The Question: I was at a garden on the island of Martha’s Vineyard (Massachusetts) in July and saw a chain of caterpillars coming down from a tree. The chain was probably about 15-20 feet long. Most of it was single file,...
Read MoreThe Question: It’s nettleish even deadnettleish…hairy stems, bush like, so far about four feet, has round spiky balls and out of each spike a tiny—(three or four would fit on a dime) pinkish purple blossom grows out...
Read MoreThe Question: How does the ocean manage all the garbage it gets every year? Submitted by: anonymous The Short Answer: I guess the really short answer is that it doesn’t. But a more complete answer would be that it depends...
Read MoreThe Question: Why do fall webworms prefer to build their webs in trees with compound leaves? It seems that every time I see a web it is on a walnut, or ash or locust tree. Submitted by: Jim, USA The Short Answer: I can’t...
Read MoreThe Question: I saw this spider(?) walking on the ceiling of my kitchen. It was too small to see distinctly, but I grabbed my camera and got a good shot with my telephoto lens. It’s a fearsome looking little thing! Anyway,...
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