It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm. It’s past nine o’clock but not quite dark yet. But the yard is starting to ...

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

The abdomen contains much of a spider’s web-making machinery, including the spinnerets and silk glands. Spinnerets are specialized organs that produce silk, enabling spiders to build webs.

Tips and tricks from two pest experts on how to stop a silverfish infestation in your home, as well as ways to keep one from ...

Like mercenaries of the natural world, fire ants are hardy, resilient, and vicious. They’ve become an invasive species thanks ...

Bernheim Forest comes alive in the darkness for Bill Napper, who has led hundreds of tours along firefly-laden trails.

Yellowstone National Park is full of grizzlies, wolves and elusive mountain lions. But the apex predators of the park might ...

Tennessee is home to six venomous creatures. Here's a list of what they are and what to do if one crosses your path.

Let's explore the major differences between queen and worker bees and why this hierarchical system is crucial to hive ...

Why Do Cicadas Stop Singing at Night? A few other anatomical features of male cicadas help with sound production: an empty abdomen that acts as a resonance chamber and mute plates, which are flaps ...

Bees are remarkable, cooperative creatures but we know little of them beyond...delicious honey...and more vaguely as pollinators; honey bees are able to maintain temperatures with tolerable limits eve ...

When night falls in summer, sometimes all it takes is a glance toward a dark corner of the garden or a forest path to spot a ...