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“P” is for Pardo, John. Spanish soldier, explorer.

“R” is for Ravenel, Edmund (1797-1871). Physician, naturalist.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Libby Malphrus about cancer genetic counseling. Libby is a Genetic Counselor at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.

Arisaema dracontium, the dragon-root or green dragon, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Arisaema and the family Araceae. It is native to North America from Quebec through Minnesota south through Florida and Texas, where it is found growing in damp woods.

Euchaetes egle, the milkweed tiger moth or milkweed tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.

Gasteracantha is distributed worldwide in tropical and subtropical climates. One species, G. cancriformis, occurs in the Americas.

Phanaeus vindex, the rainbow scarab, is a North American dung beetle, with a range from the eastern US to the Rocky Mountains. It is common throughout South Carolina.

In Australia, researchers have worked with indigenous people studying how they prepare cycads for eating. Most often the carbohydrate-rich inner kernels are extracted by pounding or crushing the entire seed, either before or after roasting. Then this pulp is made safe by a quick or prolonged leaching in running water.

New research indicates that insects are involved in pollen transfer for some cycad species.

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