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New Research Sheds Light on Success of Ant Forgers

Demanding, rigorous, lethal. Three adjectives that could be used to describe the job of a forager ant.  Forager ants are the breadwinners. They are the soldiers to a colonies queen, tasked to sacrifice their life scavenging. Dying for the promise of a flourishing colony.  Yet what is it exactly that makes these foragers so efficiant? […]

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New Framed Insect Displays available in San Francisco

We now have a selection of unique insect displays not offered online at an exclusive store in San Francisco. Hi Ho Silver on Fillmore Street imports unique handcrafted sterling silver jewelry from Mexico and has a reputation for its high quality selection found nowhere else. Now they will carry an exclusive selection of framed insects […]

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How to Talk to Fireflies

Fireflies, common around most of the United States, communicate with specific flashes of light. They use light for mating purposes. Each species evolved to have a unique pattern of flashes so individual fireflies can find mates of the same species. Along with finding mates, their flashes can do numerous things, such as warn predators about […]

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Preserved Globe Thistle Botanical Art Display

I have been experimenting with new pieces using dried flowers and trees. The Globe Thistle is a unique plant native to Asia and Europe and fell in love with its deep purple color and spherical flower head — plus its botanical name means “Hedgehog”. I created this display using an old Victorian print from the […]

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Black Widow Spider

The Black Widow spider may by the most well-known and the most feared spider is the world, but what may be less well known is that we actually only fear the female spiders of this family. With the distinctive black body and red hourglass shape of the abdomen it is hard to miss these deadly […]

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Largest Moth in the world – Witch Moth

I have three specimens available of the Framed White Witch Moth available on my ETSY store. This insect has the longest wingspan of any insect in the world and when flying, this moth is often mistaken as a bat. Their brilliant patterns and white to gold-ish coloring helps it blend in marvelously with their surroundings. […]

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SF ETSY HOLIDAY EMPORIUM

I will be selling at an ETSY holiday show in San Francisco Nov. 26-27th. Come and say hi. Kick off the Holiday Season as Etsy comes to life in this very special shopping experience! Come out and shop and support over 200 local artisans and small batch food vendors as the local San Francisco Etsy […]

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Jet Ski Beetle

If beetles had their own action drama series with scantly clad women and water rescues, it would be called Beetlewatch. A real beetle riding a Jet Ski is now available on my ETSY shop. Only one available right now.

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Bugs In Your House

When you are sitting in solitude at night, watching a scary movie or creepy TV show, any noise out of the ordinary may cause you to jump in fright at the prospect of someone intruding upon your home. Don’t worry, you’re not actually alone: you’re sharing your residence with over 100 species of bugs. Unlike […]

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New Framed Carpenter Bee Display

There are about 500 species of Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa species) in the world and often nest in wood, where they chew large holes for their babies. Carpenter bees are generalists and will take nectar and pollen from most flowering plants. Because they are so large, they carry large amounts of pollen and are considered great […]

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Beetle Wings Converted into New Biodegradable Material

Conventional plastic is used basically everywhere that humans exist, but it’s extremely damaging to our environment. It is particularly harmful because it is not biodegradable, meaning that animals cannot break it down, so it stays in our environment and often becomes plastic dust and can end up in our oceans.   Aagje Hoekstra, a Dutch […]

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