Entomology - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/entomology/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:35:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Entomology - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/entomology/ 32 32 103504436 Where do baby bugs come from? https://houstonnewmedia.org/where-do-baby-bugs-come-from/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-do-baby-bugs-come-from Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:35:28 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=32501 Not everyone thinks bugs are cute… but what about their babies?! Just like their vertebrate counterparts, baby bugs will often elicit an “awwwwwww!” Many of the residents of the Cockrell Butterfly Center’s insect zoo were bred and raised in-house (espe...

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]]> 431571 Passionvines | A Passion for Survival https://houstonnewmedia.org/passionvines-a-passion-for-survival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passionvines-a-passion-for-survival Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:30:00 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=32460 Most reading this are familiar with the life cycle of a butterfly. An egg is laid on its host plant, the egg hatches into a caterpillar, the caterpillar eats the plant, the caterpillar forms a chrysalis, and then an adult butterfly emerges to continue ...

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]]> 402131 Rules of the Rainforest | Inside the Cockrell Butterfly Center https://houstonnewmedia.org/rules-of-the-rainforest-inside-the-cockrell-butterfly-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rules-of-the-rainforest-inside-the-cockrell-butterfly-center Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:56:56 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=32341 Visiting the Cockrell Butterfly Center is a wonderful, sometimes cathartic experience. To make sure every plant, animal, and human has the best experience possible, I sat down with CBC Manager, Lauren Davidson, to document a helpful list of so-called “...

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]]> 343593 Buck Off, Buck Moth | Houston Area Stingers https://houstonnewmedia.org/buck-off-buck-moth-houston-area-stingers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buck-off-buck-moth-houston-area-stingers Thu, 12 May 2022 14:31:25 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=32215 It’s springtime, and we all know what that means! Bright and cheerful flora; adorable, baby animals; a newfound will to embrace the mentality that life is a breath of fresh air/a box of chocolates/any other idiom that instills hope and wonder… Bu...

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]]> 321106 HMNS Museum Store Hosts Local Faves https://houstonnewmedia.org/hmns-museum-store-hosts-local-faves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hmns-museum-store-hosts-local-faves Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:18:17 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=32199 We know. Mother’s Day is right around the corner and everyone is scrambling for the perfect, last-minute gifts. While it’s tempting to play it safe ordering a few random presents from big box stores or mega online retailers, the Museum Store has your b...

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]]> 304294 Praying Mantises: Masters of Disguise https://houstonnewmedia.org/praying-mantises-masters-of-disguise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=praying-mantises-masters-of-disguise Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:47:20 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=32017 Praying mantises are true masters of disguise. Like many insects (and other animals), mantises will use their cryptic appearance to blend into the environment. For praying mantises, camouflaging has two-fold benefits. For one, mantises are preyed on by...

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