Weekly Puzzler Answer #267
The holes in the sand from last week’s puzzler were made by an insect called an ant lion. In this case it’s the larvae that create these holes, waiting at
Weekly Puzzler Answer #173
Did you recognize the mammal from last week’s puzzler as an American BADGER (Taxidea taxus)? American Badgers are found in the western and central United States, northern Mexico, and south-central
Weekly Puzzler #148: A Bird That Uses a Lure
So last week’s puzzler was a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron–a bird commonly found at the edge of ponds, lakes, marshes, swamps, streamsides and other bodies of water, where it hunts fish,
Weekly Puzzler Answer # 45
To some people who hear this sound in the dark of night and do not know what animal is making it, this might be cause for alarm, but to those
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
What Happens When a Young Bobcat Meets a Woodchuck?
One summer day years ago when I was living in eastern New York state at a house on the edge of an immense wetland called The Great Swamp. This was