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Bumble bee on bull thistle at Bodega Bay
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From Venomous Scorpions to Neuropathic Pain Research

July 21st, 2016
Fascinating stories in the scientific world... Have you heard about the entomologist who went from researching venomous scorpions to alleviating human neuropathic pain? That would be Bora Inceoglu, who holds a doctorate in entomology from the University of California, Davis.
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Hold That Tiger!

July 20th, 2016
When you're chasing a tiger, you don't have to worry about the fangs or the claws. No worries about this tiger. This tiger has wings.
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Seeing Spots All Day

July 19th, 2016
"You can hawk and perch in our yard all day if you want," I told her. And she did. A spotted dragonfly chose a spot in our pollinator garden--a bamboo stake overlooking a patch of Verbena and African blue basil--and she stayed most of the day.
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The Saga of the Milkweed, Bee and Caterpillar

July 18th, 2016
So here's this tattered old worker bee seeking some nectar from the broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. She looks as if she's not only been around the block a few times but around the county several dozen times. Her wings look too ragged to support her flight back to her colony.
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