California is home to eight species of rattlesnakes. The reptiles can be seen on hiking trails, rural roads and even in your ...

YOUR NIGHTMARES — I'm not scared of spiders. Sure, I might jump if one suddenly creeps out in front of me in the garage. But ...

The beetle is among the most diverse insects in the world. There are more than 400,000 known species belonging to the insect ...

These smalls insects have long abdomens and pincer-like appendages. You often find them roiling about in moist garden mulch ...

T HE CHINESE CHARACTER for silkworm (蚕) is composed of the symbol for sky (天) and the symbol for worm (虫). They are heavenly ...

Aug. 9, 2024 — Most of us learned about butterfly metamorphosis as a kid -- a wriggly caterpillar molts its skin to form a tough chrysalis and emerges as a beautiful butterfly. But how exactly ...

Quino checkerspot butterfly larvae may undergo as many as seven molts prior to pupation. There is typically one generation of adults per year, with a flight period from late February through May.

After relocating to Keller from Dallas in 2020 to care for his aging grandmother, Garrett Owen recorded what may be his most ...

That oversight results in a big twist that isn’t quite as jarring as the many turns in New People, which molts every few chapters. But Colored Television offers a wider sandbox for Senna’s ...

Selection for large bug size, in order to take advantage of vertebrate prey, together with the dual phylogenetic constraints of Dyar's Law and the apparent inability of heteropterans to add molts, ...

Sheryl Myers taught biology and environmental science for 34 years and has worked as a naturalist for area parks. She is a ...

And finally, the Marbones saw two mallard ducks on a log. Known as puddle ducks, they are the most common year-round duck in ...