Is a Daddy Long Legs a Spider?
If you’ve ever spent any time at all out in the woods, you most likely have seen a daddy long legs. You may have watched it run past, all of
Will Mama Bird Abandon the Nest if you Touch it?
It seems to be widely believed that if you touch a bird’s nest, an egg or the baby bird itself, that the mother will then abandon it. This is just
Do Male Praying Mantises get Eaten after Mating?
Last week’s Puzzler was an egg case (called an ootheca) from a Praying Mantis. A cool thing that I learned about an ootheca is that the female will produce one
Extra Clean Raccoons?
You may have heard some theories on the habits of raccoons, especially regarding their eating habits. There is a widely circulated “fact” that the masked mammals are extra clean, going
Spider Myths Debunked! 10 Things You May Not Know about Spiders
Spiders are not likely to make many “favorite animals” list. They are the cause of one of the most common phobias in our society which is not hard to explain