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Insects & Arachnids

Composition Considerations

Composition Considerations

Nov 1, 2023

View the November 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide Now that you have a subject in your viewfinder, what makes a pleasing composition?The answers will vary, and usually there is not a right/wrong way....

Favorite Focus, November 2023

Favorite Focus, November 2023

Nov 1, 2023

View the November 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide Pine Warbler. Photo © Weston Martin, Greencastle, PA. Photo © Peter Shirk, New Columbia, PA. Eastern lubber grasshopper. Photo © Abigail Russell,...

A Peek Into an Apiary

A Peek Into an Apiary

Oct 1, 2023

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine I stared at the thermometer. “Eighty degrees. That’s a little warm to be in the sun, don’t you think?” I asked Mom.“It’s perfect weather to check the...

5 Reasons Why Bugs Aren’t Just Creepy Crawlers

5 Reasons Why Bugs Aren’t Just Creepy Crawlers

Oct 1, 2023

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine A lot of people think that bugs are nothing but a nuisance and are unimportant. I did so myself. But then I began to think about all the things bugs do....

Sir Longtail

Sir Longtail

Oct 1, 2023

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine “A skipper with tails!” I exclaimed incredulously. “It must be something rare.”That was what Mom had said, so I wasted no moments in getting out there to...

Mason Jar Ant Farm

Mason Jar Ant Farm

Oct 1, 2023

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Photo © Jordan Roper/Dreamstime.com. Supplies Needed: Large mason jar with lid Small mason jar with lid (small enough to fit into the larger one) Dirt...