Environmentalists on Tuesday asked the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect a southern Oregon flower known as the Willamette phlox. Citing threats that include climate change, habitat loss and ...

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Blossoms abound on the stems of these plants and at any time, hundreds of these five-petaled purple flowers are open. A crab spider uses phlox petals to do its hunting during a late summer day. Note ...

Bees are far more diverse than the honey bee most of us picture. They come in every size and shade, from metallic green to deep black, and they thrive in environments ranging from deserts to mountain ...