Participate in National Moth Week 2024!
Happy National Moth Week! National Moth Week (NMW) is held annually worldwide during the last full week of July and celebrates the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths around
Five Things You Might Not Know About Butterflies
For the past few weeks I’ve been spending all of my free time reading about Lepidoptera. This is the order that both butterflies and moths belong to. It’s all in
Weekly Puzzler Answer 295
Those very small, and perfectly formed clay pots are made from an insect called, appropriately, a potter or a mason wasp. There are about 3000 species of potter wasps, which
A Wondrous Event is on the Horizon: What You Need to Know About the Coming of the 17 Year Cicadas
Hello, and happy Earth Day! During my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, I witnessed an emergence of the periodical cicada while camped in the woods of North Carolina. Here is
Weekly Puzzler 287 Answer
Sometimes I really get it wrong, and for that I apologize. I thought last week’s puzzler was going to be a very easy one. And perhaps it was and December
Weekly Puzzler Answer 286
Last week’s puzzler is a pretty famous insect called a spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula. I bet now that I’ve said the name, you might recognize it and remember hearing stories
Weekly Puzzler #287: Wriggling Aquatic Critters
Hello and happy weekend! Another week gone, another day closer to the end of a season. For those interested in winning one of my greeting card sampler packs you have