Garter Snake (by me)
Tag: i miss them
The flowering dogwood is both the state tree and the state flower of Virginia. It’s easy to see why the flower is well- loved, but look at those beautiful twisted branches in the background. Such an elegant backdrop for the blooms. #rva #rvagardentrail #dogwood #flowerstagram #millionblooms #flowers #garden (at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden)
The eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the American wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). A species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and south to Alabama. It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family).
dog smells her owner’s scent in the house after being away for 7 months and sniffs her out!
nge:
beep beep
What is that!
mim its a lighting bug or whatever they light up
WHAAAAAAT THATS SO COOL HOW DOES HE DO THAT! ITS JUST A BUG BUT IT LIGHTS UP
it had never even occurred to my that there were parts of this planet where lightning bugs are not indigenous
It’s called bioluminescence, and it basically works on the same principle as glow sticks, but with biologically produced proteins and enzymes, instead of lab produced chemicals.
In this particular case, lightning bugs (aka fireflies) use it to communicate between males and females during mating season – sorta like a visual Morse code.
Urocyon's Jaunts 2.0 
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