The Beautiful Bright Green Luna Moth - Nature 148

We saw a beautiful bright green critter it is called the bright green Luna moth. The grub making its way through our yard.

Image 01 - A Luna moth.

The moths are admired for their beauty and are regarded as some of the most remarkable moths in North America.

These moths with scientific name, Actias luna, are commonly located in forested regions and are nocturnally active.

We just learned about that their lengthy twisted tails are an adaptation that help them avoid being eaten by bats, which we have plenty of in our neighborhood.

The way they flit, and spin will actually scatter a bat's sonar signals and give them a bit of an edge when it comes to evasion.

Image 02 - A caterpillar stage of a Luna Moth.

Apparently, they don't live too long (a single week once emerging from cocoon).

Have you seen Bright Green Luna Moth in Nature?

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Recognizing Faces and Ramachandran Case – Part 1 - Alzheimer's 16

First of all, I would like you know how I admire teachers. Have you imagined, how smart are they?

Image - Recognizing faces (Illustration: Jade Brady Art)

They able to remember the whole student's names and faces in the class after two meetings.

Remembering a new face is a challenge. Sometimes depend on the first impression.

How about the loved ones? Sure, we recognize them instantly.

According to recognize faces, last week posting (Alzheimer's 15) about a wife who severe with Capgras delusion.

She believes that her husband was another person who is pretending to be her husband.

What the cause of this delusion?

# To be continued to Part 2

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The Velvet Black and Blue Swallowtail - Nature 147

We had a butterfly visit to our backyard regularly, really pretty. That is the Velvet Black and Blue Swallowtail.

Image 01 - The butterfly with beautiful spots. 

Beautiful coloration with the velvet black and blue on upper side, and the orange spots on underneath.

It is difficult to get a good shot on upper side, since they love to flap their wings while sipping nectar.

The Velvet Black and Blue Swallowtail refers to the Pipevine Swallowtail, with its scientific name, Battus philenor.

The butterfly is found in North America to Central America, including in our neighborhood, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Image 02 - The butterfly flies over plants.

Have you seen this butterfly in your neighborhood?

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Blooming of Supertunia - Nature 146

Supertunia flowers have quite longer blooming period in our areas. They could bloom from Spring to Fall seasons. 

Image - Supertunia flowers.

Supertunia is one of popular flowers in our neighborhood. The reason to be chosen as a garden flower are: 

- long-lasting beauty

- vibrant blooming

- heat and drought tolerance.

We have seen several colors of Supertunia flowers, few of them are:

- yellow, red

- purple, pink

- brown and blue

Do you familiar with Supertunia?

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The Eggs of Apple Snail on the Rock of Lake - Nature 145

When we visit lake by the capitol of our city, we saw plenty of pink things like worms around the lake.

Image 01 - Eggs on the rock

We took pictures, and search through Google. The result said that they are eggs of Apple snails.

In an intriguing behavior, Apple snails deposit their eggs on diverse surfaces above the water's edge, including:

- rocks

- plants

- pipes

- and man-made structures

Image 02 - Apple snail eggs

In the one cluster (worm- like) of Apple Snail's eggs may have hundred to thousand eggs individual. The incubation period for the eggs is approximately 7 to 14 days, contingent on the temperature.

Image 03 - Apple snails (source: Google).

Have you observed Apple Snail eggs in the nature?

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The Passion Flower in the Yard - Nature 144

The Passion flowers thrive in sunny areas. If we are lucky, we may find this flower along open areas (woodlands), roadsides and in fields. 

Image - The Passion flower, blooming. 

This flower is one of the native flowers in our state with scientific name Passiflora incarnata, and common names: 

- Apricot vine

- Purple passionflower

- Maypop

- Passion vine

In our areas, blooming of Passion flowers is about during in the late Spring until early Autumn. 

Do you observe this flower in your region?

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Raising Cows on Local Farms - Nature 143

Some people have health issues, even diagnosed near to death due to consumption of processed foods. 

 

Image - A local cow 

Other people avoid foods such as meat because it just did not TASTE right. They found out WHY our beef from the grocery store and most restaurants doesn’t taste right. Several reasons are:

- the mass production

- full of antibiotics

- drinking water from a very dirty well

- lack of quality in general.

Interestingly, one of our neighbors began by consuming beef from his own cattle. Now, he supplies the community with high-quality beef at unbeatable prices. 

Do you know who is raising the local cows?

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