Published May 19, 2015 Snake in the grass Unlike the origin of that phrase referring to a poisonous snake this is a totally harmless garter snake exploring my lawn. I […]
Published August 22, 2015 Ebony jewelwing At first glance these damselflies look somewhat like butterflies when they fly, with their fluttering wings. A closer glance shows the exquisite […]
Published October 6, 2015 Pitcher Plants Years ago as a graduate student at Harvard I was part of a team documenting the first case of carnivory in bromeliads. […]
Published September 6, 2015 City squirrel It is said that gray squirrels once could travel the entire east coast without touching the ground, moving from the top of […]