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The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
Author NOVA
Without a doubt, this is one of the landmark nature documentaries of its kind. Extremely well photographed and edited, the whole presentation invites and then captures your attention and admiration for some of nature’s most delicate creatures. Excellent for all ages!
Indeed, it’s a lovely program about absolutely amazing creatures. As always with NOVA, superbly done. One thing: In two very un-Nova moments, in two segments they use soprano vocal “singing” (over orchestral) that is ear-splitting, spine-slicing, cruelly painful to some of us with sensitive hearing! Yikes! It actually triggers a migraine. Although I’ve watched this episode several times, I still have never heard what Stockard Chaning says about the chrysalis and then in the mating segment because that music is unbearable and I have to mute the volume (and take an Imitrex for migraine). But the other 50 minutes of this Nova episode are wonderful.
Indeed, it’s a lovely program about absolutely amazing creatures. As always with NOVA, superbly done. One thing: In two very un-Nova moments, in two segments they use soprano vocal “singing” (over orchestral) that is ear-splitting, spine-slicing, cruelly painful to some of us with sensitive hearing! Yikes! It actually triggers a migraine. Although I’ve watched this episode several times, I still have never heard what Stockard Chaning says about the chrysalis and then in the mating segment because that music is unbearable and I have to mute the volume (and take an Imitrex for migraine). But the other 50 minutes of this Nova episode are wonderful.
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Fun Butterfly Facts
We have gathered some strange butterfly facts to share with you. Amaze your friends! Enjoy!
1. Butterflies range in size from a tiny 1/8 inch to a huge almost 12
inches.
2. Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.
3. Some people say that when the black bands on the Woolybear
caterpillar are wide, a cold winter is coming.
4. The top butterfly flight speed is 12 miles per hour. Some moths can fly
25 miles per hour!
5. Monarch butterflies journey from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of
Mexico, a distance of about 2,000 miles, and return to the north
again in the spring.
6. Butterflies cannot fly if their body temperature is less than 86 degrees.
7. Representations of butterflies are seen in Egyptian frescoes at Thebes,
which are 3,500 years old.
8. Antarctica is the only continent on which no Lepidoptera have been
found.
9. There are about 24,000 species of butterflies. The moths are even
more numerous: about 140,000 species of them were counted all
over the world.
10. The Brimstone butterfly (Gonepterix rhamni) has the longest lifetime
of the adult butterflies: 9-10 months.
11. Some Case Moth caterpillars (Psychidae) build a case around
themselves that they always carry with them. It is made of silk and
pieces of plants or soil.
12. The caterpillars of some Snout Moths (Pyralididae) live in or on
water-plants.
13. The females of some moth species lack wings, all they can do to
move is crawl.
14. The Morgan’s Sphinx Moth from Madagascar has a proboscis (tube
mouth) that is 12 to 14 inches long to get the nectar from the bottom of a 12 inch deep orchid discovered by Charles Darwin.
15. Some moths never eat anything as adults because they don’t have
mouths. They must live on the energy they stored as caterpillars.
16. Many butterflies can taste with their feet to find out whether the leaf
they sit on is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars’ food or not.
17. There are more types of insects in one tropical rain forest tree than
there are in the entire state of Vermont.
18. In 1958 Entomologist W.G. Bruce published a list of Arthropod
references in the Bible. The most frequently named bugs from the Bible are: Locust: 24, Moth: 11, Grasshopper: 10, Scorpion: 10, Caterpillar: 9, and Bee: 4.
19. People eat insects – called “Entomophagy”(people eating bugs) – it
has been practiced for centuries throughout Africa, Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and North, Central and South America. Why? Because many bugs are both protein-rich and good sources of vitamins, minerals and fats.
20. YOU can eat bugs! Try the “Eat-A-Bug Cookbook” by David George
Gordon , 10 Speed Press. Don’t want to cook them yourself? Go to HotLix for all sorts of insect goodies! My favorites are “Cricket-lickit’s” – a flavored sucker with a real edible cricket inside.
21. Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight. This would
be like an adult person lifting two heavy cars full of people.
22. There are over a million described species of insects. Some people
estimate there are actually between 15 and 30 million species.
23. Most insects are beneficial to people because they eat other insects,
pollinate crops, are food for other animals, make products we use (like honey and silk) or have medical uses.
24. Butterflies and insects have their skeletons on the outside of their
bodies, called the exoskeleton. This protects the insect and keeps water inside their bodies so they don’t dry out.
