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I was lucky to spy this gorgeous, large wasp on a cool cloudy day—low temperatures slowed it down. Normally, these…

One of the most beautiful animals in North America lives among us here at the Arboretum—the coyote. The color of…

Soft-winged flower beetles are colorful little critters often found on spring blossoms. Beetles in the family are usually about the…

“A nobler want of man is served by nature, namely, the love of Beauty.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

I featured a more common green lacewing on this blog back in September, 2020. Last week, I found a rarer,…

The western gray squirrel is a marvelous creature. Its defining feature is an amazingly bushy tail that is nearly as…

Given the common names marsh fly and snail-killing fly, you can guess the habitat and peculiar diet of this splay-legged,…

Owls will often spend consecutive days around the same perch from where they will roost during the day and hunt…

ada genus bees have a lot of unlovable qualities. They not only steal food stores from pollinating bees, but they…

Standing at the top of the zigzag trail, I could hear hammering resounding through the forest. I walked down the…