“Would it really happen?” I kept asking myself. “Will I know it if I see it?” They said it would not be particularly dramatic if it happens – our latitude is too low; it would only be a glow on the horizon.
John E. Riutta
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Family Friendly
A famous philosopher once said “If you only have one child, you don’t have children.” More than a grammatically clever way of stating an obvious fact, to parents this seemingly simple declaration summarizes a vast wealth of wisdom.
Caterpillar Conundrum
Making it appear even more menacing, as if its five inch length wasn’t sufficient, was a large, black horn on its tail that gained it the informal appellation of “the hornworm from Hell.”
The Bewildering Butterflies and Moths of Panama
Sandwiched among other useful guidebooks to the flora and fauna of the area was found a copy of The Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America.