St Valentine's widow spider
In honour of Valentine’s Day this post will look at the wonderful world of courtship in the spider genus Latrodectus, more commonly known as the widow spiders. Readers of my previous post will recall this genus includes species such as the American black widow (Latrodectus mactans), the Australian redback (L. hasseltii) and the New Zealand katipo (L. katipo), all
Margaret Stoddart, Roses, 1920s
In Europe during the 1300s February 14th was thought to be the day when birds paired off to mate. This date was originally an ancient Greco-Roman pagan festival, and was later called St Valentines Day Feast by the Church. Since the 1300s, on February 14th each year, roses (and flowers in general), have been widely accepted as gifts and Saint Valentines Day is now
Hear about the self-assembled collection of art and objects created by Isabella Stewart Gardner, from her first purchase of Johannes Vermeer's The Concert.
Hear about the self-assembled collection of art and objects created by Isabella Stewart Gardner, from her first purchase of Johannes Vermeer's The Concert.
In mid-April we are welcoming a new ika/fish species, the toitoi/common bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) to Zealandia to Roto Māhanga their new home. Toitoi are a common species across Aotearoa New ...
