Johnny Butterflyseed submitted the data for 2020-2021 Monarch Butterfly tagging on March 25th, 2021. The tagging kit was received from MonarchWatch.org in October, 2020 after the order was placed in the springtime. Johnny ordered 100 tags, and in the end 97 Monarchs were tagged, with three voided tags. The tags were ranged ACJU000 – ACJU099….
White-tailed deer likely play a pivotal role in seed dispersal of one of Florida’s endangered shrubs
On February 2nd, 2021, Johnny Butterflyseed, of Three Psilos, Inc., gained possession of a one-acre tract on the Lake Wales Ridge in Lake Placid, Florida. Dedicated as “The Joyce E. Anderson Memorial Butterfly Preserve and Monarch Waystation” or simply “Joyce’s Garden,” the site will also serve as Johnny Butterflyseed’s Endangered Species Research Substation on the…
There were still hundreds of the perfect little green flowers available for Stewie to sample. He was gently placed onto a small group of Florida Jujube flowers and immediately found nectar, drinking deeply. He meandered through the geniculate branches, tasting dozens of individual Jujube flowers.
We found a Scrub Plum (prunus geniculata) being visited by a Hairy Maggot Blow Fly (chrysomya rufifacies) who, apparently, fuels on plum-flower nectar between carrion feasts. The hairs on the fly’s face, or even its proboscis, may pollinate the Scrub Plum’s beautiful flowers. While it is probable that this Blow Fly will pollinate the Scrub…