The Question: I’ve heard that horseshoe crabs’ blood is used to make medicine. Is this true? Submitted by: Rick, New York, USA The Short Answer: Hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are bled...
Read MoreThe Question: What’s the difference between fur and hair? Submitted by: Lisa, New York, USA The Short Answer: It depends on whether you want an answer based on scientific definitions, or an answer based on common usage. If...
Read MoreThe Question: I believe we have freshwater jellyfish in the lake where we live. I have never seen anything like them in Massachusetts before. Do they sting and are they safe to swim with? Submitted by: Anonymous, Massachusetts,...
Read MoreThe Question: I first noticed in my garage that a lot of small bugs that look like small yellowjackets were lying around dead around the windows inside the garage. First I thought that the spiders that live there were catching...
Read MoreThe Question: I was swimming in the lake behind our house with a friend one day and we found a thing attached to our dock and it appeared to be brown fish egg sacks. But with closer observation it turns out to be a jelly like...
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