Browsing: Qu’est Que C’est

Humans have a thing for counting things. As a child, I could tell you how many baseball cards or marbles I had in my collections. How many different kinds also mattered – the key concept of the term diversity.

I have lost track of the times I have been asked about ways to discourage hawks from feeding on backyard…

The ways that carnivorous animals hunt, capture, and devour their prey can be brutal. This is especially true for insects…

Lots of animals, besides humans, sunbathe. In reality, humans are not that good at it, often causing more harm than…

The etymology, or history behind the names of plants and animals has always been of interest to me, especially when…

Common names for many plants and animals reflect something about their physical appearances or key attributes. Sawgrass is certainly one…

Imani Harper helped plant a tree in Moss Point when she was 12 years old. Now 13, this young lady…

The concept of a watershed can be overwhelming to comprehend. We may recognize pieces and parts, but the whole is…

Something about the name burrowing wolf spider just doesn’t sound right, right? We know wolf spiders as creatures that actively…

We all learned about the power of plants in elementary school when we studied photosynthesis. The word itself points out…

I get maximum use out of my socks – just ask my wife Mary. Holes in the toes do not…

Wax Myrtle is one of my favorite plants. It is one of the most common shrubs across our landscape, able…

Fishing is always interesting because you never really know what may be lurking in the waters into which you cast…

Tidal marshes of the northern Gulf of Mexico are dominated by one species of plant – Black Needlerush. If you…

So many native plants in our world have uses to humans besides their appearance. In our modern world we are…

Blueberries are a favorite fruit for so many of us, especially when in season and available from local orchards and…