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Butterfly Field Guide Books
A good field guide is essential to identifying what ever thing, plant or animal you are looking for. These books mainly concern themselves with identifying Butterflies, Caterpillars and Moths. We personally have three different guides from Audubon. There is a book about Butterfly peculiarities and uniqueness, another about people’s fascination and obsession with Butterflies and one in a more relaxed style than a formal, technical guide.
National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Butterflies Of North America
Author National Audubon Society
Product Description
This pocket guide is packed with information; bright photographs capturing the butterflies perched with their wings spread and closed; specific descriptions of each species’ important identifying characteristics, life cycle, habitat and range, line drawings depicting the basic butterfly anatomy, a description of major butterfly groups and a glossary of technical terms.
When observing these beautifully fragile creatures, the National Audubon Society Guide to Familiar Butterflies of North America is an excellent and handy reference guide to take along during any nature walk.
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This pocket guide is packed with information; bright photographs capturing the butterflies perched with their wings spread and closed; specific descriptions of each species’ important identifying characteristics, life cycle, habitat and range, line drawings depicting the basic butterfly anatomy, a description of major butterfly groups and a glossary of technical terms.
When observing these beautifully fragile creatures, the National Audubon Society Guide to Familiar Butterflies of North America is an excellent and handy reference guide to take along during any nature walk.
Caterpillars of Eastern North America
Author David Wagner
Peterson First Guide to Butterflies and Moths
Author Roger Troy Peterson
Butterflies of North America
Author Kenn Kaufman and Jim Brock
Do Butterflies Bite?
Author Hazel Davies and Carol Butler
Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America
Author Amy Bartlett
Butterflies And Moths
Author Nic Bishop
Butterflies through Binoculars: The East – A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America
Author Jeffrey Glassberg
Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America
Author Thomas Allen, James Brock, and Jeffrey Glassberg
Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer’s Guide
Author Rick Cech and Guy Tudor
Handbook for Butterfly Watchers
Author Robert Pyle
An Obsession With Butterflies: Our Long Love Affair With A Singular Insect
Author Sharman Russell
End of Butterfly Field Guide Books
Butterfly Conservaton Books
Several of the books in this section have to do with the Monarch Butterfly. Did you know they even tag Monarchs to track their migration route? Other books write about habitat destruction and predation (from animals, insects and humans) which are taking a toll on these beautiful creatures.
Author Michelle Solensky And Karen Oberhauser
The Last Monarch Butterfly: Conserving the Monarch Butterfly in a Brave New World
Author Phil Schappert
Swallowtail Butterflies: An Action Plan for their Conservation
Author T R New and N Mark Collins
Threat to the Monarch Butterfly
Author Rebecca Thatcher Murica
Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight
Author Carol Boggs, Ward Watt, And Paul Ehrli
Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies
Author A S Pulin
Butterflies (Nature Watch)
Author Sara Nelson
The Dangerous World of Butterflies: The Startling Subculture of Criminals, Collectors, and Conservationists
Author Peter Laufer
The books in this section tell you what plants, vines, shrubs and trees will attract not only Butterflies, but Hummingbirds and other wild life to your yard. Some Butterflies will only use one specific plant for laying their eggs, but get nectar from many different sources. Planting plants and trees native to your area will attract the locals. Leave one section of your yard “wild” rather than laying sod,willencouragecritters to come visit.
Attracting Butterflies & Hummingbirds to Your Backyard: Watch Your Garden Come Alive With Beauty on the Wing
Author Sally Roth
National Wildlife Federation Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Backyard Wildlife
Author David Mizejewski
Garden Butterflies of North America: A Gallery of Garden Butterflies & How to Attract Them
Author Rick Mikula and Claudia Mikula
The Wildlife Habitat Journal – Restoring and Exploring Wildlife Habitat in Your Own Backyard
Author Betsy S. Franz
Creating a Butterfly Garden
Author Marcus Schneck
Taylor’s Weekend Gardening Guide to Attracting Birds and Butterflies: How to Plant a Backyard Habitat to Attract Hummingbirds and Other Winged Wildlife
Author Barbara Ellis
Buy one plant and, using the methods written about in the following books, create multiple copies. There are many techniques for propagating plants and trees. You can save money as well as create a beautiful garden that will attract many different types of Butterflies and caterpillars.
American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation: The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical Techniques
Author Alan Toogood
The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue Culture
Author Michael A. Dirr and Charles W. Heuser Jr.
Easy Plant Propagation
Author Michael J. McGroarty
An American Cutting Garden: A Primer for Growing Cut Flowers Where Summers Are Hot and Winters Are Cold
Author Suzanne McIntire
All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space
Author Mel Bartholomew
Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!
Author Patricia Lanza
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