Missing Cats

by Ruth Ann Grissom 9/27/2017 As I left town for a quick trip over Labor Day weekend, a dozen hungry monarch caterpillars were munching away on my swamp milkweed.  When I returned 32 hours later, they had vanished. Many stems had been denuded, so the cats had...

Star-nosed Mole

by Crystal Cockman 9/27/2017 One species that is so unique in appearance that if you spot one, there will be no question that is what you’ve found, is the star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata). Their nostrils are ringed by 22 rays, or fleshy tentacles, which possess...

Chipmunks

by Crystal Cockman August 30, 2017 There’s a cute little animal that I’ve seen in some very different places – the chipmunk. I’ve seen them in the mountains of North Carolina while hiking along the Appalachian Trail, and I’ve seen them on the sidewalk in Chapel Hill...