Dispatches from the Forest

Dirt Dispatch #12

Happy Fall to my Northern Hemisphere listeners - Happy Spring to the New Zealanders and anyone else in the Southern Hemisphere!  In this Dispatch: Fall colors, mummified bats and a foray into the home school community!
 
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Episode 83: Ain't no Hopper Like a Grasshopper

Grasshoppers have been around for 250 million years.  They're so common that we kind of take them for granted.  But what do you really KNOW about grasshoppers?  Well, learn more about them on this episode!
 
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Dirt Dispatch #11

What's been happening here at Dispatches HQ?  It's starting to feel like fall - a brief pelican update, coyotes playing the long con, cat-faced orb weaver spiders and lazy teenage great horned owls.  Check it out!
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Episode 82: Not the Mothman, but Moths, Man

Last episode I talked about butterflies, this episode is about moths.  How are they different from butterflies?  How are they the same?  I'll also tell you about a moth that's a punk-rock pirate.
 
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Dirt Dispatch #10

An addendum to Episode 81 (Butterfly Royalty) regarding Monarch butterfly conservation, the Swainson's hawks are back in town, and a couple of corvid incidents.  Check out what I've been seeing and doing the last couple weeks!
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Episode 81: Butterfly Royalty

Monarchs and milkweed go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly.  Viceroy butterflies look an awful lot like monarchs.  Learn more about these beautiful pollinators in this episode!
 
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Dirt Dispatch #9

Scorpion hunting and ball moss in San Antonio, TX plus Katarina receives a gentleman caller.  Find out what I've been up to for the last couple weeks!
 
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Episode 80: Taking the Sting out of Scorpions

Another arachnid that's not a spider - but this one is not likely to be mistaken for a spider like Solifuges and Harvestmen!  Learn more about scorpions (the animal, not the band!) including their surprisingly romantic mating ritual.
 
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