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10 Neat Things

About Ants

September 9, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2120 Views ant colonies, ant communication, ant hills, ant strength, ants as farmers, Ants in the garden, fire ants, flying ants, formic acid, worker ants

1. Ants in the garden. Can ants cause damage to the garden? Occasionally. For example, an ant hill under a

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Crows

August 5, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2596 Views Aesop's fable, Crows, family life, food hoarding, human memory, intelligence, language, long lifespan, mourning behavior, puzzle solvers

1. Eat crow – maybe it will make you smarter. Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, crows are

10 Neat Things Animals Insects

About Bees

August 5, 2021 Dorothy Dobbie 2324 Views almond orchards, bee navigation, buzz pollination, colony collapse disorder, Here are ten tags for this article: Bees, honeybees, native bees, pesticides, Pollination, sweat bees

1. Descended from wasps. While wasps are meat eaters, some of them found an easier way – just drop by

10 Neat Things Animals Pets

About Ornamental Carp

July 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1859 Views fish behavior, fish breeding, goldfish, goldfish memory, koi fish, koi intelligence, koi lifespan, Ornamental carp, pond care, pond fish

1. What a bunch of carp! The two favoured denizens of the garden pond are goldfish and koi, and both

10 Neat Things Animals Insects

About Ladybugs

May 6, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2930 Views aphid control, attracting ladybugs, beetles, beneficial insects, Coccinellidae, ladybug defense, ladybug lifecycle, ladybug mating, Ladybugs, Pest control

1. Coccinellidae. There are about 5,000 species of ladybug worldwide, but only three species go after plants and they are

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Wild Critters

About Skunks

March 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 5731 Views 10 Neat Things, garden citters, how to get rid of skunk smell, skunks

1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,

Animals Wild Critters

Captivating caterpillars

February 13, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2097 Views butterflies, cabbage butterflies, cankerworms, Caterpillars, forest tent caterpillars, Lepidoptera, monarch caterpillars, moths, spiny elm caterpillars, woolly bear caterpillars

By Sharon Moffat There is often nothing more upsetting to a gardener than to stroll out into the garden to

Animals Birds

Feathered Friends: The American robin

February 5, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2873 Views American robin, Backyard birds, bird diet, Bird feeding, bird nesting, Birdwatching, robin facts, robins in North America, spring arrival, wildlife conservation

By Sherrie Versluis There is no bird more recognized in North America than the robin. They are known to many

10 Neat Things Animals Wild Critters

About Coyotes

December 4, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2823 Views Canis latrans, coyote diet, coyote footprints, coyote howls, coyote intelligence, coyote packs, Coyotes, predator-prey relationships, urban wildlife, wildlife adaptation

1. The prospering dog. The common coyote, Canis Latrans, is among the most successful large mammals when it comes to

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Owls

November 26, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3135 Views Canadian wildlife, great grey owl, northern pygmy owl, owl diet, owl eyesight, owl hearing, owl nesting, Owls, silent flight, snowy owl

1. Silent flyers. Owls fly silently owing to the structure of their wings. Serrated edges along the feathers and a

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