We spread our wings and fly into Pollinator Week with these exquisite Old World swallowtail butterflies who are enjoying a sip of nectar. The gorgeous swallowtail is welcome in any garden, both for its beauty and its ability to pass pollen from flower to flower. Far less desired are swallowtails in their caterpillar form, which can take a toll on ornamental plants or citrus crops. There are more than 550 swallowtail butterfly species, and their name comes from the forked appearance of their hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread.
Pollinator Week
Today in History
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What s going on in this sky?
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World Rivers Day
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Indigenous living
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Let the Highland games begin
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
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Reflecting on one of the world s strangest rivers
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In praise of the old…the very old
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Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon
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World Space Week
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Dog days of summer
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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It s Republic Day in India
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Back to the nest
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American Wetlands Month
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Casting a vote for women s history
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Behold the blood moon
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Museum Mile Festival
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Avatars of the Wolf Moon
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Dog days of summer
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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Here, fishy!
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Is that a smile?
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Hey, don t you guys have somewhere to be?
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When science looks like magic
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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The smoke before the bonfire