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Unusual butterfly swarms invading Central Texas
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — What’s the take care of all of the butterflies in Central Texas?
There was a rise in butterflies within the space this fall, and the unusually scorching and dry climate this summer season is in charge.
The weird insect is named the American snout butterfly, so named as a result of it has a “distinguished ‘snout’ shaped by elongated mouthparts,” in response to Texas A&M’s Agrilife Extension.
Dan Hardy, president of the Austin Butterfly Discussion board, defined the inflow of the butterflies.
“We’re seeing a variety of butterflies known as snout butterflies, the American Snout,” Hardy mentioned. “And it’s type of an thrilling time of the 12 months for us as a result of we now have these big explosions of those butterflies that come out of South Texas and Mexico, stream by Austin and type of hit north, northeast.”
Hardy mentioned the bugs seem about a couple of times each couple of years, and they’re innocent to individuals. He mentioned they feed on hackberries, which develop on giant deciduous timber and are a member of the elm household.
“This 12 months’s motion is an effective one,” Hardy mentioned. “Though in previous years, there’s been, you recognize, humongous actions, typically tons of of 1000’s or thousands and thousands come by the place they’ve been counted.”
In keeping with Texas A&M, the butterflies are recognized for his or her mass migrations northward when their numbers explode within the south and southwest, and their populations could be such that they “darken the sky.”
“It’s type of a phenomenon, and folks observe about this for many years,” Hardy mentioned.
He mentioned the incidence is said to climate in South Texas and northern Mexico, the place drought can kill the predators that hunt the snout butterflies. Hardy mentioned when heavy rain arrives, eliminating the drought, there’s then “an enormous flush of progress” on hackberry timber.
“The snouts lay their eggs on these new hackberry leaves, and so they simply reproduce profusely,” he mentioned.
Hardy defined that the timber, in flip, develop into “utterly denuded of leaves.” He mentioned the butterflies pupate and the adults emerge to “uncover that every one the leaves are eaten in that space,” forcing them the migrate.
“There’s no leaves; there’s no meals. So they’ll immigrate, migrate … simply flood out of that space, going all totally different instructions, however significantly north,” Hardy mentioned. “Then they’ll hit areas like San Antonio, Corpus, Austin.”
The college mentioned one of many bigger migrations was reported in September 1996, when “numerous butterflies had been noticed flying throughout highways” south of San Antonio.
Snout butterflies produce as much as 4 generations per 12 months, in response to the college.
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Reports: Texas A&M baseball hiring Washington head coach Jason Kelly as next pitching coach
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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Texas A&M baseball is set to hire Washington head coach Jason Kelly as its next pitching coach, as first reported by The Eagle.
Kelly’s hire comes hours after former pitching coach Michael Earley signed to become the Aggies’ head coach.
Other reports are out that A&M is targeting Texas pitching coach Caleb Longley to join the staff.
Kelly spent the past two years as the head coach for the Huskies after seven seasons as the Huskies’ pitching coach.
In Kelly’s first season at the helm of the UW program, Washington had a 17-12 league record was good for third in the standings. The Huskies garnered a 35-20 overall record, earning the 12th NCAA Regional bid in program-history. The 35 wins were the second most by a first-year head coach for the Huskies.
Six players from Kelly’s inaugural UW squad were selected in the 2023 MLB Draft, the second time Washington has had at least five players drafted since 2014. Kiefer Lord, taken 86th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, became the highest-drafted Husky since 2015. Case Matter (Texas Rangers), Stu Flesland III (Colorado Rockies), Johnny Tincher (Cleveland Guardians), Will Simpson (Oakland Athletics) and Coby Morales (New York Yankees) also heard their names called.
In 2024, Washington had a 19-31-1 record and missed the postseason.
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Peyton Manning Reveals His Relationship with Texas Longhorns QB Arch Manning
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Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is set to begin the 2024 college football season as the backup to Quinn Ewers. More than likely, fans will have to wait until next season to see him in action.
Despite being a backup quarterback, Manning is one of the most popular names across the nation.
