We read through hundreds of animal group names and compiled the ones that we thought were the most interesting. A group of bacteria is called a culture. A group of barracudas is called a battery. A group of bats is called a cauldron. A group of butterflies is called a flight. A group of cats …
Temperature (F) = number of cricket chirps in 15 seconds + 40 Did you know, you can tell temperature based on cricket chirps? Called Dolbear’s Law, the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit can be approximated by counting the number of cricket chirps in 15 seconds and adding 40. That will give you the temperature in Fahrenheit (F). …
An aphrodisiac is any substance used to increase pleasure, desire, and/or performance In Indian and Greek folklore, saffron was considered to be an aphrodisiac so potent that it would corrupt any woman In Indian and Greek folklore, saffron was considered to be an aphrodisiac so potent that it would corrupt any woman. Today, saffron has …
According to a release by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, there have been multiple reports of people harvesting cicadas at Big Foot Beach State Park in Walworth County in Wisconsin. Wisconsin state law prohibits the capture and removal of insects from state park properties. There are exceptions for hunting and fishing activities that are …
The last co-emergence occurred during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency Trillions of cicadas are set to emerge from the ground this summer. For the first time since 1803, Broods XIX and XIII will co-emerge. These insects originally hatched in 2011 and 2007 and have been underground since. Cicadas emerge to mate and then die Female cicadas will …