In many parts of North America, the onset of cold weather is heralded by the honking of Canadian geese as they flap their way south in V-shaped formations. The birds are monomorphic, with identical plumage in the male and female, making gender identification without a medical examination diffic...
Yesterday, Facebook was down for a couple of hours. It got people thinking...what if it went away forever? What would happen to all of the photos I have saved there? How many of you have been saving all of your photos on Facebook as if it was your own personal scrapbook? First of...
In America's heartland, Iowa stands as a testament to the successful conservation of the majestic bald eagle population in the United States. In the 38 years that I have lived in the rural area of Jones and Dubuque County, I have witnessed many bald eagles, with an increase in sightings ...
The North American monarch butterfly, with a wingspan of 3.7 to 4.1 inches, migrates south from Canada and the U.S. in the summer to the California and the mountains of central Mexico in the winter: a distance spanning several thousand miles. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve World ...
bear. There have been lots of cases where inexperienced campers treat it as a preventative, like bug spray, and spray it on themselves before an outing. In actuality, bear spray is to be used if you're being approached in an aggressive way by a bear, and not on yourself, but on the...
Many varieties of bees and wasps live underground in the adult stages of their life cycles. Cicada killer burrows are often accompanied by small furrows in the dirt where the wasp dragged a cicada into the hole, so be on the lookout for these.[12] Geography: Eastern United States and Ta...
These wasps are larger, and grow up to 2 inches (5.1 cm) in length. They’re black and dark brown, with yellowish markings and reddish wings.[7] If you’re wondering why there are a bunch of cicada carcasses in your yard, one of these wasps may be to blame. These wasps burrow ...