Don’t come knocking, cause there’s nobody home in a brown oak apple gall. Oak apple galls are those fragile looking, paper-like round things on...
Morton is a mystery man, a gentleman whose identity has been lost in the annals of history and the forgetfulness of an eclectic scientist....
Along with penguins, polar bears, and baobab trees, there are some topics that I always assumed would never be the subject of this column. Dennis...
When you get lemons, make lemonade, says the old adage.
Luca Brazzi sleeps with the fishes ­— that’s a line from The Godfather, of course. But neither Luca nor anyone else really sleeps with fishes...
spider
It’s derby time and the competition is fierce. But anglers aren’t the only ones out and about on the water; there is another land animal that likes...
Jennifer is a gentle soul; a massacre just isn’t in her nature. So I was surprised when she asked if she must kill them all. I can’t blame her...
antlion
This lion won’t roar, but it could be considered king of the insect jungle. Antlions are neither true ants nor are the little bugs lions. In...
owl
I am no night owl. Late night and early morning I prefer to be communing with the sleep fairies. Occasionally though, I lose the battle for the...
It has been a berry fruitful season. We have been blessed with a bounty.
hornworm
My chickens wish that we had a garden. It is not that they are avid vegetable eaters, although they do enjoy the produce leftovers that they get...
Just because it can be pink and frilly, don’t assume that this animal is female. Instead, you might want to inquire what the moon jellyfish,...

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