A lepidopterist from the Florida Museum of Natural History has made a shocking discovery regarding moth behavior. Dr. Andrei Sourakov noted a dozen or so black Idia moths resting inside a hollow tree.

- large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward ...

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Ice storms are recurrent disturbances that alter forest succession and forest structure throughout North America. However, long-term effects of ice storms on tree growth are largely unknown. Following ...