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Bug of the Week: The Mason Bee
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The mason bee: small, solitary, spectacularly effective, and the hardest working tenant your garden will ever have. Put up a house. They’ll move right in!
Bug of the Week: The Io Moth
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The Io moth is soft as velvet, armed with eyes that aren’t eyes, and proof that spring nights are worth staying up for. Turn your porch light on. You never know what’s coming.
Bug of the Week: The Green Lacewing
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The green lacewing: angelic on the outside, absolute chaos on the inside. Your garden couldn’t ask for a better friend.
Bug of the Week: The Whirligig Beetle
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The whirligig beetle: ancient, multi-eyed, apple-scented, and absolutely losing its mind on the surface of your local pond.
Bug of the Week: The Firefly
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The firefly: part beetle, part love letter, part tiny miracle. Worth staying up for.