from a wide variety of flowers. However, some bees collect pollen only from flowers of certain families, others from flowers of certain colours. Oligolectic bees gather pollen from only a few related kinds of flowers. The mouth parts of bees, like the pollen-collecting and pollen-carrying devices, seem to be adapted to different flowers.Most of the Apoidea are solitary, or nonsocial, in habit and do not live in colonies. In these species each female makes her own nest (usually a burrow in the ground) and provisions it. Among such bees there are no castes. Some solitary bees make chimneys or turrets at the nest entrance, others nest in wood or in the pith of twigs or canes. Most solitary bees are short-lived as adults. Some species may be in flight only a few weeks of the year, having spent the rest of the year in their cells as eggs, larvae, pupae, and young adults.
By prashant4 years ago in Earth
Trees benefit health
Trees benefit health The canopies of trees act as a physical filter, trapping dust and absorbing pollutants from the air. Each individual tree removes up to 1.7 kilos every year. They also provide shade from solar radiation and reduce noise.
By prashant4 years ago in Earth
Planet Earth
Our planet is unique for many reasons, but its available water and oxygen are two defining features. Water covers roughly 71% of Earth's surface, with most of that water located in our planet's oceans. About a fifth of Earth's atmosphere consists of oxygen, produced by plants.
By dhamu4 years ago in Earth
Trees are Not for Poor People
While mocking tree equity, critics of the provision ignore what it's like to die of extreme heat. When core body temperature reaches a hundred and four degrees and higher, a person can become confused or lost in delirium, nonresponsive. Heat-stroke victims are consumed by nausea and difficulty breathing. They vomit. They can't hold water. Finally, the body breaks down. Organs fail and emit toxins. It is a painful, often lonely death. It's also a preventable one.
By Avocado Nunzella BSc (Psych) -- M.A.P 4 years ago in Earth
Join the Dark Side
Have you ever tried to purposefully go to something that you don't enjoy because your crush does it? That was me in February of 2011 as a college freshman. Her name was April and I was infatuated wholly.
By John Eva4 years ago in Earth
If the Earth Could Ask 4 Basic Questions, How Would You Answer with a Mission Statement?. Top Story - February 2022.
Meet Earth ... our planet able to support life with water, the third of eight planets in our solar system in the known universe. It runs on the energy that it receives from the Sun, and the energy that it radiates back into outer space after having been distributed throughout the components of ecology and the Earth’s climate system.
By Annemarie Berukoff4 years ago in Earth
To my lifelong mentor
Dear Caren, Who knew that a middle school on a farm would prepare for me so much in my future. From milking goats, collecting eggs, shearing sheep, and running a farm business, you have taught me more than I can ever be thankful for. More importantly, you were there for me as my mentor. During days when the world felt like it was crumbling beneath me, you were there, gentle and steady, to remind me where I was. To remind me of the warm embrace of golden afternoons, playing with baby goats and breathing the hay filled air. Reminding me of the bumbling bees and sweet honey, and how it melted upon my tongue. The farm was my sanctuary and control when things felt out of control. I will forever thank you for that.
By Madi Thomas4 years ago in Earth
2022s Weather Outlook Isn't So Good According To Scientists
People now are living, and in some cases, even dying by the weather. Unfortunately, we can expect even crazier weather patterns than last year throughout 2022, and the weather we’ve seen so far is just the tip of the melting iceberg. The impact of La Nina this winter and spring is going to set up the 2022 season.
By Jason Ray Morton 4 years ago in Earth
12 Indoor Plants That Are Almost Impossible to Kill
Not everyone has a naturally green thumb, but that's okay because there are many hard-to-kill houseplants that come to the rescue when you want to add greenery to your home.
By Max Bryant4 years ago in Earth
The Unique Way in Which Different Species of Carnivorous Plants Survive
Carnivorous plants have begun to attract more and more flower lovers, due to their survival instinct: they can live in poor places from a nutritional point of view, feeding only on live insects.
By Yahya Connor4 years ago in Earth