My name is Harry Thorax, reporting live from the beautiful (and packed) Plainfield Entomology Auditorium. It’s an honor to participate in this inaugural event—the first annual Western Hemisphere Tiger Beetle… Read More →
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Back Roads Nature–Eisenhower State Park
Dwight D. Eisenhower is a hero so deeply ingrained in U.S. history that monuments to his fame and respect for his contributions can be found all over this country. Everything’s… Read More →
Black & White & Curious All Over
There is a creature which lives with such intensity, always in motion, burning itself so completely in the fire of survival that nothing is left behind—not even a trace of… Read More →
Painting with Light
They are particles in a quantum field, a wave, an excitation—a form of electromagnetic radiation. Photons are like little paint brushes, each carrying their own hue on a palette of… Read More →
Back Roads Nature–Goose Island State Park
Standing on the pier, it’s about all I can do to maintain an upright position against the wicked February wind. It’s not just wind; it’s little pellets of steady drizzle… Read More →