Leaf Litter
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Everyone has raked a gargantuan pile of leaves in their yard to ensure the return of a pristine lawn for spring, only to have it scattered by the hapless… Read More
Tag: Beetles
Delta Flower Scarab Beetles is Good at Disguises
Halloween is less than two weeks away and the preparations are ongoing for this annual event. Soon throngs of children dressed as a mob of super hero, princesses, and nightmare creatures will be ringing doorbells all over Wakulla… Read More
Dung Beetles Make Use of Animal Droppings
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, or so the old saying goes. This is the rationalization used to justify frequent visits to the flea market or garage sales early Saturday morning. There are some acquisitions which defy… Read More
Mimesis
“Imitation is the sincerest of flattery,” wrote Charles Caleb Colton. Colton was a sometimes cleric, essayist, wine merchant and gambler who bounced around Europe and North America during the early nineteenth century. It is likely many of his… Read More