The great purple hairstreak butterfly loves mistletoe and needs it to survive. The foliage and tiny, hidden flowers mistletoe plants produce are the key to this relationship, and they bloom early ...

It is easy to take these trees for granted but they are teeming with biodiversity and are an integral part of Houston's ...

You may not recognize mistletoe unless it sports a red bow and is hanging over a doorway during the holiday season. You may not recognize The Great Purple Hairstreak, Atlides halesus. Its host plant ...

The great purple hairstreak butterfly is the only butterfly in the United States that feeds upon the American mistletoe. This butterfly lays its eggs on the mistletoe and, after hatching ...

Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their lives to dig it up barely make ...

To start a chaste tree from seed, collect and extract the seed from mature fruit in the fall. Plant it in a container filled ...

Some folks might dismiss Gesta invisus as a "meh" butterfly, if they even notice the little critter. (Its scientific name does suggest some measure of invisibility.) It has a wing span of about 1 ...

The bed-in-a-box section of the mattress market is wildly diverse these days, but as a mattress reviewer, one of the most frequent questions I'm asked is, "So what's the deal with Purple?" ...

Historically, the Brown Hairstreak has been challenging to spot due to its elusive nature, often residing high in the treetops or amidst thick hedges. The butterfly’s preference for blackthorn as a ...

Dec. 11, 2024 — A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1-3 additional ...