The Giant Wild Life of our Giant Backyards
Today we're serving up an elephant double-feature. Click on over to Buzz Hoot Roar to get your second helping of pachyderms. Last week, I woke [...]
I Am Mouse, Hear Me Roar
When Paul showed up at work with that coffee can full of mice babies, I knew I was perched on the zenith of the best [...]
Big City Social Life
As urbanization spreads and city structures replace many social insect colonies' natural habitats, these insects still manage to survive—and even thrive. The secret to their [...]
Amy Savage’s Take on Ants in the Big City
New York City: “the City of Ants.” Most of us wouldn’t describe the Big Apple that way. But Amy Savage has news for you. For [...]
How to Beat Flooding, Ant-style
With unpredictable weather patterns resulting in monsoon-like storms and as warming seas swell, swallowing shorelines, more and more folks find themselves underwater or sinking fast. [...]
How Staying Social Can Save You in Winter
Winter can be deadly for many of our insect friends, yet, rarely for honeybees. How do they survive winter's perilously cold temperatures? By staying social!
How Do Animals in the City Beat the Polar Vortex?
Earlier this week, when the polar vortex’s cold eye was taking a deep look south, I wondered how the city-dwelling animals are holding up. Where [...]