Meet a Bee With a Very Big Brain
This is Panurgus banksianus, the large shaggy bee. It lives alone, burrowed into sandy grasslands across Europe. It prefers to feed on yellow-flowered members of...
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In This Woodpecker Kingdom, War Is a Spectator Sport
Acorn woodpeckers are renowned food hoarders. Every fall they stash as many as thousands of acorns in holes drilled into dead tree stumps in preparation...
Old Male Elephants: Don’t Count Them Out
For years, scientists assumed that when it came to elephants on the African savanna, matriarchs were the only leaders. Old males, on the other hand,...
How a Praying Mantis Says ‘Boo!’
From a distance, the dead leaf praying mantis resembles its namesake: brown, crispy and still. Inch a little closer and it looks the same. But...
A Honeybee’s Tongue Is More Swiss Army Knife Than Ladle
For a century, scientists have known how honeybees drink nectar. They lap it up. They don’t lap like cats or dogs, videos of whose mesmerizing...
It’s Always the Summer of the Shark
The shark rested on its back, its jaws parted in ecstasy, punch-drunk after feasting on a whale carcass off the coast of Nantucket, in Massachusetts....
He Doesn’t Mind Being Shared, Unless His Mates Try to Eat Each Other’s Eggs
From the standpoint of sex, male frogs tend to segregate into two camps: the monogamous bunch and the free wheeling philanderers. This split seems to...
When Bugs Crawl Up the Food Chain
Epomis beetle larvae look delicious to frogs. They’re snack-size, like little protein packs. If a frog is nearby, a larva will even wiggle its antennae...
17 Learning Tools For Your Next Outdoor Excursion
Some of the most engaging and meaningful vacations have long been entwined with learning, be it visiting museums and libraries or touring historic properties. Nowadays,...
How to Help Your Pet With Post-Quarantine Separation Anxiety
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, many people began social distancing from relatives and investing additional time with pets. Animal shelters reported record...