“As the lotus rises on its stalk unsoiled by the mud and water, so the wise one speaks of peace and is unstained by the opinions of the world.” – Buddha While in town for my artist brother's DC finale, ...

A Celebration of Pollinators, by Stacey M. Hollis via @stacebird Brush up on pollinators and their benefits to humans, nature and the environment: Brush up for Pollinator Week! ...

Take that flower and pollinate it. According to a United Nations-sponsored report released in February of last year, which draws on the research findings of about 3,000 scientific papers, 40 percent of all the world's invertebrate pollinators–including bees, butterflies and other ...

Despite their reputation for impaling reptiles on thorns and barbed-wire fences, in many parts of their range, the diet of the Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) consists mainly of insects. Spiders, such as the one captured by this shrike in Tooele ...

Episode Summary: Today on the EOC podcast we're talking with Texas Tech University professor Robin Verble-Pearson. Robin was featured in our latest EOC film about the Texas Horned Lizard - she talks in the film about the relationship between harvester ...

The warm spring weather has awoken many ant colonies, great news for ant-lovers like the Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus). This female Flicker was foraging on the ground, greedily tonguing up loads of ants, something I have seen numerous Flickers do over the ...

Episode Summary: In today's episode of the podcast we'll hear from Texas Horned Lizard expert Rachel Granberg. Rachel shares with us her vast knowledge of this fascinating little animal, and also talks about her experience working on the new EOC ...

***The following is a guest blog post from biologist and researcher Matt Adams. Matt is asking some fascinating research questions about a group of animals that are often unfairly demonized: spiders! Read on to learn more about spiders that can ...

Bluebirds are insectivores. Voracious ones... This is one of the reasons they and other bird species are so vital to our ecosystems: they help keep insect populations under wraps. Without them, insect pests would surely multiply in numbers beyond our ...