Adventures at a Snail's Pace

April's Bug Box: the Carolina Mantis

This little mantis is an expert in stealth. As soon as they emerge from their ootheca (egg cases), nymphs are hungry and ready to ambush prey. Thes...

March’s Bug Box: the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

This once-common rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is an eusocial insect with an annual life cycle. In the early spring (April, for most o...

February's Bug Box: the Spotted Lanternfly

Our newest box is a departure from the usual form for us: the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive insect spreading across eastern North America. But de...

Brewing Something New with the Coffee Club

This Friday, March 18, we're soft-launching the Coffee Club. It's a new adventure about a month in the making, with the mission to make your breakf...

The stars of summer 2021: the Periodical Cicadas

Recently, we had to reorder our most popular insect pin - the Periodical Cicada. This was a little surprising - we thought the monarch would be th...

That’s some spider!

I’m always astonished by nature’s resilience, but I simply can’t believe this cross-orb weaver (Araneus diadematus) is still alive and kicking out...

Winter's Flowers: the Graffitied Ruins of Belcher Cove

One of our favorite hidden rail trail surprises can be found right alongside Belcher Cove and the pumping station, across from Brown Street. You wo...

I Scream, You Scream: where summer turns to fall.

We're still in the dog days of summer, and the leaves haven't started to turn, but we know that spooky season is just around the corner. Some of us...