The 150 species of butterflies in San Diego County certainly are lovely to look at, but they also perform a vital function by providing a major food source for humans and wildlife. At the Water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aurora Anaya dove headlong into California native plants for her home in Whittier. A bonus was a yard full of fragrance and ...

Hike boardwalks, join campfire circles, and explore sinkholes in this North Florida escape.

Sea butterflies are graceful little snails that use their protruding bodies as wing-like lobes to “fly” through the water instead of as a foot to crawl along the ground. Scientists writing in the ...

Butterflies, along with many other pollinators, need all the help they can get. Arizona is on the migration route of the vulnerable monarch butterfly. In addition, we have 334 species of other native ...

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This Pennsylvania botanical garden features an indoor butterfly atrium filled with tropical plants and fluttering butterflies ...