[featured image] What often bamboozles me about the natural world is the bizarre goings on just beneath the surface of something that otherwise looks rather normal. Take for example the gall in the photo below. Galls are formed by various organisms in the tissues of plants and they serve as …
[featured image] With their soft bodies and lack of wings, insect larvae are the number one food item for countless other animals. The only thing that keeps the predatory hordes at bay is the amazing defensive adaptations these immature insects have evolved. For example, the toxin-laden tissues of various plants …
[featured image] There are a lot of people who are repulsed by insects, and for good reason, as a few of them, …
[featured image] In the right circumstances birds can evolve into giants. In the vast majority of cases they have done this on …
[featured image] Back in March, my second big book was published after many months of tapping away at my Remington typewriter and …