Tag: Natural History

Lateral close-up view of the head of a western diamondback rattlesnake with eyes focused forward and head resting on coiled body.

Identifying Rattlesnakes Using Head Scale Patterns

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #2: Sea Sapphires (Genus: Sapphirina)

Mycena chlorophos bioluminescent fungi against a dark background

Bioluminescent Fungi Glow to Trick Insects

Osmia bicolor bee preparing a nest in a discarded snail shell

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #12 – Osmia bicolor: A Bee That Nests in Shells

A bigfin squid (Magnapinna) imaged by a MBARI submersible in 2001.

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #9 – Bigfin Squid (Magnapinnidae)

SERIES: PopNature

Charming Animal-Inspired Multitools by Kikkerland Design

ULM to Destroy Its Natural History Collection if a New Home is Not Found by July

Life Science Noteworthy

Running Birds of Prey by Austin Thomas

Life Science Noteworthy

Superb soil mesofauna photos by Andy Murray

Zoosphere and Museum für Naturkunde Berlin make high resolution insect specimen images freely available.