“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 see. I dashed down the stairs, and mere...
Insects & Arachnids
Mason Jar Ant Farm
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 Sand Drill with ⅛” drill bit Piece of cloth...
I Like Bugs Quiz
Creepy Crawly Crossword
Study Guide Puzzles, October 2023
Favorite Focus, October 2023
Pictures & Poems, September 2023
Mailbox, September 2023
Focus Illustrated and Favorite Focus, September 2023
Covers, August 2023
Hummer Delights
Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest. Photo © Kevin Shank. I perched on scaffolding, twenty feet above a quiet country road. Across the road, Roaring Creek slipped and slid, curved and churned its way to...
Mailbox, August 2023
Weird and Wonderful—Beech Blight Aphids
Beech blight aphids. Photo © Andrewasmith1/Dreamstime.com. “What is that?”My family spends a lot of time in nature, so we ask that question many times but…this was really bizarre. On a branch near...
Favorite Focus, August 2023
Favorite Focus, July 2023
Northern lights as seen in Kansas. Photo © Thaddeaus Magley. Fireflies. Photo © Steven Russell Smith. It looks to me like Steven Russel Smith’s creative juices were working overtime again. Let this...