Naturalist Rudy Mancke, the late host of SCETV's long-running NatureScene, shared his knowledge of plants and wildlife for nearly 25 years on NatureNotes. These 1-minute snippets offer you a chance to find out about diverse topics having to do with the natural world. From the inner workings of our world's ecosystems to plants & animals unique to South Carolina, you'll learn more about the world around you on NatureNotes.
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Rudy Mancke helps a listener in Myrtle Beach identify a metallic beetle they found.Af Rudy Mancke
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On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a juvenile black racer. While adult snakes of this species are known for their black coloring, young ones can often be multi-colored.Af Rudy Mancke
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Rudy Mancke discusses pollen season and its effects on both plants and animals.Af Rudy Mancke
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Rudy Mancke discusses the breakdown of a yellowjacket nest.Af Rudy Mancke
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As the world marks All Souls Day and Día de Muertos, Rudy Mancke reflects on the important of death in the natural world and the circle of life.Af Rudy Mancke
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As we mark All Saints Day, Rudy Mancke discusses the harvest season and South Carolina's species of crabapples.Af Rudy Mancke
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Marbled orbweaver aka 'Halloween spider'
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Happy Halloween! Today on NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke looks at Araneus marmoreus, the marbled orbweaver, which is sometimes called the "Halloween spider" due to the female's orange coloring.Af Rudy Mancke
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As we celebrate the Halloween season, Rudy Mancke discusses the somber-looking mournful sphinx moth.Af Rudy Mancke
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Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify an adolescent summer tanager.Af Rudy Mancke
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Rudy Mancke discusses the hag moth and its larva commonly known as "monkey slugs."Af Rudy Mancke
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Gasteracantha cancriformis, the spiny-backed orb-weaver, is a species of spider whose females are known for their brightly colored, shell-like abdomens which have six prominent spines.Af Rudy Mancke
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On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke discusses common types of mushrooms.Af Rudy Mancke
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'The October leaf-fading is a festival..."
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Rudy Mancke reflects on a quote from Lucy Larcom's "Beckonings for Every Day."Af Rudy Mancke
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Rudy Mancke discusses the female railroad worm, a type of glow-worm, that is known for it bioluminescence.Af Rudy Mancke
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Rudy Mancke muses on the prevalence of the color yellow during autumn.Af Rudy Mancke
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Listeners hear something that goes bump in the night, but Rudy Mancke says it's just a long-horned boring beetle.Af Rudy Mancke
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'There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on...'
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On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke reflects on a quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The American Notebooks."Af Rudy Mancke
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Rudy Mancke helps a listener who found a discarded eastern box turtle shell on their deck.Af Rudy Mancke
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The caterpillar of Antheraea polyphemus, the polyhpemus moth, is known for its bright green coloration.Af Rudy Mancke
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Hemidactylus turcicus, the Mediterranean house gecko, is a species of house gecko common to the Mediterranean area which has spread to many parts of the world.Af Rudy Mancke
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Nursery web spiders are so named because females of the species build tent-like webs to house their egg sacs as their young are about to hatch.Af Rudy Mancke
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Eumorpha pandorus, the Pandorus sphinx moth, is known for its dark markings and narrow wings.Af Rudy Mancke
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Neoconocephalus bivocatus, the robust conehead katydid, is one of several katydid species found in South Carolina. It is known for its distinctive head shape and loud, harsh song.Af Rudy Mancke
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Brunneria borealis, commonly known as Brunner's mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the Southern US.Af Rudy Mancke
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The eastern lubber is a species of colorful grasshopper widely found throughout the southeastern US.Af Rudy Mancke
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