The results showed that the range of striped species overlaps with where biting flies are most activeâregardless of species and where the stripes occur on the body, according to the study, published April 1 in the journal Nature Communications.
With potatoes its number 1 crop and producing over 6 million tons of spuds annually, Idaho is the US's top potato producing state. It's followed closely by Oregoâ¦n, Washington, Maine, and Colorado. It also produces most of the french fries for the nation's fast-food restaurants.
Minnesota is also known as the Bread and Butter State because of its numerous flourmills and butter-making plants. Minnesota has over 15,000 lakes, however. Some people call Minnesota the North Star State because of the translation of the French motto, L'Etoile de Nord, that's on the state seal.