Walk through a damp forest in southeastern Australia and you might hear kookaburras, parrots, whipbirds, and other native birds calling from somewhere ahead. Then a completely different noise may appear: …
Far below the sunlit surface of the Southern Ocean lives an animal with eyes unlike anything else known in nature. The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) possesses enormous, forward-facing eyes, and …
Table of Contents Cicada Killer Wasps: The Giant Lawn Wasp That Isn’t What It Looks Like Every summer, homeowners across much of the United States are startled by enormous wasps …
Table of Contents Nighthawk Migration: Why Dusk Skies Fill With Birds in Late August If you’ve ever looked up during a warm August evening and noticed dozens of long-winged birds …
Table of Contents Why You’re Seeing More Lone Coyotes in Late Summer (It’s Called Dispersal) If you’ve noticed more lone coyotes crossing roads, walking through neighborhoods, or appearing at the …
Table of Contents Woolly Bear Caterpillars: The Winter Myth vs. the Actual Survival Science Few autumn insects are as recognizable—or as surrounded by folklore—as the woolly bear caterpillar. Every fall, …
Table of Contents The Fall Pollinator Gap: Native Flowers That Bloom When Your Garden Stops Many gardens reach their peak in early summer, overflowing with blossoms that attract bees, butterflies, …
Table of Contents The Eastern Screech-Owl Doesn’t Screech — Here’s What It Actually Sounds Like For a bird called the “Eastern Screech-Owl,” you’d expect an ear-piercing scream echoing through the …
Table of Contents Why Chipmunks Suddenly Seem Everywhere in Late Summer (It’s All About Caching) If it seems like chipmunks suddenly appear everywhere as summer begins to fade, you’re not …
Table of Contents Why Orb-Weaver Spiders Suddenly Seem Huge in Late Summer Every year, many gardeners notice the same surprising phenomenon. A spider that seemed almost invisible a few weeks …