Australian scientists have named and described more than 100 new species, including an ant that protects butterfly larvae, a millipede with more than 1,000 legs, and a fish that lives 100 meters below the surface in the past year. In a statement on Aug. 9, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) announced that…
Australia Names 139 New Species
Australian scientists have named and described more than 100 new species, including an ant that protects butterfly larvae, a millipede with more than 1,000 legs, and a fish that lives 100 meters below the surface in the past year. In a statement on Aug. 9, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) announced that…
Sjostrom Dominates Again to Take 50m Butterfly Gold, Proud Wins 50m Freestyle
BUDAPEST—Swede Sarah Sjostrom continued her domination of the women’s 50m butterfly when she claimed gold at the swimming world championships on Friday, while Britain’s Benjamin Proud took the win in the men’s 50m freestyle with a flawless performance. It was Sjostrom’s fourth straight win in the event at the world championships and 18th individual medal…
San Diego Butterfly Declared a Threatened Species for Protection
December 20, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dec. 20 declared one of Southern California’s rarest butterflies—the Hermes copper butterfly—as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The agency also designated 35,000 acres in San Diego County as a protected critical habitat. The butterfly declined from at least 57 historical populations to only 26 populations in a survey…
Butterfly Visits Grieving Mom After Son’s Death: ‘I Absolutely Felt It Was a Sign From God’
A day after her son’s death, a grieving mother spotted a monarch butterfly just 10 yards away from her. Recollecting someone saying a monarch could mean a sign of a loved one trying to connect, she requested it to land on her hand, and so it did. “I was completely stunned,” Ann Brigham Chrudinsky, 58,…
Butterfly Visits Dad After Daughter’s Death, Inspires Him to Raise Monarchs in Her Memory
A week after his youngest daughter’s funeral, Frank O’Donnell spotted a black and orange monarch butterfly in the backyard of the family home in North Providence, Rhode Island. This was a moment that spoke to him, and it echoed memory of his daughter, Keri. “I’ve never seen a butterfly stay still that long,” he recalled. This…
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