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.
1 Clark is the Potato Capital of South Dakota. 2  Clark is home to the world famous Mashed Potato Wrestling contest. 3  In 1803, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, a real-estate deal that at the time doubled the size of the United States. South Dakota is the home of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota tribes, which make up the Sioux Nation. 2  Custer State Park is home to a herd of 1,500 free-roaming bison.