Wealthy Texas Ranchers and conservationists don’t want a wall at #BigBendNationalPark. Trump is considering a high tech fence instead.
Where were these people when Chump planned for a wall in the #RioGrandeValley, affecting the #NationalButterflyCenter, and other nature and wildlife centers ⁉️
QAnon Sex Trafficking Conspiracies Have Shut Down a Texas Butterfly Center
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Today's Butterfly of the Week is the Southern Dogface!
Southern Dogface's host plant is Texas Kidneywood, plants in Fabaceae family, and Dalea species. Look at the colors on the caterpillar!
#NationalButterflyCenter #LearnTogether
Yesterday, we hosted the amazing 4th graders from IDEA Elsa Academy for an outdoor adventure, but Mother Nature had other plans! ⚡️
As the rain and lightning rolled in, we made a quick pivot indoors and kept the learning and fun going strong.
#NBCLearns #NationalButterflyCenter #RGV
It's time for our Butterfly of the Week.
This week it is the Silver Emperor!
This species had been tough to find in the past years, and we hope they are rebounding and can become easier to see soon.
Did you know only the males have the iridescent blue?
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Happy first Monday of spring! This gorgeous photo of a Western Pygmy Blue, snapped by John Lampkin, was a Finalist in the 2024 Texas Butterfly Festival Photo Contest. #butterfly #butterflies #westernpygmyblue #westernpygmybluebutterfly #texasbutterflyfestival #nationalbutterflycenter
Chonk at the bird-feeding station.
October 2024 #NationalButterflyCenter #squirrelpics #EasternFoxSquirrel #Sciurusniger
