With Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse tantalizing audiences for a 2025 debut on the big screen, now is the perfect time to contemplate Peter Parker and . . . you know … Read more
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Howl-O-Ween: A Spooky Animal Quiz
Whether you enjoy Halloween for the tricks or the treats, wildlife’s impact on the holiday’s past and present is real (scary). From Jaws to Dracula, the fear of wildlife such … Read more
6 Spooky Species (That Need Our Help)
Extinction is the real terror this Halloween – fully a third of American wildlife species are at some level of increased risk. Critters with sharp teeth, slithery scales, and hairy … Read more
Tricks of Symbolic Halloween Critters
Meet some of these tricky Halloween-themed critters who have a few natural ruses of their own: Frogs For thousands of years frogs have been associated with folklore, sorcery, and wizardry. … Read more
All Creatures, Great and Small
A National Wildlife Photo Contest Category Spotlight: Other Wildlife This category is hopping! And also slithering, flying, swimming, buzzing and spinning webs. While their furry, feathered and fuzzy friends in … Read more
40 Spider Webs
Our last photo in the Garden for Wildlife “40 Garden Object” series – many spider webs glistening with dew – many more than 40, I’m sure. Read more
Pot O’ Gold: 11 Species You Might Find at the End of a Rainbow
This St. Patrick’s Day, let these golden species be your pot o’ gold. It’s much easier than tracking down rainbow and trying to find its end, and animals are better than riches. Well, almost. Golden Poison Dart … Read more
Photo of the Day: String of Pearls
Dew drops on a spider web Photo by Flickr member cchoc See more of cchoc’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature … Read more
13 Halloween Wildlife Myths – Debunked!
While you were out appreciating costumes and nighttime wildlife you may have wondered: Can owls turn their heads all the way around? Was that a bat I saw? Is the … Read more
The Most Fascinating Things About Halloween’s Scariest Creatures
Halloween is full of little costumed spooks and goblins. But it also has its own standard menagerie of “scary” creatures including bats, cats, spiders, ravens and crows. Indeed, the imagery of … Read more
