Cocoon vs Chrysalis
Butterflies and moths hatch from an egg into a caterpillar and when it's time for that caterpillar to become an adult, it protects itself...
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osstewardship
- Aug 6, 2021
Behr's Hairstreak Butterfly
Behr’s Hairstreak is a small butterfly that is completely dependent on Antelope Brush for its existence. Antelope Brush is the only place...
osstewardship
- Oct 30, 2020
Itsy bitsy spiders
Not all spiders use webs to catch their food, so if you find yourself dodging cobwebs on Halloween, this spider is innocent! With their...
osstewardship
- Jun 26, 2020
It's Pollinator Week!
#funfactfriday It's National Pollinator Week! Did you know we have fourteen species of Hairstreak butterfly in the Okanagan valley?...
osstewardship
- May 22, 2020
Beautiful (and biodiverse!) British Columbia
Biodiversity is short for biological diversity, but what does that mean? Biodiversity is the variety of life- the number of species, or...
osstewardship
- May 1, 2020
We're buzzing about bees!
Did you know that the Okanagan-Similkameen area is a bee hot spot? This area is home to over 300 different species of bee! Native bee...
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