Pando, also known as the Trembling Giant, is a massive clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) located in the Fishlake National Forest of Utah, United States. 🇺🇸 While it looks like a massive forest of individual trees, Pando is actually a single living organism connected by an expansive underground root system. […]
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. They are famous for their four-stage life cycle, large, often brightly colored wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. 🌸 As of 2026, butterflies remain vital bioindicators of ecosystem health, with scientists closely monitoring their migration and population patterns to study