Thursday, September 24, 2015

Mantises and mosquito spray

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Found this lovely in the shed and moved her outside. That round belly means she's full of eggs and will lay them soon, to hatch i...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

Squeaky Bessbugs

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Bessbug, native to NC. Sally Kneidel Found this huge Bessbug in the backyard, displaced by our whacked-out climate. Bessbugs are coo...
Sunday, September 06, 2015

Blue Ridge Red Salamander! Yowza!

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So excited to see this amazing Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) last month. About 10 miles from Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, the ...
Saturday, July 18, 2015

Yay!! Spotted a Giant Stag Beetle!

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Giant Stag Beetle, Sally Kneidel A rare treat -- a fabulous Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus). My fingertips for scale. Incredible!...
Sunday, July 05, 2015

If you don't begin, you can't get there

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Saw this lovely little bug plodding patiently along a wall at a city park last week. She inspired me! She's a wingless nymph (sub-a...

The dissenter

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Why does this one beautiful Black-eyed Susan have red on it, while the others are all yellow? Saw these native flowers yesterday, g...
Friday, July 03, 2015

World's fastest accelerator -- not what you might think!

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Eyed Click Beetle, photo Sally Kneidel Saw this beautiful big click beetle on the deck a few days ago, about an inch long. If clicked...
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Monday, June 01, 2015

Bright and Toxic and Very Busy

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Red Milkweed Beetles mating. Photo by Sally Kneidel, 2015 If you're looking for a pretty insect that's easy to photograph, ...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Wishing a safe Mother's Day to all the primates of the world

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White-faced Capuchins, mother and child, in Costa Rica.  Photo by Sally Kneidel Mother orangutan with newborn, refuge in Borne...
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Monarchs have started their northward migration -- follow their progress!

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Monarchs have started their spring migration from Mexico to the United States and Canada.  These gorgeous butterflies migrate farther than ...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

Zoning out after dining out at work

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For years, I took a peanut butter sandwich to work every day for lunch, and I ate it alone. A PB sandwich was particularly easy to hold with...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

Making the most of basil from your garden -- all year long

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Ken's beloved pesto pizza, made from our garden    Garden plots can be finnicky. We've tried planting everything in our 20-yea...
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What should high fructose corn syrup make you mad?

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High-fructose corn syrup is the first ingredient of this popular pancake syrup, after water. Photo: Sally Kneidel What is high-fruct...
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Thursday, July 04, 2013

Ground zero for climate change? Corporate culprits in Charlotte

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A rally in Charlotte last week against a corporation driving climate change. Photo: Sally Kneidel Last year during the DNC, I heard...
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U.S. corporations spread fast-food, meat, and obesity around the globe

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Photo: Sally Kneidel American men gained an average of 19 lbs between 1980 and 2010; American women, 18 lbs. Those are among the fa...
Friday, May 17, 2013

New study: fast food tied to childhood asthma

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As a climate activist, I often work alongside people with different agendas regarding air pollution.  My main concern is climate change, bu...
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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Powerful new exposè: food giants plot to addict us

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The US govt and dairy industry worked together to force more unhealthy milk fat into our diets Sad and dangerous fact: the first and...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Babies learn healthy food preferences in the womb, study shows

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The only vegetables that my cousin Martin will eat are white potatoes. He does have some flexibility about how they're cooked, I'll ...
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