Shweta Sharma
Biologist
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Co-authored Articles (30)
How to Feed and Care for a Ladybug
If you've caught an adorable ladybug and you want to keep it for a while as a pet, they're easy to care for! In this article, we'll tell you how to set up a ladybug habitat and feed it so your ladybug is happy and health...
How to
Take Care of a Praying Mantis
A fascinating insect, the praying mantis is native to many countries around the world. It makes an interesting low-maintenance pet. Praying mantises come in many colors, including pink and white, green, and brown. The ty...
How to
Identify Spider Egg Sacs
Many spiders lay their eggs inside a silk egg sac, which is usually hidden in a web, affixed to a surface, or carried by the female. Spiders may produce multiple egg sacs, each containing up to several hundred eggs. The ...
How to
Identify an Insect
Identifying insects is a fun activity and a great way to increase your knowledge of the natural world around you. When you are looking at the insect, observe its different physical characteristics. This will make it easi...
How to
Identify a Wolf Spider
Wolf spiders don't fit the traditional spider archetype. They don’t spin webs and don't catch their prey in them; instead, they stalk and hunt their prey - just as wolves do. Although it's true that wolf spiders look v...
How to
Build an Ant Farm
If you've ever examined an anthill and wondered what's beneath the surface, creating your own ant farm will be a fascinating learning experience. Introducing an ant colony to your own farm will give you a first-rate view...
How to Help a Butterfly with an Injured Wing
A guide to repairing a butterfly’s wings & nursing it back to health It's so sad to see a beautiful butterfly with a broken wing, but there are things you can do to help. While a butterfly's wings won't heal or grow ba...
How to
Care for a Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar
A giant leopard moth caterpillar is a fuzzy black caterpillar with orange or red stripes. While their bristles make the caterpillars look dangerous, they’re actually nonpoisonous and totally harmless. Caterpillars are ...
How to
Take Care of Butterflies
Captivating, colorful butterflies make the world a more beautiful place, don't you think? There's something magical about witnessing their life cycle, which is why raising butterflies from the caterpillar stage is a popu...
11 Things Butterflies Love to Eat (Plus, How to Feed Them)
Butterflies are unique, delicate insects that come in many different beautiful colors and patterns. If you have some butterflies that you need to regularly feed or you just want to provide a snack for the butterflies tha...
What Does Seeing a Firefly Mean Spiritually?
Learn the spiritual symbolism of fireflies in various cultures Small, unique, and bright, fireflies have served as symbols of attraction and positivity for centuries. Seeing this glowing insect could be a sign to self-re...
How to
Take Care of a Caterpillar Until It Turns Into a Butterfly or Moth
Taking care of a caterpillar until they change into a butterfly can be a rewarding experience for adults and children alike. Caterpillars make great short-term pets and watching them as they make their transition into b...
How to
Identify a Queen Ant
When a house is overrun by ants, it means that an ant colony has been established in or around the location of the house. Ant colonies cannot survive without a queen ant, as the queen ant is the individual that is respo...
How to
Build a Ladybug House
If you love those little red bugs that crawl across your hand in the spring, a ladybug house is the perfect project for your yard. Not only are they beautiful, but ladybugs eat garden pests like aphids, whiteflies, and s...
How to
Cite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Articles and reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are commonly used sources, particularly if you're writing a research paper about a medical or public health issue. Generally, you'll cite the...
How to
Know if an Article Is Peer Reviewed
For an academic article to be peer-reviewed, journal editors send the article to researchers and scholars in the same field. The reviewers examine the article's research, data, and conclusions, and decide if the article ...
How to
Determine the Sex of a Grasshopper
Understanding the sex of a grasshopper is important if you’re performing research or a dissection. Even though grasshoppers don’t look physically different at a glance, you can still easily identify whether you have ...
How to
Identify a Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the youngest forms of butterflies and moths, but they can sometimes look like other insects, such as worms, centipedes, or millipedes. Luckily, you can identify a caterpillar by its physical features, be...
How to
Catch a Grasshopper
Catching a grasshopper is fairly easy, as long as you take the appropriate steps to do so. To catch one in its natural habitat, look for an area with tall grass; grasshoppers move slower in the morning or at dusk, so tim...
How to
Care for a Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Eastern black swallowtail caterpillars are native to the eastern and midwestern United States, Canada, and Mexico. They can also be found as far west as Arizona. If you live in these areas, it's possible to adopt a black...
