Yellow Jacket Aggression

In the fall the gentle bumblebee and honeybees are not a worry, but the nasty yellow jackets most certainly are.

Facts About Babies and the Human Body

The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.

Seabather’s Eruption | Sea Lice

Sea lice, “…aren’t lice at all—they seem to be the larvae of jellyfish, most likely a small species called the thimble jellyfish.

Bald Eagles

Recently a Bald Eagle was found in a cemetery sick and in bad condition. It was captured and taken to the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable where the doctors and staff worked their hardest to save the bird.

Jellyfish | Scyphozoa | Sea Jellies

Jellyfish are any planktonic marine member of invertebrate species of the Scyphozoa class, with a bell or saucer shaped body and trailing tentacles.

Fascinating Facts About Owls

Owls are magical birds that fascinate everyone. There are some very interesting facts that are unique to this bird.

HUMAN HAIR

Hair is the only human body part that continually grows, degenerates and miraculously grows again throughout a lifetime.

THE PYRAMID WITH THE EYE ON THE DOLLAR BILL

The pyramid is part of the great seal first used in 1935 on the reverse side of the dollar bill and it represents strength and duration.

Yawning is a reflex action when the mouth opens wide to inhale and exhale air.

The chicken’s egg cycle takes 24-26 hours with most of that time making the shell out of calcium which protects the yolk from bacteria (P. Biggs).

In the Chinese Zodiac (ancient source of folklore) this year is the Year of the Rabbit. People born in a Year of the Rabbit are called "Rabbits" and are believed to be vigilant, witty, quickminded, and ingenious (chinahighlights.com, Getty Images).

February 4th and 5th of this year we experienced record cold temperatures of -10 ̊with wind chill of -50 .̊ These extreme temperatures caused a seismic event called a frost quake.

Oak trees have been on this planet for 65 million years. The oak tree is either a tree or a bush with 800 species in the Northern Hemisphere. An oak tree is considered fully grown at 30-40 years with the possibility of 200 years and some un to 1,000 years old.

Earwigs

Earwig is a harmless 3/4 inch brownish insect with 2,000 species found on every continent except Antarctica but only 4 or 5 are household pests.

Dandelions

Dandelions have been hated for years but they do have their good side as well.

Fleas

Fleas are a parasitic tiny insect 1/16-1/8 long that live on cats, dogs, and warm blooded animals.

Whale Ears & Echolocation

A wonderful gift of a whale’s ear bone made me wonder: how do whales hear and where are their ears are located?

Thunder, Lightning & Thor’s Day

Thunder is created the second a lightning strike leaves Earth and spears upward, making a channel of ionized air.