Shades of Green These words are synonymous with or represent various shades of the color green: apple, aquamarine, beryl, chartreuse, emerald, fir, forest, grass green, jade, kelly green, lawn green, leaf green, lime, mint, moss, olive, olive drab, pea green, pine, sage, sap, sea green, seafoam, spring green, viridian. Nature and Culture:
Carpet beetles are insect pests of the dermestid family. Adults feed mainly on pollen and nectar, but the larvae feed on the animal protein keratin found in wool, other animal hair and feathers, and may also feed on stored grain products.
The Rainbow Leaf Beetle, also popular as the Snowdon Beetle, is a dazzlingly colorful species of Eurasian leaf beetle. They inhabit areas of montane grasslands from Norway to northern Italy, from Ussuri in the east, and Wales in the west. They thrive on base-rich screes. They also lay their eggs on wild grasses such as Browntop and sheep fescue.