Storming of the Locusts
You’ve seen the funny little grasshopper. He has big eyes, long feelers called antennae, and legs that are kind of bent backwards allowing him to jump …
Continue ReadingYou’ve seen the funny little grasshopper. He has big eyes, long feelers called antennae, and legs that are kind of bent backwards allowing him to jump …
Continue ReadingThere is a cat with many names. Depending on where you live, it may be referred to as a: cougar, mountain lion, panther, catamount, puma (Puma …
Continue ReadingIt’s a jungle out there. Entomology professor Julie Peterson says there’s an estimated 10 quintillion insects on earth’s globe. If you have not heard …
Continue ReadingIt might not seem important to think about salmon and muse over their history or ponder what their life is like today. But it’s a vital story in the …
Continue ReadingOctopuses are cool. Part of the Cephalopoda class (pronounced sef-uh-luh-pod), which is any member of the phylum Mollusca, a small group of highly …
Continue ReadingBy all account’s snakes are shy, nervous and fast. There are more than 3,500 species and twenty percent of the snakes of the world are dangerous to …
Continue ReadingFinding Their Way Think about this: would you be able to find your way out of unfamiliar woods? Obviously, animals don’t have maps or a GPS (Global …
Continue ReadingIn the 1960s baby aquatic turtles called hatchlings were all the rage. You could order them from catalogs and mail order, where they were packed in …
Continue ReadingTARDIS. No, you won’t see “Doctor Who” in the background and it isn’t a new movie, jacket, cell phone or pastry. It’s a mission. Tardigrades in Space. …
Continue ReadingOne day while you are drying your feet, pulling off your socks or slipping into flipflops, you notice your toes. Not good. A couple nails look yellow …
Continue ReadingNot only have there been health concerns regarding the use of sunscreen products, but they are known to be a danger to coral reefs, as well. Learn …
Continue ReadingThey live in a shell that they mostly create themselves and they are not pretty. These sea animals are kind of solitary and one might say, lazy, but …
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