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Creature Feature: Leaf Slug
Do my eyes deceive me or is that patch of algae…moving? Well, not exactly. This sea slug (Costasiella kuroshimae) goes by many names, often affectionately referred to as the leaf sheep or even the...
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Sunday Sketch: The Small Bufflehead
They are recognized as the smallest diving ducks in North America. Their diet includes aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans, and mollusks, which they capture and consume underwater. During the breeding...
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Arts & Crafts: Happy Save a Spider Day (March 14th)!
Last Friday was Save a Spider Day, so let’s talk about spiders! You probably already know about their eight legs and connection to a famous superhero, but did you know there are spiders that can...
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Field Frame Friday: The odd damselfly out
When I first explain to kids at summer camp that damselflies exist and are different from dragonflies, I typically just tell them that dragonflies perch with their wings spread apart, while...
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Creature Feature: Haggis
In the great rolling hills of the Scottish Highlands, there lives a wee creature so rare that ye might think ‘tis just a tall tale. Nestled in the heather and a-rambling its way across the moors on...
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Field Frame Friday: Ants know how to take a taxi!
The black cocoa ant (Dolichoderus thoracicus) is one of Southeast Asia’s most common and widely recognized arboreal ant species. Recently, they have also attracted attention as an invasive species in...
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