Opening a bluebird nest box to check on chick progress, I found instead one dead bluebird, cause of death unknown. The most interesting thing in the box, however, was not the bird but the dozen or so ...

Burying beetles haul mouse carcasses into the dirt and prep them to start a family. Insects called burying beetles haul mouse carcasses down into the dirt and prep them to feed their future offspring.

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...

(via Deep Look) Insects called burying beetles haul mouse carcasses down into the dirt and prep them to feed their future offspring. Also known as carrion beetles, they have some stiff competition … ...