Tagged Stories: "wildlife"
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Dobsonfly adults are all bark and no bite
September 6, 2023The eastern dobsonfly may look intimidating but the larvae are the real predators
Read story5 LBBs (little brown birds) to see in the Chesapeake
March 3, 2023Identifying commonly overlooked birds
Read storyHow do road salts impact Chesapeake critters?
January 30, 2023A wood frog visits a vernal pool in Chesapeake Beach, Md., on March 10, 2019. Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that attract a range of amphibians, which use the fish-free environment to spawn and reproduce. Amphibians that breed early in the year, like the wood frog are particularly vulnerable to contamination from road salts.
Read storyMy Clean Water Story: Peter Tango
November 18, 2022Our monitoring coordinator is still trying to scratch the “water quality itch”
Read storyFour ways owls are superior predators
November 3, 2022Special adaptations help owls successfully hunt in all conditions
Read storyThese spooky spiders are master engineers
October 14, 2022A female yellow garden spider stands over prey wrapped in in silk in her web. (Photo courtesy of Rik Brittain/iNaturalist CC BY-NC)
Read storyWith only a week to live, luna moths are a rare sight
June 1, 2022The luna moth can be seen in forested areas throughout the watershed
Read storyNative to the Chesapeake, common milkweed is a food source for over 450 insects
May 4, 2022Insects use the unpalatable compounds in milkweed plants to ensure their survival.
Read storyLampreys in the Bay—vicious parasite or a welcome wonder?
April 6, 2022The American brook lamprey is a native fish of the Chesapeake Bay
Read storyTracking the elusive tiger salamander on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
March 30, 2022Vernal pool monitoring programs track the breeding activity of endangered tiger salamanders.
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