Science
For this episode, we’re teaming up with “West Texas Wonders” – a reporting series where listeners ask questions and Marfa Public Radio finds answers. This question comes from listener Pam Gaddis, of Alpine. “Why do the ladybugs gather up on the mountain peaks?,” Gaddis asks. “Somebody was trying to tell me, there's more moisture – but why are they not 20 feet down the mountain? Why are they only on the top?” Veteran West Texas hikers can appreciate Gaddis' question. On Emory Peak in the Chisos, on Guadalupe Peak, on Mount Livermore in the Davis, and on many lesser summits, ladybugs often mass in the thousands, or tens of thousands. There's a reason a group of ladybu... Hosted by for KRTS