Southern Magnolia

July 19, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a grandly floral, fragrant hardwood, the Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora). Southern Magnolias are a native to...

Rainbow Scarab

July 12, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday I present the prismatic metallic beetle that picks up after your pets, the Rainbow Scarab Beetle (Phanaeus vindex)....

Bald Eagle

July 5, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the proud symbol of freedom and American exceptionalism, the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The Bald Eagle...

Sea Oxeye

June 28, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a salty succulent shrub that’s loved by bugs, Sea Oxeye (Borrichia frutescens). Sea Oxeye is a...

Butterflyweed

June 21, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a favorite food for baby butterflies, bumblebees, and biting bugs. This week we’re admiring Butterflyweed (Asclepias...

Eastern Hercules Beetle

June 14, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our biggest beetle. Today we’re talking about the Eastern Hercules Beetle (Dynastes tityus). The Eastern Hercules...

Prickly-Pear Cacti

June 7, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have sandy, spiny succulents. The week we’re talking about the Prickly-Pear Cacti (Opuntia spp.). In South Carolina,...

Eastern Bluebird

May 31, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the cerulean songbird of the savanna, the azure agrarian avian, the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis). As...

Elderberry

May 24, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a shrubby medicinal plant with impressive floral displays. This week we’re looking at American Black Elderberry...

Lovebugs

May 17, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the bane of windshields, the living smoke of spring, that monogamous miasma seeping beneath the door...

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