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Cabbage white seems to fly in the face of evolution
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ANOTHER LIFE: ONE OF NATURE'S less pleasing odours is the
sulphurous stench that wafts from a stand of Brussels sprouts as the
caterpillars of Pieris brassicae get to work in early autumn.
Alerted, belatedly, to their feasting as I went out to measure
the rain the other morning, I found scores of the bold, yellow and
black larvae reducing the big upper leaves to tattered ribs of
upside-down umbrellas. This happens every September, as the
butterflies' second brood start feeding, and every year I forget
until reminded by the breeze.
In the long, co-evolutionary liaison between insects and their ...
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Winter can be relished
Newspaper article from: Gloucestershire Echo, The
; ...Scotland boasts the world's fastest growing winter sport, with sled dog racing exercising vast packs of Siberian huskies, samoyedes and Eskimo dogs. Those seeking the familiar sound of leather on willow will be aghast to find rubber balls employed in the...
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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IF YOU GO . . .(Travel & Leisure)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
; ...and must be purchased separately. A six-day ski-pass for the whole Portes du Soleil costs about $175. Two-star Le Samoyede's room for two and two meals costs $170. At one-star Les Alpes, seven nights with breakfast and dinner for two costs...
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 "The People (London, England)")
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CORRIE'S ROVERS RETURN; Sled dogs are a big pull for Bev.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England)
; ...many breeds over the years. Samoyeds are developed from the sled-pulling dogs used by two nomadic tribes in Siberia, the Samoyedes and the Nentsy, and were brought to Europe by fur traders. Bev bought the pair after the death of her beloved poodle Sooty...
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