Category Archives: Insects

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Time of the Grasshoppers

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Lawrence Wade

Thanks to Amelia Ladd for her beautiful pen and ink sketches. Time of the Grasshoppers For the past 20 years I have been working with 2nd graders studying grasshoppers. When you spend as much time as I have in … Continue reading →

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Was Tinker Bell a Firefly?

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Lawrence Wade

For the past three nights (mid June) I have watched as many as a hundred fireflies blinking in my yard. This is so hopeful because for years I have rarely seen them. Twenty-five years ago, I remember walking out at … Continue reading →

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Isn’t Nature Amazing!

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Lawrence Wade

The Short Life of an Early Spring Bee. Look at this barren hillside. Who would guess that beneath the ground is a whole colony of bees awaiting the warmth of the sun, so they can emerge. Known as the cellophane … Continue reading →

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Metamorphosis

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

Article and photos by Kelly Shea, who is currently living in Puebla, Mexico, studying Spanish and spending some much needed time as a global citizen. Similar to the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, I find myself here in Mexico … Continue reading →

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Thirteen Year-old Naturalist

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Lawrence Wade

Felix Fettig is passionate about butterflies, native plants and amphibians. In 3rd grade Felix started raising monarch caterpillars and has done this activity for the past five years. “ I just feel really passionate about this. I have raised monarchs, … Continue reading →

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The Great Bee Rescue

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Lawrence Wade

Article and photos by Dewey Hassig During the July 17-18 storm, numerous trees came down all over Minnesota. I got a call that a big tree branch was down at the Edenwood Camp, in Eden Prairie, MN, and it had … Continue reading →

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Buzzing for Change

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Lawrence Wade

How a small group of people stood tall for the lowly honey bee. “Birds and nature, in general, provide me with such spiritual joy and a sense of connection that it was only natural to feel the urgency of this … Continue reading →

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