NatureNotes
Rudy Mancke • Leisure
Rudy Mancke • Leisure
NatureNotes
Rudy Mancke • Leisure
Rudy Mancke • Leisure

About

Each weekday naturalist Rudy Mancke, former host of SCETV's NatureScene, shares his knowledge of plants and wildlife. Produced by South Carolina Public Radio.Click here to contact Rudy Mancke by email.

Episodes

  • Fig beetle
    Rudy Mancke helps a listener in Myrtle Beach identify a metallic beetle they…
  • Young black racer snake
    On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a juvenile black…
  • Pollen
    Rudy Mancke discusses pollen season and its effects on both plants and animals.
  • Yellowjackets
    Rudy Mancke discusses the breakdown of a yellowjacket nest.
  • Death and the circle of life
    As the world marks All Souls Day and Día de Muertos, Rudy Mancke reflects on…
  • Crabapples
    As we mark All Saints Day, Rudy Mancke discusses the harvest season and South…
  • Marbled orbweaver aka 'Halloween spider'
    Happy Halloween! Today on NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke looks at Araneus marmoreus,…
  • Mournful sphinx moth
    As we celebrate the Halloween season, Rudy Mancke discusses the somber-looking…
  • Summer tanagers
    Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify an adolescent summer tanager.
  • Monkey slugs
    Rudy Mancke discusses the hag moth and its larva commonly known as "monkey…
  • Spiny-backed orb-weaver spider
    Gasteracantha cancriformis, the spiny-backed orb-weaver, is a species of spider…
  • Mushrooms
    On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke discusses common types of mushrooms.
  • 'The October leaf-fading is a festival..."
    Rudy Mancke reflects on a quote from Lucy Larcom's "Beckonings for Every Day."
  • Female railroad worm
    Rudy Mancke discusses the female railroad worm, a type of glow-worm, that is…
  • Yellow in nature
    Rudy Mancke muses on the prevalence of the color yellow during autumn.
  • Longhorn beetle
    Listeners hear something that goes bump in the night, but Rudy Mancke says it's…
  • 'There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on...'
    On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke reflects on a quote from Nathaniel…
  • Found eastern box turtle shell
    Rudy Mancke helps a listener who found a discarded eastern box turtle shell on…
  • Polyphemus moth caterpillar
    The caterpillar of Antheraea polyphemus, the polyhpemus moth, is known for its…
  • Mediterranean house gecko
    Hemidactylus turcicus, the Mediterranean house gecko, is a species of house…