I never thought caterpillars could look scheming, but these guys pull it off, with their hunched shoulders and clicking their feet together....

Jack saw my post on Herbie's red sculpin that tried to take in more mackerel than it could and was kind enough to send us his own photo...

Leigh's hit the nail on the head with this one. What happens when you let processed cheese fester in a swamp? You end up with a Giant Ch...

In a case of life immitating fiction, a new species of rhinoceros beetle has been discovered. This is the first such beetle to sport an actu...

There's a cautionary tale to be found in the ecology of the Paussinae beetle, one that I plan on teaching my children. The Paussinae bee...

Herbie has followed up on his Atlantic sandworm photos by trying to catch those fangs fully extended. But it's tough: they work them in...

Do all crocodiles hatch looking like their already planning mischief? They might be. Crocodiles begin chatting to one another, and to their ...

This year's annual ugliest dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin county fair has come and gone this past weekend, and we have a new winner. Me...