In your yard: mantises
Praying mantises are beneficial members of our garden carnivores and the only insects that can swivel their head.
In your yard: look for these beautiful moths
These moths are beautiful and large. At least some of them visit your yard.
In your yard: look for these ladybugs and other beetles
One or more of these ladybugs and other beetles live in your yard. Look for them on foliage or flowers,…
In your yard: look for these common ‘bugs’
Look on plants in your yard. You’ll probably spot some of these common “bugs.”
Virginia Opossum: frequent questions
Why do they “play ‘possum?” Do opossums get rabies? Do they hang by their tail? Are they dangerous? What about rabies?
Facts about wasps (they deserve respect)
Wasps are scary, right? But they’re beneficial and will ignore you if you ignore them.
Impact of habitat destruction on wildlife, plants
When we alter natural habitat, we challenge wildlife and destroy native plants, sometimes to extinction. Read their stories.
Co-existing with bees and wasps
Bees and wasps to look for in your yard. (No need to be afraid!)
Skunks of the U.S.
The Striped Skunk is the most familiar, but there are other kinds of U.S. skunks.
The interesting life cycle of insects
It seems a bit odd to think of insects having a mother and father, but they do! Here’s their story, from conception to adulthood.
In your yard: crickets
Facts about familiar crickets. Some “crickets” aren’t actually crickets.
In your yard: flies that don’t look like flies
Not all flies look like houseflies and horse flies. Just take a look at these surprising examples.
