Naturenotes With Rudy Mancke

Rudy Mancke hears from a listener who has seen a number of honeybees drinking from the birdbath in their yard.

Asilidae, commonly known as robber flies, are a predatory family of flies that feed mainly on other insects.

The areas where you can find timber rattlesnakes in South Carolina are expanding. Rudy Mancke discusses.

Datana drexelii, commonly known as the Drexel's datana, is a species of moth native to North America.

South Carolina is home to several species of moths. Rudy Mancke talks about why that's the case.

Aurelia spinosa, commonly called the devil's walking stick, is a species of plant known for it's sharp, spiny stems and compound leaves.

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a caterpillar that is preparing to pupate.

Diogmites neoternatus, commonly known as the hanging thief robber fly, use their front legs to hang from plants in order to catch prey with the other four legs.

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify an animal he saw in his yard.

Rudy Mancke discusses metallic wood-boring beetles and their larvae known as flat-headed wood-borers.

Brachymesia gravida, commonly known as the four-spotted pennant, is a species of skimmer dragonfly found in North America.

The larval stage of the giant swallowtail butterfly is a caterpillar that resembles bird droppings.

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify the chandelier-like eggs of the green lacewing.

Pseudocolus fusiformis is a species of stinkhorn mushroom commonly called the "stinky squid" due to it's odor and the three or four tentacle-like growths that connect at the top.

Rudy Mancke shares verses from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Lord Byron celebrating the seasons.

In order to move faster, caterpillars and some other insects form formations known as "rolling swarms" by crawling over each other.

Rudy Mancke helps to identify a mystery skeleton sent to him by Jim Welch, his former co-host on SCETV's "NatureScene."

Samson foxes are a strain of red foxes which have a recessive trait preventing long hair growth.

Rudy Mancke shares a note from a listener about how thinking of nature as a recycling system has changed their view on life.

Citheronia regalis, commonly known as the regal moth or royal walnut moth, is native to the eastern United States.