Today’s column on the fragile things, like us, that may be stronger (and more wonderful) than we realize: Wasps, Willows, […]
Tag Archive for ‘insects’
Preying or Praying?
Found this little visitor on our front porch: Mantis religiosa Mantises seem calm and peaceful, curious and almost contemplative … but […]
Planet of Insects
A neighbor gave me a book written by a professor of biology in Norway. Her name is Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson and […]
The Beetles Live!
Are humans the top dog, the apex species, on the planet? Or is that just our arrogant homo sapiens ego […]
Pan Pipes
Watched these “panpipes” as they were being constructed by “organ pipe” mud-daubber wasps, I assume. The project is being built […]
Noticing the Unnoticed
In some ways I think most of my life has been about noticing things others don’t seem to see. Not […]
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