by Kevin Shank | Oct 1, 2023 | 2023, 10 October, Bees, Covers, Insects & Arachnids, Mantises
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by Vanessa Newswanger | Oct 1, 2023 | 2023, 10 October, Articles & Stories, Bees, Insects & Arachnids
View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine I stared at the thermometer. “Eighty degrees. That’s a little warm to be in the sun, don’t you think?” I asked Mom.“It’s perfect weather to check the bees,” Mom assured me as she filled her bucket with bee equipment....
by Elsie Langley | Oct 1, 2023 | 2023, 10 October, Articles & Stories, Contest, Insects & Arachnids
View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine A lot of people think that bugs are nothing but a nuisance and are unimportant. I did so myself. But then I began to think about all the things bugs do. Here are five reasons why bugs are important. If it weren’t for bugs...
by Kevin Shank | Jun 1, 2023 | 2023, 06 June Readers' Issue, Articles & Stories, Contest, Fish, Mailbox
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by Kevin Shank | Aug 19, 2022
We want your stories, puzzles, or Learning by Doing lesson about insects or arachnids. Could be sugaring or black-lighting for moths, visiting flower gardens, microscopic pursuits of insects, rearing caterpillars, etc. Can include your art and photos. Use your...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Articles & Stories, Contest, From the Editor's Quill, Insects & Arachnids, Plants & Fungi, Wildflowers
This issue was fun to compile, but a lot of work. Three contests finished May 31, and reviewing the submissions took a lot of time. These pages are full, yet we still have more of your stories to run. Watch upcoming issues…The only space left is this little block, and...
