Venomous and Poisonous Creatures

Meet the Red Velvet Ants

Red Velvet Ants or Cow Killer Ants It's Really a Wasp Working outside, and in Education, I often get queries…

7 years ago

Wolf Spider Facts and Pictures

Wolf Spider Facts and Pictures Is it Really the Big Bad Wolf? Have you ever been out with friends, and…

7 years ago

Jellyfish Stings and How To Treat Them

Jellyfish Stings and How To Treat them Don't Pee on That Arm! How many comedies have you watched where someone…

8 years ago

Mushroom Circles or Fairy Rings

Mushroom Circles or Fairy Rings What Are They? Magic or Mundane? One of the magic parts of summer, for me,…

8 years ago

Lion’s Mane Jellyfish or Winter Jelly

Lion's Mane Jellyfish: Winter Visitors to the Chesapeake Bay Lion's Mane or Winter Jellyfish As a kayaker and rower I…

8 years ago

Help, I’ve Been Stung! Bee Sting Remedy

Bee Sting Remedy  What To Do If You're Stung At the best of times it's nearly impossible to avoid bees…

9 years ago

What Bit Me? Identifying Bites and Stings

Identifying Common Insect Bites and Stings Answering Questions About Spider & Insect Bites and Stings When I take groups into…

10 years ago

Copperhead Snakes and Water Snakes

Copper Head Snakes and Water Snakes Identification of the venomous copperhead snake and the harmless northern banded water snake In…

10 years ago

Introduction to Identifying Brown Spiders

Identification Tips for Brown Spiders of the Eastern US Knowing What is and is Not A Brown Recluse or Wolf…

10 years ago

Featured Crawly Critter: Black Widow Spiders

An Introduction to Black Widow Spiders Check Your Firewood Before Bringing It Inside Every year around this time I'm reminded…

10 years ago