Monarch Butterfly
Everything about the monarch butterfly: size, migration, milkweed toxicity, metamorphosis, navigation, conservation, and the strange facts that make Danaus plexippus one of the most remarkable insects on Earth.
July 2025
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: Facts and Habits
Everything about the ruby-throated hummingbird: size, migration, hovering flight, torpor, diet, reproduction, and the strange facts that make Archilochus colubris the most common hummingbird in eastern North America.
June 2025
Fruit Bat: Guardians of the Forest Ecosystem
Everything about the fruit bat: size, habitat, diet, colony life, reproduction, conservation, and the strange facts that make the large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) one of the world's most ecologically important mammals.
May 2025
Bee Hummingbird: The World's Smallest Bird Explored
Everything about the bee hummingbird: size, Cuban habitat, diet, hovering flight, courtship, nest, conservation, and the strange facts that make Mellisuga helenae the smallest bird in the world.
March 2025
Painted Lady Butterfly
Everything about the painted lady butterfly: size, migration, diet, reproduction, habitat, and the strange facts that make Vanessa cardui the most widespread butterfly on Earth.
Anna's Hummingbird: A Look at Its Unique Attributes
Everything about Anna's hummingbird: Pacific Coast range, dive display, tail-feather squeak, structural pink gorget, winter torpor, diet, nesting, and the strange facts that make Calypte anna one of the most studied hummingbirds in North America.
January 2025
Sword-billed Hummingbird: Unique Bill Adaptation
Everything about the sword-billed hummingbird: size, Andean cloud forest habitat, Passiflora co-evolution, hovering flight, strange perching posture, and the facts that make Ensifera ensifera the only bird with a bill longer than its body.