Post 7 and 1/2: Exploding Seed Pods

Just got back from a day of seed collecting with folks from the refuge fire department and private lands.  We collected a seed called Lupin or Lupinus, a prarie plant that is an important larval food for many species of butterfly.  The butterfly we were collecting it for was the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly which has a wingspan no longer than about an inch and likes to hang out in prairies full of Lupin, like some of the local Waterfowl Production Areas.

This is what science looks like.

Thanks to Rachel for the photo