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Article: That Gunk on Your Car: A Unique Guide to Insects of the United States.
- Article from:
- National Wildlife
- Article date:
- April 1, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 National Wildlife Federation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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For Mark Hostetler, the idea for a new field guide began with an encounter at a Florida gas station in 1992. A zoology graduate student at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Hostetler was pumping gas into his car when he noticed another motorist staring at a bug-bedizened pickup truck. "What is this crud, anyway?" asked the puzzled motorist.
Clearly a born educator, Hostetler walked over and cheerfully told the man: "Well, these are lovebugs." Then he proceeded to explain that the insects are attracted to highways because auto exhaust fumes irradiated with
ultraviolet light mimic the aroma of decaying organic matter in which female lovebugs lay their ...
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... ... undersold, Reader's Digest has called its extravagant new publication: The Most Amazing Places On Britain's Coast - a unique guide to more than 1,000 captivating and curious spots. And it may be right, especially when it comes to the glorious Westcountry ...
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