Three-lined potato beetles, Lema daturaphila, are native to North America, and they consume leaves from a variety of species, including tomato and potato. But their specific name, daturaphila, ...

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Although a flower's bouquet can be composed of hundreds of chemicals, the tobacco hornworm moth needs to smell just a handful to identify its favorite source of nectar, the sacred datura flower. It is ...

Q: After visiting the (Desert Botanical Garden) today, May 26, I have a flower that I would really like to know the name of. It was in the "Agave Yucca Forest" and was situated close by the metal ...

Datura, known as the "moonflower" or "angel’s trumpet," is a striking and spiritually significant plant native to many parts of India. Its large, trumpet-shaped flowers bloom at dusk, releasing a ...

The first clear evidence that Native Americans consumed hallucinogenic plants at rock art sites has been found in the Pinwheel Cave in Southern California, according to new research. The cave is home ...

Three-lined potato beetles, Lema daturaphila, are native to North America, and they consume leaves from a variety of species, including tomato and potato. But their specific name, daturaphila, ...

Moths need just the essence of a flower's scent to identify it, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson. Although a flower's odor can be composed of hundreds of chemicals, a ...

The first clear evidence that Native Americans consumed hallucinogenic plants at rock art sites has been found in the Pinwheel Cave in Southern California, according to new research. The cave is home ...