Nature Moments
The Monarch Butterfly
WHAT WETLANDS PARK BUTTERFLY IS ALWAYS “DRESSED” FOR HALLOWEEN? The orange and black colors of...
Arrowweed
WHAT SUNFLOWER-RELATED SHRUB CAN GROW “STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW” IN WETLANDS PARK? Arrowweed (Pluchea sericea)...
The Ruddy Duck
What Resident Male Duck in Wetlands Park Really “Struts His Stuff” During Mating Season? Southeastern...
The Rambur’s Forktail Damselfly
WHAT WETLANDS PARK DAMSELFLY CAN BE “DISTRESSING” TO OTHER DRAGONFLIES? Ponds and stream edges at...
The Common Sunflower
Common sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are among summer’s most cheerful faces at Clark County Wetlands Park....
The Black-chinned Hummingbird
WHAT SUMMER WETLANDS PARK HUMMINGBIRD IS A REALLY FAST EATER? Summer is the season for...
The Zebra Jumping Spider
WHAT WETLANDS PARK SPIDER DOESN’T SPIN A WEB AND POUNCES ON ITS PREY? Here’s a...
The Lady Beetle (a.k.a. Ladybug)
WHAT “EYE-CATCHING” WETLANDS PARK INSECT IS OFTEN CALLED A BUG…BUT IT’S NOT? What most of...
