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I have a friend who has had bird feeders for years and is fairly knowledgeable about most of the birds that visit her feeders. However, the other day I was telling her about the warblers that were ...
Watching insects live their weird lives is endlessly amusing. It used to be only within the grasp of production crews with big budgets to capture such vivid detail. Nowadays, all you need is a Canon ...
A closer look at seemingly drab, transparent insect wings has revealed realms of previously unappreciated color, visible to the naked eye yet overlooked for centuries. Until now, the wing colors of ...
DEATHS ARE DISEASE RELATED. IOWA’S AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT WARNS IOWANS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS INSECT. TAKE A LOOK. TWO IMMATURE SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES WERE FOUND IN DALLAS COUNTY. THE INSECT ...
National Geographic magazine recently explored the hidden history of the eye, which some have called one of nature's most exquisite creations. This companion video even examined how animal eyes differ ...
July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...
One of the most commonly asked questions about long-extinct ancient animals is what they looked like and, more specifically, what color they once were. Now, researchers have been able to figure out ...