A lot of his popularity comes from him being the nephew of former NFL superstars Peyton and Eli Manning. However, he has also shown massive potential for the future.
Many fans are curious about just how much the young Manning works with his uncles. Peyton Manning, especially, is viewed as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play football.
In a recent quote during the Manning Pass Academy, Peyton opened up about his relationship with Arch.
“I’m well-documented on how proud we are of Arch. I try to be a resource to him. He and I worked out several weeks ago together.”
Clearly, Peyton has been a key mentor for the young quarterback. While he has been a mentor and a resource, he doesn’t seem to be taking a very active role in Arch’s development.
At this point in time, no one knows exactly what to expect from Manning’s future. Until he’s on the field and playing, no one knows if he will live up to the hype.
Even though he hasn’t played much as a college football player, he has found plenty of success.
His success has come off-the-field, in the form of the NIL market.
Right now, Manning ranks No. 3 among all NIL athletes. The only two athletes ahead of him are Shedeur Sanders and Livvy Dunne.
Currently, the young quarterback has received an NIL valuation of $2.8 million. That is an insane number for a player who has only thrown five passes as a college quarterback.
All of that being said, Manning is staying ready for an opportunity to play. He knows it likely won’t be this season, but he’s one injury or a slow start from Quinn Ewers away from possibly seeing playing time.
Expect to see the young quarterback continue racking up impressive NIL money. He has stayed the course and has handled his situation perfectly. A bright future awaits him with the Longhorns when his number is finally called.
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UGASports – Scouting the Opponent: Three questions about Texas
SCHOOL: Texas
HEAD COACH: Steve Sarkisian (25-14, 4th year)
2023 RECORD: 12-1 overall, 8-1 (1st in Big 12)
RETURNING STARTERS: Offense – 5; Defense – 7, Special Teams – 1
PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Quinn Ewers, RB Jaydon Blue, WR Silas Bolden, WR Isaiah Bond, LT Kelvin Banks Jr., Edge Ethan Burke, LB Anthony Hill, S Andrew Mukuba
VERSUS GEORGIA: October 19 (Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium)
Will the Texas offense just reload?
Last year’s Longhorn offense averaged 36 points. Can Texas keep that up in its first season in the SEC?
The fact quarterback Quinn Ewers is back after a year that saw him complete 69 percent of his passes for 3,479 yards and 22 touchdowns bodes well.
So does the fact Texas returns four of its starting offensive linemen.
The team has to replace Jonathan Brooks – the first running back taken in last April’s NFL Draft – but features some excellent returnees in CJ Baxter and Jaydon Blue, who combined for 1,057 yards last season.
There are some questions at wide receiver, but only because so many are new to the program.
Otherwise, Alabama transfer Isaiah Bond, Houston transfer Matthew Golden, and Oregon State transfer Silas Bolden accounted for 140 receptions for 1,818 yards and 15 touchdowns combined for their former teams.
Can Texas replace some key losses on its defensive front?
Gone are defensive tackle Byron Murphy II and T’Vondre Sweat, selected in the first and second rounds of the NFL Draft.
As they did at wide receiver, the Longhorns dipped into the transfer portal to hopefully fill the voids, adding former Georgia player (Bill Norton via Arizona), Tia Savea (Arizona), and Louisville flip Jermayne Lole.
The Longhorns also hope fifth-year player Alfred Collins will be able to make a jump, and if he can, then the unit may be able to do the job.
Still, it might be a bit unfair to expect the same production as Sweat and Murphy provided a season ago.
How will the Longhorns do in their first year in the SEC?
A Week Two trip to defending national champion Michigan will give the Longhorns an excellent early test before hosting Mississippi State in its first game as an SEC member on Sept. 28.
The two weeks that follow, however, will tell the tale.
Texas and fellow SEC newcomer Oklahoma in Dallas on Oct. 12, followed on the 19th by the highly-anticipated game with Georgia.
If the Longhorns can survive that, the rest of the conference schedule is certainly manageable.
Home games against Florida and Kentucky highlight the remaining part of the conference schedule, before closing at arch-rival Texas A&M on Nov. 30.
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