by Susan Bergen | Jun 29, 2026 | Nature Feature
Ants live everywhere. They thrive in diverse landscapes from fields to forests to bogs to rainforests to deserts. They have adapted to live in the most remote corners of the Earth and in the most crowded urban centers. There are about 14,000 known species of ants...
by Susan Bergen | May 30, 2026 | Nature Feature
It’s time to rethink our relationship to caterpillars. There are about 750 species of butterflies in North America and an astounding 12,000 species of moths. All go through a four-phase life cycle from egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult. The adult phase, in which...
by Susan Bergen | Apr 30, 2026 | Nature Feature
Many native wildflowers bloom in the early spring to take advantage of abundant sunlight before the leaves unfurl on the canopy trees. They harness the sun’s energy to make chlorophyll, to flower and set seeds and fruits. Once their reproductive job is done, they...
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