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Olympic gold medalist gymnast Gabby Douglas is the first-ever winner of “The Masked Dancer,” having scored the show’s diamond mask trophy after being revealed as Cotton Candy.
Douglas was victorious despite facing off with two trained dancers in the finale. Runner-up Sloth turned out to be “Dancing with the Stars’” Maksim Chmerkovskiy. And in third place was Tulip, who was revealed to be Mackenzie Ziegler (“Dance Moms”).
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Douglas was unmasked after dancing to “This Is Me,” by Kesha. The panelists were torn between whether the Cotton Candy was a gymnast or an ice skater. Paula Abdul figured out it was Gabby Douglas, while Ashley Tisdale named her teammate Simone Biles. Brian Austin Green thought it was Tara Lapinski, Ken Jeong named Michelle
It wasnât that long ago when every county in the area was spraying thousands of forest acres annually to control the growing invasive gypsy moth population.
Today, gypsy moth numbers again are on the rise after more than a decade of near dormancy; area residents will notice more of the insects in larger swaths of Northern Michigan this spring and summer, possibly for years to come.
The annoying moths and the destructive caterpillars from which they derive no doubt will create headaches for some property owners but experts say the level of infestation probably wonât compare in scope or severity to what this area experienced when the insect first arrived in Michigan.
Study Detects Traces of Ancient Australian Food Source
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that microscopic remains of Bogong moths were detected on a grindstone recovered from Cloggs Cave, which is located in southeastern Australia. “We have oral histories about eating the Bogong moth in our culture, but since early settlement a lot of that knowledge has been lost, so it’s exciting to use new technologies to connect with old traditions and customs,” said GunaiKurnai Elder Russell Mullett of the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC), which initiated the project in partnership with Monash University s Indigenous Studies Centre. Using residue analysis, independent archaeologist and pharmacologist Birgitta Stephenson identified ground moth wings and legs that were processed for food some 2,000 years ago. Ancient GunaiKurnai people traveled to the region each summer to harvest the billions of high-fat moths that migrate
Discovery of ancient Bogong moth remains at Cloggs Cave gives insight into Indigenous food practices
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Bogong moths migrate from as far as Queensland each year to alpine NSW and Victoria
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Cloggs Cave near Buchan, in eastern Victoria s alpine region, has long been known by the Gunaikurnai people, but a recent archaeological discovery has opened up a dusty window into more of its history.
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Researchers have discovered ancient Bogong moth remains on a grindstone tool believed to be up to 2,000 years old inside a cave at eastern Victoria
It is the first conclusive archaeological evidence of insect food remains found on a stone tool anywhere in the world
The Country - Peas edition
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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Vice President of Federated Farmers Karen Williams, for a chat about her first pea harvest after defeating the pesky pea weevil.
On with the show:
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Don Carson:
The PR Guru from the New Zealand Forest Owners Association says establishing native tree plantations to sequester carbon is a whole lot tougher than it sounds. He also reckons red kiwifruit is next big star from the horticulture stable.
Tim Myers and Smiley Barrett:
We ask today s Norwood panel what they re doing in their respective businesses to save the planet?