Equipped with a lo-o-o-o-ng abdomen and impressive mandibles, the dragonfly looks like it could easily sting or bite us. In Québec, it is sometimes called a “crève-yeux” – an eye-puncturer!…

“Not all those who wander are lost.” The quote is one of many posted to the vision board above my desk. Although J.R.R. Tolkien was assuredly not alluding to directionally-challenged…

The intriguing praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) charms us with its triangular head, its staring eyes and in particular, its long, thorny front legs folded back upon themselves like a boxer…