In your yard: pill bugs (roly-poly bugs)
Fun to watch, important to your yard’s ecosystem, and not insects!
Fun to watch, important to your yard’s ecosystem, and not insects!
Harmless to humans, beneficial for your yard, and rarely encountered.
Millipedes only seem scary. Harmless to humans and beneficial.
Do worms have a head? How long do they live? Do they freeze in winter? Why are the slimy? More.
The more earthworms there are, the more fertile the soil. Attract them with moisture, plant matter and a little TLC.
Snails are little stealth creatures, living around us mostly unnoticed. Yet, they’re the second highest number of species.
The lowly earthworm, they’re given such short shrift. We should be celebrating them. They quietly work magic right under our very feet.