A small butterfly once thought extinct has staged such a comeback in South Florida that it is now considered a bit of a garden pest — and a persistent problem for a renowned research facility where ...

The last butterfly, number 9, emerged on Feb. 21. After the young butterflies climbed through a tear in the chrysalis, they remained motionless in the cage. Several of them had to be coaxed to move to ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — After all my blue false indigo was killed by a late frost, I went down to ...

Inside the top of a cylinder of white netting, a group of tiny jade-green stalactites glow with thin streaks of gold. These motionless emerald blobs serve as a colorful contrast to the vivid black-and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Mary Ann Steeb loves her garden. “We just like to take care of the yard and the flowers and so we love the butterflies,” she said. Every day, she tends to her plants and carefully ...

Butterfly enthusiast Sharon Miller of St. Johns County wakes up at 5 a.m. daily and begins her day by meticulously checking her milkweed plants for butterfly eggs. They're about the size of a dot.

Brandon’s Pam Stacy carries a butterfly habitat cage with care, places it on an outdoor patio table, unzips the door and releases the monarch butterflies into the garden area of Rotary Villas at ...

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