Wildlife

Deer droppings are dark oval pellets that clump in summer. Here is how to identify them, tell them from rabbit poop, and judge how fresh they are.

A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet. Here is how they develop, what they eat, why there are none in the wild in North America, and how care works.

The Texas rat snake is a large non-venomous constrictor often mistaken for a copperhead. Here is how to identify it, plus size, diet and coop control.

Monarch, viceroy, fritillary or painted lady? Here is how to identify every common orange butterfly, plus what the color symbolizes.

Possums eat insects, carrion, fruit, rodents and almost anything else. Here is the full diet, what changes in winter, and what baby possums eat.

Chigger bites cluster at the sock line and waistband, flea bites hit the ankles. Here is how to identify, treat, and prevent each one.

Possums are far less dangerous than they look. Here is the truth about rabies, bites, disease, and the real risks to dogs, cats, horses, and chickens.

A yellow ladybug can be one of several beetles, from mildew-eating 22-spot ladybirds to pale Asian lady beetles and squash beetle pests. Here is how to tell them apart.

Stink bugs feed on plant sap through piercing mouthparts, favoring fruit, tomatoes, and soybeans. Here is what they eat, what they damage, and why they invade homes.

Blue butterflies range from common backyard blues to the endangered Karner blue and the rainforest only blue morpho. Here is how to tell them apart.