Cicada’s biggest bug emergence in centuries
^ Photo Credit: AP A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) I found an interesting article by Seth Borenstine, AP Science Writer…..
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Sphatika, the Sphinx Moth
Sphatika, the Sphinx Moth By: Marcia Beckford I admit to feeling snagged the past few days. ‘Twas a loop of videos I found myself watching. Newborns, the subject of the distraction. When….
Families in Nature “Fall in Love with Nature Day” Event
April 14, 2024 10am-2pm Join me to fall in love with Nature day at McKinney Falls State Park. To register and learn more about this event please visit link below
Horseshoe Crab
These arthropod swam and walked around before the Ankylosaurid. Renown as the only chelicerate that’s not a true arachnid. A living fossil whose ten eyes provide a panoptic shield. As….
Collaboration with Food Forest Walk
December 18, 2023 Join the walk with land steward, Karen Luzius on the second half of her guided tour of Festival Beach Food Forest…In conclusion, enjoy a poem by Marcia Beckford…..
2023 SUMMIT: KIDS NEED NATURE AND NATURE NEEDS KIDS
December 6, 2023 12pm – December 8, 2023 1pm Join me at this wonderful event to inspire the next generation’s connection with the natural world – together, we can make….
Plant, Learn, and Grow at Austin’s Food Forest!
Saturday, November 4th 2023 Join us on day of community, nature, and fun in the heart of the city!
Roots & Wings Festival
October 28, 2023 Join me on Oct. 28th at Zilker Botanical Gardens for this great event! more information can be found on main event site here!
Dog-day cicadas
When teaching Bug Safari, I always encourage families to explore their backyards with a sense of curiosity. And, to take their cell phone camera ready to capture something familiar, unfamiliar,….
Poem by Marcia
I bought a container of four hornworms. Best known as tomato plant eaters. Instead of four, Surprised by one large caterpillar. Left to wonder, did it cannibalize the other three?….