Black swallowtail caterpillars have good taste.

True or false?   

The ants were not marching one by one (hurrah, hurrah). They were instead swarming by the thousands.

No one likes to be underestimated, least of all a celestial giant.

Galls are insect-induced swellings of vascular plants caused when an insect injects an egg into a plant.

Beech trees are having a tough year. It seems if it isn’t one thing, then it’s another.

It might have been their last kiss — if the lovers had mouths.

Catherine the Great, Hagar the Horrible, Andre the Giant, Ming the Merciless, and Pliny the Elder all have evocative names that describe a quality for which these individuals were known.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, red-spotted purples live in praise of pipe vine swallowtails.  

There is one simple rule in our house for summer guests that will ensure a repeat Vineyard invitation.