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Congaree National Park has for years hosted the fireflies event, in which visitors can witness an amazing display of thousands of the insects flash in synchronization in search of mates.
The museum represents four distinct sections of South Carolina history: art, cultural history, science and technology, and natural history. Exhibits include life-size replicas of the Best Friend of Charleston - the first American-built locomotive in 1830, and the Civil War's H.L. Hunley , the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in combat.
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Congaree National Park is a 26,692.6-acre (41.7 sq mi; 108.0 km 2) national park of the United States in central South Carolina, 18 miles southeast of the state capital, Columbia. The park preserves the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States.
An adult crane fly, resembling an oversized male mosquito, typically has a slender body and long, stilt-like legs that are deciduous, easily coming off the body. [12] [2] Like other insects, their wings are marked with wing interference patterns which vary among species, thus are useful for species identification. [13]
The insect has been a significant pest in South Carolina, feeding on a wide range of plants, including fruit trees, vegetables and ornamental varieties. They also like to invade homes during the ...
South Carolina has an estimated 150,000 feral hogs roaming the countryside in its 46 counties, state wildlife officials have estimated. This story is an updated version of a story written earlier ...
A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China in Chengdu was the record holder with a total length, including extended legs, of 62.4 cm (24.6 in), and a body length of 36.1 cm (14.2 in), [16] [17] but it was surpassed by one of its captive bred young that reached 64 cm (25 in) in total length. [18] [19]