He’s Built a Butterfly Collection That Would Fill Two Cargo Jets. Now He’s on a Desperate Search for Someone to Take It.
He’s 74 now, and racing against mortality to find someone worthy of owning what is likely the world’s largest collection of ...
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Biologist gives collection of 60,000 butterflies to University of Florida scientists
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A California biologist is giving his butterfly collection of more than 60,000 to the University of Florida. For 70 years, Sterling Mattoon, 92, studied and collected ...
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Butterfly and Moth Proboscis Morphology and Feeding Adaptations
The proboscis, a specialized feeding structure found in butterflies and moths, plays a crucial role in their ability to feed on nectar and other fluids. This elongated mouthpart is adapted for ...
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They aren’t butterflies’ ugly stepsister: here’s why moths are just as beautiful
There isn’t a big difference between a butterfly and a moth, but we all know which one out of the two gets more love in the world. Butterflies are bright, colourful and pretty – you can get ...
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Butterfly or moth?
Colorado State University estimates there are 750 species of butterflies in the U.S. and 3,000 species of moths. The population of butterflies and moths is dropping due to habitat loss, pollution ...