Things that look like caterpillars
Kathy first wrote to Ask a Naturalist® with remarkably generous concern for a bryozoan colony that...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Jan 16, 2024 | 2024, Animals, Evolution, Musings About Nature | 1 |
Kathy first wrote to Ask a Naturalist® with remarkably generous concern for a bryozoan colony that...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Jan 10, 2024 | 2024, Evolution | 0 |
This video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, a German organization dedicated to science education. This animated video’s goal is to show all of earth’s history in 60 minutes. It’s a bit monotonous, but that’s partly what makes it...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Nov 3, 2015 | Animals, Evolution, Musings About Nature, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 5 |
The Question: Hello, I can’t believe I’m even asking you this, but can an animal evolve shape-shifting abilities or is it completely fantasy? Submitted by: Alexander, England (click on photos and graphics to expand)...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Aug 22, 2015 | Animals, Evolution, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 0 |
The Question: On two different occasions we have retrieved similar strange objects floating in the lake we stay at in New Hampshire. I know it looks like it could be latex or some other man-made material-but it had a...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Oct 10, 2014 | Animals, Evolution, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 0 |
The Question: Look what my dog dragged into our home! Can you help us identify who/what/where this claw came from?? It was about the size of my palm. My son says it looks like a dragon paw! Submitted by: Susan, Wisconsin, USA...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Mar 26, 2014 | Animals, Evolution, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 7 |
The Question: Your answer to an earlier person taught me a lot about the behavior I’ve been seeing at my man-made pond at an apt complex. But isn’t it against rational “selection” that: (1) drakes...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Jan 4, 2013 | Animals, Evolution, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 11 |
The Question: We saw this bird with a flock of Canada geese on Long Island, NY. What is it? Submitted by: Jon-David, New York, USA The Short Answer: This is a hybrid goose. Probably a cross between a Canada goose (Branta...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Jul 21, 2012 | Evolution, Plants, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 1 |
The Question: I have been all over the internet trying to ID this flower … can you help? It was found in a meadow in north central Pennsylvania and the plant was about a foot tall. Thanks! Submitted by: Nancy,...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Jul 14, 2012 | Animals, Evolution, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 2 |
The Question: I live in North Texas. When I grabbed a pair of pants out of my closet, a spider dropped out. It was black everywhere but the top half of the abdomen, which was bright orange. It was fairly slender and the legs...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Jun 28, 2012 | Evolution, Plants, Questions and Answers, Quick Answer, Uncategorized | 0 |
The Question: This wildflower is new to me and not one I have ever seen before in the Texas Hill Country. The plants have invaded my garden and are very lush and hearty. I’ve not seen them anywhere else in the pasture. The...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Aug 8, 2010 | Evolution, Plants, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 12 |
The Question: I enjoyed your article on the Indian Pipe (at CuriousNature.net). I live in SE Wisconsin and I was thrilled to find some of these wonderful plants in my wooded yard. How rare is this plant? I have lived in this...
Read Moreby Tom of AskaNaturalist.com | Jul 26, 2010 | Animals, Environmental, Evolution, Questions and Answers, Uncategorized | 1 |
The Question: In Michigan in early July, thousands of tiny, clear, oily, bead-like things were scattered all over the beach along the water line. We were wondering if they were a natural occurrence or some kind of pollution....
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