The Question: Every day I pass by a lake and I have noticed a pair of Canada geese with their goslings. Today, however, I have already passed three times, and on all three occasions, I saw the goslings, but no sign of the goose...
Read MoreThe Question: I live by Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. Early spring, we hear hundreds if not thousands of frogs, all day and all night. Then….nothing, not one froggy peep. What happened? Did they leave? Or do they only do...
Read MoreIn recent months, I’ve answered questions on everything from trees that smell like vinegar to seals that swim upside down. What I haven’t done is keep up with sending out emails to AskaNaturalist.com subscribers....
Read MoreThe Question: What are these worms doing? Submitted by: Rick, New York, USA The Short Answer: These are earthworms mating, and I can tell you that they are the common earthworms called nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris), the...
Read MoreThe Question: I have what I believe are American toads in my pond. I live in northeast Ohio. I heard them calling in the spring and now have Tadpoles. I am hearing calls from the pond at night that aren’t the same, but I...
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