Bumblebees are amazing pollinators
Who pollinates flowers in high mountain meadows? Who might be the first to visit your flowers in the morning? Who might be pollinating flowers when…
Tag: Invertebrates
Aphids capable of rapidly expanding population
As I walked through my garden I noticed a curled leaf on the plum tree. I turned the leaf over and found it covered in…
A mouse eating a caterpillar!
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught movement of something on the ground. I slowly turned and saw a mouse. Most mice I…
What kind of animal is an earthworm?
Earthworms don’t have wings like a bird, scaly skin like a reptile or six legs like an insect. They are not mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds…
Snails- Life in the slow lane
Gliding around on a sheet of mucus doesn’t sound appealing but that is exactly how snails move. Snails lubricate their muscular foot with mucus which…
Pollinators: Helping make food
Of all the flowering plants in the world, three-fourths depend on animal pollinators. Bees may be the first to come to mind for pollinators but…
Wildlife attracted to dead trees
I often notice snags because of the woodpecker holes or woodpeckers drumming on the tree. However, woodpeckers aren’t the only ones utilizing snags. What animals…
What happens inside a chrysalis?
Butterflies, moths, beetles, flies and bees all look different when they are young. From caterpillars to grubs and maggots, these young undergo a major transformation…
Metamorphosis transforms many insects
One of the most fascinating transformations in nature is the change a caterpillar undergoes to become a butterfly. Small, wriggly caterpillars hide within a chrysalis…
Some animals capable of growing new appendages
Lizards are one of the more well-known animals to regrow their tail after shedding it to evade predators. Last week, I wrote about autotomy (the…
Animals utilize self-amputation for numerous reasons
Northern alligator lizards and western blue-tailed skinks possess two unique abilities in the animal world–they can self-amputate their tail and grow it back. The process…
Ant hills only a portion of the nest
When wandering through the woods I’ll occasionally stumble across an ant hill. Sometimes the ant hills are only a few inches high, sometimes a few…
Aphids capable of rapidly expanding population
As I walked through my garden I noticed a curled leaf on the plum tree. I turned the leaf over and found it covered in…
A mouse eating a caterpillar!
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught movement of something on the ground. I slowly turned and saw a mouse. Most mice I…
What kind of animal is an earthworm?
Earthworms don’t have wings like a bird, scaly skin like a reptile or six legs like an insect. They are not mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds…
Snails- Life in the slow lane
Gliding around on a sheet of mucus doesn’t sound appealing but that is exactly how snails move. Snails lubricate their muscular foot with mucus which…
Pollinators: Helping make food
Of all the flowering plants in the world, three-fourths depend on animal pollinators. Bees may be the first to come to mind for pollinators but…
Wildlife attracted to dead trees
I often notice snags because of the woodpecker holes or woodpeckers drumming on the tree. However, woodpeckers aren’t the only ones utilizing snags. What animals…
What happens inside a chrysalis?
Butterflies, moths, beetles, flies and bees all look different when they are young. From caterpillars to grubs and maggots, these young undergo a major transformation…
Metamorphosis transforms many insects
One of the most fascinating transformations in nature is the change a caterpillar undergoes to become a butterfly. Small, wriggly caterpillars hide within a chrysalis…
Some animals capable of growing new appendages
Lizards are one of the more well-known animals to regrow their tail after shedding it to evade predators. Last week, I wrote about autotomy (the…
Animals utilize self-amputation for numerous reasons
Northern alligator lizards and western blue-tailed skinks possess two unique abilities in the animal world–they can self-amputate their tail and grow it back. The process…
Ant hills only a portion of the nest
When wandering through the woods I’ll occasionally stumble across an ant hill. Sometimes the ant hills are only a few inches high, sometimes a few…