Shedding Light on Moths

A vastly diverse and ecologically vital group of insects, the moths (most of the members in the order Lepidoptera) have also emerged as one of the most popular subjects for […]

Black skimmers began nesting in Massachusetts in 1985, but always in low numbers (fewer than seven pairs). They first nested on Martha’s Vineyard (MV) in 2010 at Norton Point beach […]

Natural Neighbors participants are making great strides in increasing native plant diversity on their property and providing essential sources of water and cover in year two of the program. We [...]

How can we promote the well-being and safety of pets and wildlife? Moral and philosophical debate surrounds the issue of outdoor cats because they are known to hunt wildlife. A […]

There is virtually no end to the list of strange life histories insects have evolved. I came across a good example as I tended a moth sheet (a white sheet […]

To be successful at hunting or fishing, the saying goes, you need to learn to think like your prey. The same is true of insect study: by learning to imagine […]

Flies – the order Diptera – are an incredibly diverse group, and they’ve evolved an astonishing array of bizarre life histories. I recently encountered an example of one of the [...]

Birds do not perceive glass the same way that humans do.  At a young age, we develop visual cues from repeated interactions with the clear surface, this helps us to […]

Friday, May 20, is both Endangered Species Day and World Bee Day. What could be a more appropriate topic for that dual celebration than  an endangered bee? Walsh’s Anthophora (Anthophora [...]

Spring is a time of year when many of us focus on clearing out the old to prepare for the new.  If you’ve watched or read anything by Marie Kondo, […]