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As I look at a leaf with its veins fanning out across its undersurface, I feel like I’m flying over…

In the world of butterflies and moths, caterpillars look nothing like their adult counterparts.

Pocket gophers are fossorial rodents named for their fur-lined, external cheek pouches. A fossorial animal is one adapted to digging…

There’s an attractive, mid-sized black wasp out and about this time of year that has a unique home-making habit.

Recently, I have been delighted to see a small group of Common Mergansers on the river.

The other day at Mount Pisgah, I found an insect that I’ll likely never see again. Neither will you. That’s…

I saw a bird quietly alight on a branch.

There’s a good chance you can spot this little blue-gray butterfly at Mount Pisgah—or in your yard.

I have been watching this wonderful vine grow throughout the arboretum this year. I have followed it from the beginning…

I’m a sucker for weird antennae, so this plant bug was an obvious choice for this week’s column.