Jeanine Farley

The only kind of book worms most people like to see are the human ones Way back in 1665, Robert Hooker wrote of the “small, Silver-coloured Book-worm” that chews through books and papers.

Tick bites can cause an allergic reaction in certain people. Ticks, at least here in New England, are synonymous with summer.

Once incredibly along our shores, now a vulnerable delicacy, lobsters are deeply intertwined with the history of the region

After surviving vengeful farmers and DDT, the birds now are suffering from rodenticides.

Over a century after the ban on hunting pileated woodpeckers, these birds have pecked their way out of endangerment

We all know that moths are common at night, but there are a few species of moths that fly during the day. One of these is the hummingbird clearwing moth ( Hemaris thysbe

Of the more than 300 species of dragonflies in North America, none are more interesting than the black saddlebags dragonfly ( Tramea lacerata ), so named because of the black patches on its hind wings. When viewed from above, the patches look to be resting on each side of the abdomen, resembling saddlebags draped across the back of a horse.

A reputation for unintelligence is belied by its foraging tricks and its ability to run mazes. But it faces serious population declines.

Common nighthawks ( Chordeiles minor ) are crepuscular birds that eat flying insects. You'll spot them swooping and wheeling like aerial acrobats to catch bugs in mid-air. They are closely related to whippoorwills with the same teeny beaks that open wide into surprisingly enormous insect-catching mouths

American goldfinches ( Spinus tristis ), also called “yellow birds,” are small sparrow-sized birds with black wings. In summer, the males are brilliant golden yellow with a black forehead, and, despite the name, females are olive-yellow below and olive above.