A few days ago in the garden, I spotted a small but very attractive insect. It was slim, around three quarters of an inch long and had a striking orange and black pattern that was hard to miss. I have ...

Overnight, our walkway was covered with small pieces of oak leaf, carved out of the huge trees in our front yard. At night we could hear the pitter-pat of tiny caterpillar turds falling like rain. In ...

The Entomological Society of America, an organization that oversees bug naming, has dropped the term “gypsy moth,” considered an ethnic slur to the Romani people. This move is the first two for the ...

A Marin County park ranger was visiting her in-laws two weeks ago when she spotted a baby hummingbird hovering over a thistle in their backyard — or so she thought. When she stepped closer, she ...