Outdoors

Keep an eye out for these relatively rare beechdrops, which can only be found in eastern North America, notes outdoors columnist

Known as harvestmen, these critters are not spiders as they lack the fangs or venom most spiders possess and they don't build webs

Adoption of more 'acceptable common name system' has led some confusion and a lot of name calling, so to speak, says outdoors columnist

Baby snakes come equipped with a tracking program built in, explains outdoors columnist of interesting little creatures

That blob of mould is actually millions of individual cells that can join together to create multicellular reproductive structures, or not, depending on their mood

If you do come into contact with this pesky plant, be careful how you treat it as some supposed tips make things worse, warns outdoors columnist

If you take a walk through a milkweed patch, you will quickly discover it is abuzz with life, says outdoors columnist

Did you notice hundreds upon hundreds of dead caterpillars on local trees? Our outdoors columnist explains what happened and why 'gypsy moth' term is out

Phragmites wreaks havoc on not only native species, but municipal budgets, too, columnist explains

These nuisances are here to stay, so we might as well get to know more about them