Posts Tagged: monarch

A Mantis on the Milkweed

So here's this immature praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, perched on a narrow-leafed milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis, in a Vacaville pollinator garden. She's camouflaged quite well. She's as green and thin as the leaves. Me: "Hey, Ms....

A camouflaged praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, perched on a narrow-leafed milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A camouflaged praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, perched on a narrow-leafed milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Praying mantis perched on a milkweed, the host plant for monarchs. She seems to be saying: "Sure, I'm occupying a milkweed, but I promise I'll never even LOOK at a monarch. I'll close my eyes should one flutter by." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Praying mantis perched on a milkweed, the host plant for monarchs. She seems to be saying: "Sure, I'm occupying a milkweed, but I promise I'll never even LOOK at a monarch. I'll close my eyes should one flutter by." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The mantis keeps an eye out for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The mantis keeps an eye out for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The mantis assumes the prayerful position--let us prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The mantis assumes the prayerful position--let us prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Memorial Day 2024

Today, Memorial Day 2024, we pay tribute our fallen soldiers, and those who served, survived, and struggled home. It's a day I remember my American Revolutionary War ancestors, but especially my Civil War ancestor, Samuel Davidson Laughlin, who at age...

Monarchs frequently show up in the Garvey garden during Memorial Day weekend. This year was no exception, but this image wasn't taken during the 2024 Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs frequently show up in the Garvey garden during Memorial Day weekend. This year was no exception, but this image wasn't taken during the 2024 Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs and California Golden Poppies: Color Them Orange

Monarchs and California golden poppies...Color them orange...Color them bold...Color them beautiful... And color them natives... The California golden poppy, Eschscholzia californica, California's state flower, is popping up all over, while...

Color them orange: A California golden poppy and a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Color them orange: A California golden poppy and a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Good News About Chronic Pain Relief That Began with Caterpillar Research

Good news! EicOsis Human Health LLC, the Davis-based pharmaceutical company developing a non-narcotic drug to relieve chronic pain and inflammation, today announced the next step in its ongoing human clinical trials: the initiation of Phase 1b to test...

Approximately 50 million Americans (20 percent of the population) suffer from chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Approximately 50 million Americans (20 percent of the population) suffer from chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Bigeyed Bug and a Monarch Butterfly

You've heard folks call insects "big 'ol bugs" (often in astonishment or terror), right? But have you ever seen a "bigeyed bug on a monarch butterfly?" Bigeyed bugs, Geocoris spp., are beneficial insects, "found mostly on...

A bigeyed bug on the wing of a monarch butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bigeyed bug on the wing of a monarch butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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