These are called "oak apples" or oak "gall". Most people assume it's some kind of little naturally occurring infection or something. Noooope. It's way more gross than that. Getty Images/iStockphotoThese little balls are actually the home, so to speak, for a gall wasp. Adult gall ...
Those essentials are naturally released when the plant gets warmed up on a sunny day, but you can also take advantage of them by smushing up lavender leaves and flowers and rubbing them on your skin. That’s great in a pinch and unlike rubbing garlic juice on yourself, people will ...
These are called "oak apples" or oak "gall". Most people assume it's some kind of little naturally occurring infection or something. Noooope. It's way more gross than that. Getty Images/iStockphotoThese little balls are actually the home, so to speak, for a gall wasp. Adult gall ...
BURNS IN ANOTHER ZONE, WHICH WILL HELP THE FOREST’S LONG-TERM HEALTH. STATE FISH AND GAME OFFICIALS STOCK LAKE WATERY WITH NONNATIVE HUNGRYFISH EVERY YEAR. BUT NEW RESEARCH SHOWS HUNGRYFISH EAT ENDANGERED FROG TADPOLES. THE RANGER IN A REMOTE PATROL CABIN IS RUNNING OUT OF FOOD! INCREASING ...
soldier, a couple of tadpoles, six fire-crackers, a kitten with only one eye, a brass door-knob, a dog-collar – but no dog – the handle of a knife, four pieces of orange-peel, and a dilapidated old window sash. He had had a nice, good, idle time all the while – plenty of...
The facilitation of the spread of the trees into upland areas where they would not have naturally occurred has been greatly aided by farmers, ranchers, and state Departments of Transportation planting the species as a windbreak (Wisconsin DNR; USDA NRCS; Drake & Todd 2002). Although the species...