She looked up the name and found out it meant butterfly. The name had poetic origins, first found in a 1712 poem by Irish author Jonathan Swift. V was a poet, and had been writing about metamorphosis.

She looked up the name and found out it meant butterfly ... first found in a 1712 poem by Irish author Jonathan Swift. V was a poet, and had been writing about metamorphosis.

The butterfly invites us to go with the flow of life, trust our journey, and remember that beauty emerges after moments of ...

By rearing the subspecies Dira clytus clytus in controlled conditions, the researchers documented the butterfly's complete life cycle, from egg to adult. Two distinct pupation and adult emergence ...

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and behaviour of the endemic Cape Autumn Widow butterfly (Dira clytus), a species ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign.

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Constance (Connie) Levy, who lives in St. Louis in a neighborhood of trees, birds, squirrels and other creatures she welcomes into her poems.

Now in its fifth year, volunteer-run TEDxBreckenridge is hosting an evening of 12 multidisciplinary in-person presentations on Saturday, February 15, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Riverwalk Center in ...

"The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America, captivating children and adults throughout its fascinating life cycle," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams ...

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Whenever I read Ruth Padel’s work, it strikes me: the profusion of species. Her latest collection of poetry, Girl, organised in three parts, is no exception. If the whole book could be a single ...

Though this transformation might take time and be painful, the end result is worth it as a butterfly goes through four stages of growth to emerge as a beautiful butterfly. The first stage is as an egg ...