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Science and Nature Experiments to do While at Home

10 Science and Nature Experiments to do While at Home   Finding Science Around Your Home As I write I'm…

6 years ago

Identifying a Baby Owl (Eastern US)

Identifying A Baby Owl Baby Owl ID I sometimes get called to help with the rescue of injured owls and…

7 years ago

Introduction to Silverfish

Silverfish in Your House Silvery Silverfish and Nocturnal Munchies If you're like me, you get up in the middle of…

7 years ago

River Otter Poop

River Otter Poo-pori of Facts North American river otter (Lontra Canadensis): Photo- Publicdomainpictures.net) Things You Didn't Know You Wanted to…

8 years ago

Spiny Spiders of Fall

Spiny Spiders of Fall What is that Spiny Spider? There's magic to fall, and the cycles that ramp up (or…

8 years ago

What do Dragonflies Eat?

What do Dragonflies Eat? A Story of Prehensile Jaws, Butt Propulsion, and Biting Mouth Bits Dragonflies are one of those…

8 years ago

Do Carpenter Bees Sting?

Do Carpenter Bees Sting?  The Answer is Yes and No. Starting in spring bees and wasps begin to appear and…

8 years ago

What is This Big Moth?

What Big Moth Might This Be? Identifying Big Moths of the Eastern US Around this time of year I find…

8 years ago

What is a Cashew Nut?

What is a Cashew? Nut, Fruit, or Something Else?  Unraveling the Mystery of the Cashew Nut Most people know about…

8 years ago

How Many Knees Does a Spider Have?

How Many Knees Does a Spider Have? Spider Knees in the Know I had a reader e-mail me for a…

9 years ago

Countercurrent Exchange: Why Animal Feet Don’t Freeze

Countercurrent Exchange in Nature or "Why Ducks Don't Wear Mucklucks" Have you ever looked at a duck swimming in icy…

9 years ago

Wild Foods for Wildlife in Rehabilitation

Wild Foods for Wildlife in Rehab How You Can Help Wildlife When I walk I graze, I can't help it.…

9 years ago

Sanguivores: 12 Unusual Blood Sippers

Sanguivores: Nature's Blood Drinkers 12 of the Most Interesting Let's face it, there are a lot of ways to eat…

9 years ago

Meet the Red Velvet Ants

Red Velvet Ants or Cow Killer Ants It's Really a Wasp Working outside, and in Education, I often get queries…

9 years ago

Pneumatic Bones: Birds and You

Pneumatic Bones: Bones that Breathe Pneumatic Bones in Birds and You As a birder and naturalist  I love it when…

9 years ago

GAMES TO GET KIDS TO DRINK WATER

NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKING GAMES TO GET KIDS TO DRINK WATER Get Kids To Drink by Transforming Alcoholic Drinking Games into Kid-Friendly Ones…

9 years ago

Wolf Spider Facts and Pictures

Wolf Spider Facts and Pictures Is it Really the Big Bad Wolf? Have you ever been out with friends, and…

9 years ago

Five Facts About the Luna Moth

5 Quick Facts about the Luna Moth Luna Moth Facts  This time of year there is a fun abundance of…

9 years ago

Montem Trekking Pole Review (Ultra Z)

Montem Trekking Pole Review, Ultra Z Folding Model Trekking Poles That Work In a previous article I wrote about Why You…

9 years ago

Why Opossums Eat Ticks

Opossums Eat Ticks and Help Humans Why Opossums Get Ticked-off Let's face it, ticks are one of those creatures that…

9 years ago

Butterfly Proboscis (Straw & Sponge)

Introducing the Butterfly Proboscis (Snoot, Sippy Straw & Sponge) How Butterflies Get Their Fluids I think I have a form of…

9 years ago

Raptorial Claws

What Exactly are Raptorial Claws? Raptorial Claws 101 I love random bits of nature trivia. I store them away like…

9 years ago

An Intro to Moles, Voles, and Shrews

What's the Difference Between Moles, Voles, and Shrews? A Quick Chart and Guide I hate it when the first online…

10 years ago

Using a Trail Camera (Home and Classroom)

Using a Trail Camera (Home and Classroom) Wildlife Watching Unobtrusively I find it a personal challenge to give gifts that will…

10 years ago

Stomach Eversion in Five Animals

Five Animals that Evert Their Stomachs It's Stomach Turning! I didn't really plan on writing about stomach eversion until I…

10 years ago

The Woolly Bear Caterpillar in Winter

What Does the Woolly Bear Caterpillar do in Winter? How the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Survives the Cold Have you ever…

10 years ago

Bold Jumping Spiders

The Bold Jumping Spider Little Spider, Big Attitude I'll admit it, I'm a big fan of little spiders, especially little…

10 years ago

Introducing the Bess Beetle

Meet the Bess Beetle Real Singing Beetles Have you ever been digging in the garden or your flower bed and…

10 years ago

Common House Spiders: What’s Around My Home?

Common House Spiders Found Around Homes Common House Spiders Pictorial Guide (Eastern US) If you're like my friends then the…

10 years ago

Jellyfish Stings and How To Treat Them

Jellyfish Stings and How To Treat them Don't Pee on That Arm! How many comedies have you watched where someone…

10 years ago