and asked for financial support to pay for the scat’s genetic testing to learn more about the black-fur mutation.
This white fungus takes over the male, their gonads are torn from their body and chalky spores are spread around to nearby other cicadas, he said. The insects are sterilized, not killed. This way the fungus uses the cicadas to spread to others.“They’re completely at the mercy of the fungus,” Cooley said. “They’re walking dead.”
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for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas atGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Abu Jarad family is homeless once again. For the 10th time during Israel’s
, they have been forced to flee, and the latest uprooting was the most painful of all.
In January, during a ceasefire, Ne’man Abu Jarad, his wife and six daughters had a“It helps to think of it as less of a chore and more of an opportunity to be together as a family,” said Jessica Battilana, staff editor at King Arthur Baking Company, which offers adult and children’s cooking classes.
, and it doesn’t all have to be homemade.“The investment parents make early on to encourage their kids to participate in mealtime will pay dividends later, when they’re able to handle kitchen tasks independently,” Battilana said.
Whether your child loves to cook or has never held a knife, it’s not too late to start building these skills.Some of the rewards: