It is called the eastern tent caterpillar moth. These colonial caterpillars hatched back in early March when they spun their silken tent, usually in a tree crotch.

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

Tent caterpillars irrupt in cycles that follow a 20-30 year pattern, and are one of nature’s ways of controlling the prolific ...

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Now in its 12th year, the California Academy of Sciences’ BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition celebrates some of ...

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Welcome to Falling Waters State Park in Chipley, where Florida’s tallest waterfall plunges 73 dramatic feet into a cylindrical limestone sinkhole, then vanishes completely underground like nature’s ...

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In this video, we construct a giant wizard tower for our cats, providing them a unique play space. Watch as we detail the ...

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